# Science Exchange funding: rounds and investors

> Science Exchange has raised $54M across 5 rounds since 2011. Investors include Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/science-exchange (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *Science Exchange*

5 rounds we have observed, with the 29 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.

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Y Combinator: S11

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$54M** raised across 5 rounds since 2011, from 5 sources

**$1.5M** Seed **$4.0M** Series A **$28M** Series C **$20M** Venture

- **Latest round:** Venture, $20M Oct 2019
- **Biggest round:** $28M Series C · Jun 2017
- **Investors:** 29

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.

2011 2013 2015 2017 2019

**?** Seed

**$1.5M** Seed

**$4.0M** Series A

**$28M** Series C

**$20M** Venture

- **First round:** Seed
- **Biggest round:** $28M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.3 years

## The rounds

- **Oct 2019** Venture **$20M** *2 new* *3 returning* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) [Norwest Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norwest) [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) Source recorded
- **Jun 2017** Series C **$28M** *3 new* [Collaborative](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative) Maverick Norwest Venture Partners/ Union Square Reported by FinSMEs
- **May 2013** Series A **$4.0M** *11 new* *3 returning* [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) [O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/o-reilly-alphatech-ventures) [Webb Investment Network](https://millionrounds.com/fund/webb-investment-network) [XG Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xg-ventures) [Esther Dyson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/esther-dyson) [Yuri Milner](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yuri-milner) [Joshua Schachter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joshua-schachter) [Techammer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techammer) [Kal Vepuri](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kal-vepuri) [Ellen Levy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ellen-levy) [Lisa Gansky](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lisa-gansky) [Jeff Hammerbacher](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-hammerbacher) [Peter Lehrman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-lehrman) [Rob Hutter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rob-hutter) Reported by finsmes.com
- **Dec 2011** Seed **$1.5M** *12 new* *1 returning* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) [Crosslink Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crosslink-capital) [Lerer Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-ventures) [Webb Investment Network](https://millionrounds.com/fund/webb-investment-network) [XG Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xg-ventures) [Sam Altman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sam-altman) [Yuri Milner](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yuri-milner) [Start Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/start-fund) [Morado Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morado-ventures) Jack Jia Joe Eandi Reported by techcrunch.com
- **Jun 2011** Seed **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) From a historical funding record

## Founders and team

From Science Exchange's own website: 6 on the team.

- **Mark Layden** CEO & Chairman
- **Brooke Houle** Chief of Staff
- **Lacey Brandt** Chief Financial Officer
- **Kyle Kopps** VP Engineering
- **Michael Breiner** VP Technical Business Operations
- **Ginny Scholtes** General Counsel

## 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** 2011 **Seed** 2011 **Series A** 2013 **Series C** 2017 **Venture** 2019 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) [Webb Investment Network](https://millionrounds.com/fund/webb-investment-network) [XG Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xg-ventures) [Yuri Milner](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yuri-milner) [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) [Norwest Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norwest) [Crosslink Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crosslink-capital)

## Everyone who backed them

[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **3** rounds

[Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) VC firm **2** rounds

[Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds

[Webb Investment Network](https://millionrounds.com/fund/webb-investment-network) Family office **2** rounds

[XG Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xg-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds

[Yuri Milner](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yuri-milner) VC firm **2** rounds

[SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) VC firm **1** round

[Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Norwest Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norwest) VC firm **1** round

[Crosslink Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crosslink-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Lerer Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/o-reilly-alphatech-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Sam Altman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sam-altman) Angel **1** round

[Esther Dyson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/esther-dyson) VC firm **1** round

[Start Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/start-fund) VC firm **1** round

[Joshua Schachter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joshua-schachter) VC firm **1** round

[Techammer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techammer) Angel network **1** round

[Morado Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morado-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Kal Vepuri](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kal-vepuri) Angel **1** round

[Ellen Levy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ellen-levy) VC firm **1** round

[Lisa Gansky](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lisa-gansky) Angel **1** round

[Jeff Hammerbacher](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-hammerbacher) Angel **1** round

[Peter Lehrman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-lehrman) Angel **1** round

[Collaborative](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative) Hedge fund **1** round

[Rob Hutter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rob-hutter) Angel **1** round

Jack Jia no record of our own yet **1** round

Joe Eandi no record of our own yet **1** round

Maverick no record of our own yet **1** round

Norwest Venture Partners/ Union Square no record of our own yet **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=science-exchange).

## Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Science Exchange 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.

[Windham Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/windham-capital-partners) Growth equity Per its own site

## Quick answers about Science Exchange

### Who invested in Science Exchange?

Science Exchange's investors include Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz, Union Square Ventures, Webb Investment Network and XG Ventures, and 24 more on record.

### How much has Science Exchange raised?

Science Exchange has raised $54M across 5 rounds since 2011. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

### When did Science Exchange last raise?

Science Exchange's most recent round was a Venture of $20M in Oct 2019.

### What was Science Exchange's biggest round?

Science Exchange's largest round on record is $28M (Series C), in Jun 2017.

### Who backed Science Exchange first?

Science Exchange's first round on record, in Jun 2011, was backed by Y Combinator.

### What stage is Science Exchange at?

Science Exchange's latest named round is a Venture, in Oct 2019.

### Where is Science Exchange based?

Science Exchange is based in the United States.

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