# Upside funding: rounds and investors > Upside has raised $171M across 5 rounds since 2013. Investors include Cultivation Capital, SixThirty and Bruno Bowden. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/upside (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Upside* 5 rounds we have observed, with the 21 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 Consumer Apps Healthcare Internet Raised 4 months ago Valuation: $1.5B, Mar 2026 Follow Upside and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Fupside) Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026 **$171M** raised across 5 rounds since 2013, from 5 sources **$50M** Round **$100M** Debt - **Latest round:** Series A, $20M Jun 2026 - **Led by:** Aquiline - **Biggest round:** $100M Debt · Apr 2022 - **Investors:** 21 (1 led) 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 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 **$100K** Seed **$1.1M** Venture **$50M** Round **$100M** Debt **$20M** Series A - **First round:** Seed, $100K - **Biggest round:** $100M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 4.3 years ## The rounds - **Jun 2026** Series A **$20M** *6 new* [Aquiline](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aquiline) Lead [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) [Freestyle Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/freestyle) [645 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/645-ventures) [Flare Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flare-capital-partners) [Triple Impact Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/triple-impact-capital) Reported by TechStartups - **Apr 2022** Debt **$100M** *4 new* [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) [Builders VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/builders-vc) [Bienville Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bienville) Source recorded - **Jan 2017** Round **$50M** *2 new* [Red Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/red-ventures) Leucadia Reported by Skift - **Jul 2014** Venture **$1.1M** *4 new* *5 returning* [Cultivation Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cultivation-capital) [Seedinvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedinvest-2) [SixThirty](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sixthirty) [Bruno Bowden](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bruno-bowden) [Confluence Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/confluence-capital) [Elaine Wherry](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elaine-wherry) [Suranga Chandratillake](https://millionrounds.com/fund/suranga-chandratillake) Noah Tutak Sean Kell From a historical funding record SEC filing: $1.1M sold, first sale Dec 2013 - **Oct 2013** Seed **$100K** *5 new* [Cultivation Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cultivation-capital) [SixThirty](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sixthirty) [Bruno Bowden](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bruno-bowden) [Elaine Wherry](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elaine-wherry) [Suranga Chandratillake](https://millionrounds.com/fund/suranga-chandratillake) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $350K sold, first sale Dec 2013 ## 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** 2013 **Venture** 2014 **Round** 2017 **Debt** 2022 **Series A** 2026 [Cultivation Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cultivation-capital) [SixThirty](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sixthirty) [Bruno Bowden](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bruno-bowden) [Elaine Wherry](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elaine-wherry) [Suranga Chandratillake](https://millionrounds.com/fund/suranga-chandratillake) [Aquiline](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aquiline) L [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) [Freestyle Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/freestyle) ## The exit Exit Buyer Price When Acquired [Envestnet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/envestnet) undisclosed Feb 2015 From historical deal records. Wrong? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=upside). ## Everyone who backed them [Cultivation Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cultivation-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [SixThirty](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sixthirty) Accelerator **2** rounds [Bruno Bowden](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bruno-bowden) Angel **2** rounds [Elaine Wherry](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elaine-wherry) Angel **2** rounds [Suranga Chandratillake](https://millionrounds.com/fund/suranga-chandratillake) Angel **2** rounds [Aquiline](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aquiline) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) VC firm **1** round [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) VC firm **1** round [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round [Freestyle Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/freestyle) VC firm **1** round [Seedinvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedinvest-2) VC firm **1** round [645 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/645-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Flare Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flare-capital-partners) VC firm **1** round [Builders VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/builders-vc) VC firm **1** round [Bienville Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bienville) Family office **1** round [Confluence Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/confluence-capital) Hedge fund **1** round [Red Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/red-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Triple Impact Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/triple-impact-capital) VC firm **1** round Leucadia no record of our own yet **1** round Noah Tutak no record of our own yet **1** round Sean Kell 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=upside). ## Also claim to have backed them This firm lists Upside 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. [Venrex](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venrex) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Upside ### Who invested in Upside? Upside's investors include Cultivation Capital, SixThirty, Bruno Bowden, Elaine Wherry and Suranga Chandratillake, and 16 more on record. Aquiline led its latest round. ### How much has Upside raised? Upside has raised $171M across 5 rounds since 2013. ### When did Upside last raise? Upside's most recent round was a Series A of $20M in Jun 2026, led by Aquiline. ### What was Upside's biggest round? Upside's largest round on record is $100M (Debt), in Apr 2022. ### Who backed Upside first? Upside's first round on record, in Oct 2013, was backed by Cultivation Capital, SixThirty and Bruno Bowden and 2 others. ### What stage is Upside at? Upside's latest named round is a Series A, in Jun 2026. ### Where is Upside based? Upside is based in the United States. ### Who led Upside's rounds? Aquiline led the Series A in 2026. ## Companies like Upside In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Journify** $12M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/journify)[**Nooks** $543M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/nooks)[**Laza Medical** $160M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/laza-medical)[**e2e** $8.0M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/e2e)[**Guava** $13M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/guava)[**Applied Compute** $580M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/applied-compute) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. 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