# Royalty Exchange funding: rounds and investors > Royalty Exchange has raised $9.8M across 5 rounds since 2012. Investors include Grotech Ventures and IDEA Fund Partners. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/royalty-exchange (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Bridge startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Royalty Exchange* 5 rounds we have observed, with the 2 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. Financial Services Marketplaces Follow Royalty Exchange and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Froyalty-exchange) Funding summary Updated 31 Oct 2026 **$9.8M** raised across 5 rounds since 2012, from 5 sources **$100K** Seed **$2.1M** Series A **$675K** Venture **$550K** Venture **$6.4M** Bridge - **Latest round:** Bridge, $6.4M Jun 2017 - **Step-up i:** 11.6× - **Investors:** 2 See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 **$100K** Seed **$2.1M** Series A **$675K** Venture **$550K** Venture **$6.4M** Bridge - **First round:** Seed, $100K - **Biggest round:** $6.4M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 12 months ## The rounds - **Jun 2017** Bridge **$6.4M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by Digitalmediawire - **Oct 2014** Venture **$550K** *1 new* [IDEA Fund Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idea-fund-partners) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $1.2M sold, first sale Jul 2014 - **Jul 2014** Venture **$675K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $675K sold, first sale Jul 2014 - **Jul 2013** Series A **$2.1M** *1 new* [Grotech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/grotech-ventures) Reported by finsmes.com SEC filing: $2.1M sold, first sale Jun 2013 - **Nov 2012** Seed **$100K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record ## Founders and team From Royalty Exchange's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 12 on the team. - **Matthew Tate Smith** Chief Executive Officer i - **Gary Young** CEO - **Rachel Choiniere Towner** Chief of Staff - **DeDe Burns** Head of Operations - **Levi Hill** Head of Development - **Peter McNulty** Senior VP, Sales and Valuations - **Skye Harrison** VP, Sales and Valuations - **Janice Brake** Accounting Manager - **Jordan Coffing** Senior Royalty Account Manager - **Nick Ferrero** Royalty Account Manager - **Rob Bernhard** Corporate Counsel - **Ryan Colburn** Senior Royalty Analyst ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Seed** 2012 **Series A** 2013 **Venture** 2014 **Venture** 2014 **Bridge** 2017 [Grotech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/grotech-ventures) [IDEA Fund Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idea-fund-partners) ## Everyone who backed them [Grotech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/grotech-ventures) VC firm **1** round [IDEA Fund Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idea-fund-partners) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=royalty-exchange). ## Quick answers about Royalty Exchange ### Who invested in Royalty Exchange? Royalty Exchange's investors include Grotech Ventures and IDEA Fund Partners. ### How much has Royalty Exchange raised? Royalty Exchange has raised $9.8M across 5 rounds since 2012. ### When did Royalty Exchange last raise? Royalty Exchange's most recent round was a Bridge of $6.4M in Jun 2017. ### What was Royalty Exchange's biggest round? Its most recent round, $6.4M in Jun 2017, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Royalty Exchange first? Royalty Exchange's first round on record, in Jul 2013, was backed by Grotech Ventures. ### What stage is Royalty Exchange at? Royalty Exchange's latest named round is a Bridge, in Jun 2017. ### Where is Royalty Exchange based? Royalty Exchange is based in the United States. ## Companies like Royalty Exchange In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Collective** $219M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/collective)[**Offe Market** $4.3M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/offe-market)[**Hyphenate** $59M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/hyphenate)[**iQSTEL** $4.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/iqstel)[**Erebor** $380M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/erebor)[**xPay** $1.5M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/xpay) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app