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Who invested in Upgrade

4 rounds we have observed, with the 15 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 ServicesFintech

Raised 9 months agoValuation: $7.3B, Mar 2026

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$537Mraised across 4 rounds since 2017, from 5 sources

$60MBridge$62MSeries C$165MGrowth$250MDebt
Latest round
Debt, $250MFeb 2026
Step-upi
1.5×
Investors
15 (1 led)
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

20172019202120232025
$60MBridge$62MSeries C$165MGrowth$250MDebt
First round
Bridge, $60M
Apr 2017
Biggest round
$250M
Debt · Feb 2026
Usual gap between rounds
17 months
the median of 3

The rounds

  1. Feb 2026
    Debt$250M4 returning

    Source recorded

  2. Oct 2025
  3. Aug 2018
    Series C$62M2 new5 returning

    Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $6.5M sold, first sale Oct 2018

  4. Apr 2017

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.

Everyone who backed them

Union Square VenturesVC firm4rounds
FirstMarkVC firm4rounds
Ribbit CapitalVC firm4rounds
SVB CapitalVC firm2rounds
CoatueVC firm2rounds
Vyno record of our own yet2rounds
Neuberger BermanPrivate equity1round, led 1
DST GlobalPrivate equity1round
Sands Capital ManagementGrowth equity1round
SANDSVC firm1round
CreditEaseVC firm1round
Uprising VenturesVC firm1round
ApolettoInvestment firm1round
NoahVC firm1round
Noah HoldingsInvestment firm1round

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Quick answers about Upgrade

Who invested in Upgrade?

Upgrade's investors include Union Square Ventures, FirstMark, Ribbit Capital, SVB Capital and Coatue, and 10 more on record.

How much has Upgrade raised?

Upgrade has raised $537M across 4 rounds since 2017.

When did Upgrade last raise?

Upgrade's most recent round was a Debt of $250M in Feb 2026.

What was Upgrade's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $250M in Feb 2026, is also its largest on record.

Who backed Upgrade first?

Upgrade's first round on record, in Apr 2017, was backed by SVB Capital, Union Square Ventures and FirstMark and 7 others.

What stage is Upgrade at?

Upgrade's latest named round is a Debt, in Feb 2026.

Where is Upgrade based?

Upgrade is based in the United States.

Who led Upgrade's rounds?

Neuberger Berman led the Growth in 2025.

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