# Rye funding: rounds and investors > Rye has raised $15M across 2 rounds since 2022. Investors include Felicis, A16z Crypto and L Catterton. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/rye (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Pre-seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Rye* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 5 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. AI Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$15M** raised across 2 rounds since 2022, from 2 sources **$14M** Seed **$1.2M** Pre-seed - **Latest round:** Pre-seed, $1.2M Sept 2025 - **Biggest round:** $14M Seed · Oct 2022 - **Investors:** 5 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. 2023 2024 2025 **$14M** Seed **$1.2M** Pre-seed - **First round:** Seed, $14M - **Biggest round:** $14M - **Between rounds:** 2.9 years ## The rounds - **Sept 2025** Pre-seed **$1.2M** *2 new* [Norrsken Evolve](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norrsken-evolve) [CapitalT](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capitalt) Source recorded - **Oct 2022** Seed **$14M** *3 new* [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) [A16z Crypto](https://millionrounds.com/fund/a16z-crypto) [L Catterton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/l-catterton) Source recorded ## Founders and team From Rye's own website: 3 founders. **Arjun Bhargava** Co-Founder, CEO **Jamie Quint** Co-Founder **Justin Kan** Co-Founder ## 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** 2022 **Pre-seed** 2025 [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) [A16z Crypto](https://millionrounds.com/fund/a16z-crypto) [L Catterton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/l-catterton) [Norrsken Evolve](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norrsken-evolve) [CapitalT](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capitalt) ## Everyone who backed them [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) VC firm **1** round [A16z Crypto](https://millionrounds.com/fund/a16z-crypto) VC firm **1** round [L Catterton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/l-catterton) Private equity **1** round [Norrsken Evolve](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norrsken-evolve) VC firm **1** round [CapitalT](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capitalt) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=rye). ## Also claim to have backed them This firm lists Rye as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [Treble Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/treble-capital) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Rye ### Who invested in Rye? Rye's investors include Felicis, A16z Crypto, L Catterton, Norrsken Evolve and CapitalT. ### How much has Rye raised? Rye has raised $15M across 2 rounds since 2022. ### When did Rye last raise? Rye's most recent round was a Pre-seed of $1.2M in Sept 2025. ### What was Rye's biggest round? Rye's largest round on record is $14M (Seed), in Oct 2022. ### Who backed Rye first? Rye's first round on record, in Oct 2022, was backed by Felicis, A16z Crypto and L Catterton. ### What stage is Rye at? Rye's latest named round is a Pre-seed, in Sept 2025. ### Where is Rye based? Rye is based in the United States. ## Companies like Rye In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**SpaceX** $42B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/spacex)[**xPay** $1.5M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/xpay)[**Albert Invent** $20M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/albert-invent)[**FORT Robotics** $39M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/fort-robotics)[**Pika** $216M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/pika)[**Vertical Semiconductor** $84M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/vertical-semiconductor) ## 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