Investor

Upside

Last cheque observed Mar 2026; 8 cheques on record.

VC firmDeploying nowNew fund $6.8M, Oct 2026Website unconfirmed

Pre-seedSeedConsumer Technology

Deploying now
50%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 8 on record
Since the last cheque226days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$13MRounds led0 of 8Mostly inUnited States, 88%
Pitch Upside

Upside highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 100% of its rounds

What they do

Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeed
Sectors
Consumer Technology
Cold pitches
Not stated

A website was listed for this organisation, but we could not confirm it belongs to the firm that wrote these cheques. Either the site never mentions them, or it turned out to be a different company sharing the name. We show neither it nor anything read from it. Tell us the right one.

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first8 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Mar
    GlobalComixSeries A · US · Ventureburn$13MWith 6 others
  3. 2025

    1 round

  4. Oct
    Wonder StudiosSeed · GB · TechCrunch$12MWith 5 others
  5. 2018

    2 rounds

  6. Aug
    SfoxSeries A · US · FinSMEs$23MWith 9 others
  7. Jun
    EveryTeamSeed · US · TechCrunch$3.0MWith 3 others
  8. 2017

    4 rounds

  9. Jun
    TextioUS · TechCrunch$20MWith 3 others
  10. Jun
    EaseCentralSeries A · US · FinSMEs$6.5MWith 3 others
  11. Mar
    TurvoSeries A · US · FinSMEs$25MWith 6 others
  12. Mar
    AstroSeries A · US · FinSMEs$8.3MWith 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration6 named

AHAbbie HewlettDirectoriFiling they signed
AMAlice MeerveldDirectoriFiling they signed
BCBryan CaseyExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
MTMegan ThomasDirectoriFiling they signed
SQSerena QueripelDirectoriFiling they signed
VSValentin SchmidManaging Member of the ManageriFiling they signed

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What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

7 of 13 we have independently watched raise

CustomuseFanbasisHowboutPocklaReclipUnboundWonderstudiosAcidTest DesignCeartasChatbccGetpinpointKino-technologiesMile

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Upside. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Upside put money into.

Quick answers about Upside

What does Upside invest in?

Upside invests most often at Series A and Seed (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Consumer Technology.

How active is Upside?

8 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2026.

What has Upside invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: GlobalComix (Series A, Mar 2026), Wonder Studios (Seed, Oct 2025) and Sfox (Series A, Aug 2018).

How big are Upside's cheques?

The median round it joins is $13M.

Does Upside lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Upside invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (88%) and the United Kingdom (13%).

Is Upside investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Upside invest alongside?

Most often Harrison Metal (2 rounds together).

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