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Who invested in UPshow

3 rounds we have observed, with the 8 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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Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$18Mraised across 3 rounds since 2017, from 3 sources

$1.5MAngel$6.0MSeries A$10MDebt
Latest round
Debt, $10MSept 2021
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Investors
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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.

20172018201920202021
$1.5MAngel$6.0MSeries A$10MDebt
First round
Angel, $1.5M
Apr 2017
Biggest round
$10M
Debt · Sept 2021
Usual gap between rounds
2.5 years
the median of 2

The rounds

  1. Sept 2021
    Debt$10M1 new1 returning

    Source recorded

  2. Mar 2019
    Series A$6.0M2 new

    Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $6.0M sold, first sale Mar 2019

  3. Apr 2017
    Angel$1.5M5 new
    • Dave Tolmie
    • Gian Fulgoni
    • Howard Tullman
    • Jai Shekhawat
    • Scott Flanders

    Reported by FinSMEs

Founders and team

From UPshow's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 9 on the team.

  • Alex KaplanChief Executive Officer
  • Bryan IcenhowerChief Marketing Officer
  • Nick ClessurasChief Sales Officer
  • Noah FischbachChief Product Officer
  • Ryan BloodChief Content Officer
  • Stephen TuckerChief Financial Officer | Chief Operating Officer
  • Tabaré CaorsiChief Technology Officer
  • Adam HirsenExecutive Officer, Directori
  • Matthew GibbsExecutive Officeri

On the board, as filediMichael Santer

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.

Angel2017Series A2019Debt2021Jump CapitalTDF VenturesEspresso CapitalDave TolmieGian FulgoniHoward TullmanJai ShekhawatScott Flanders

Everyone who backed them

Jump CapitalVC firm2rounds
TDF VenturesVC firm1round
Espresso CapitalVC firm1round
Dave Tolmieno record of our own yet1round
Gian Fulgonino record of our own yet1round
Howard Tullmanno record of our own yet1round
Jai Shekhawatno record of our own yet1round
Scott Flandersno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists UPshow 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.

4490 VenturesVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about UPshow

Who invested in UPshow?

UPshow's investors include Jump Capital, TDF Ventures, Espresso Capital, Dave Tolmie and Gian Fulgoni, and 3 more on record.

How much has UPshow raised?

UPshow has raised $18M across 3 rounds since 2017.

When did UPshow last raise?

UPshow's most recent round was a Debt of $10M in Sept 2021.

What was UPshow's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $10M in Sept 2021, is also its largest on record.

Who backed UPshow first?

UPshow's first round on record, in Apr 2017, was backed by Dave Tolmie, Gian Fulgoni and Howard Tullman and 2 others.

What stage is UPshow at?

UPshow's latest named round is a Debt, in Sept 2021.

Where is UPshow based?

UPshow is based in the United States.

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