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Upside Partnership

Last cheque observed Jul 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

VC firmQuietLast fund $1.4M, Mar 2023

Pre-seedSeedSeries AAI & Machine LearningArtificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML)Cybersecurity

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 15 on record
Since the last cheque2684days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$20MCheque size, as they say$500K – $1.5MRounds led0 of 15Exits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Upside Partnership

Upside Partnership highlights

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    15 rounds on record

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    Mostly Seed and Series A: 83% of its rounds

  3. 03

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Upside Partnership is a seed and pre-seed venture capital firm.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$500K – $1.5M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
AI & Machine LearningArtificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML)Cybersecurity
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first15 appearances

  1. 2019

    2 rounds

  2. Jul
    Aegis AIUS · TechCrunch$2.2MWith 2 others
  3. Mar
    EaseSeries B · US · FinSMEs$19MWith 4 others
  4. 2018

    1 round

  5. Nov
    TurvoSeries B · US · FinSMEs$60MWith 8 others
  6. 2017

    1 round

  7. Mar
    SmyteSeries A · US · FinSMEs$4.0MWith 4 others
  8. 2016

    2 rounds

  9. Jun
    Laurel & Wolf$20MWith 23 others
  10. Feb
    Digit$23MWith 21 others
  11. 2015

    5 rounds

  12. Sept
    Ease CentralSeed$2.1MWith 4 others
  13. Jun
    SmyteSeed$2.3MWith 4 others
  14. Feb
    Laurel & WolfSeries A · US$4.4MWith 4 others
  15. Feb
    TextioSeed · US$1.5MWith 3 others
  16. Jan
    BlockCypherSeed · US$3.1MWith 20 others
  17. 2014

    4 rounds

  18. Dec
    DigitSeed · US$2.5MWith 14 others
  19. Nov
    Zen99Seed · US$2.5MWith 4 others
  20. Aug
    Laurel & WolfSeed · US$1.1MWith 5 others
  21. Apr
    LilySeed · US$1.0MWith 7 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 registration1 named

SKStanford Kenton GoldmanManaging Member and Trustee of the Goldman Family Trust Dated 4/16/13iForm ADV

We also hold 5 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$73Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
UP Holdings, LLC
SEC number
CRD 172594

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

SmyteBought by Twitter$65MJun 2018

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Upside Partnership put money into.

On podcasts

1 episode naming Upside Partnership in the title, and 2 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Upside Partnership

What does Upside Partnership invest in?

Upside Partnership invests most often at Seed and Series A (83% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI & Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML) and Cybersecurity.

How active is Upside Partnership?

15 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2019.

What has Upside Partnership invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Aegis AI (Undisclosed round, Jul 2019), Ease (Series B, Mar 2019) and Turvo (Series B, Nov 2018).

How big are Upside Partnership's cheques?

The median round it joins is $20M. It says it writes cheques of $500K to $1.5M.

Does Upside Partnership lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 15 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Upside Partnership invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Upside Partnership investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2019.

Who does Upside Partnership invest alongside?

Most often Freestyle Capital (4 rounds together), Baseline Ventures (3 rounds together) and Draper Associates (3 rounds together).

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