Tech Company Financing Transactions

Upside Travel Funding Round

On 7/14/2014, Upside Travel announced $1.1 million in investment from Cultivation Capital, private investors and SixThirty.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Upside Travel
Announced On
7/14/2014
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$1,100,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Cultivation Capital (Lead Investor)

private investors (Bruno Bowden)

private investors (Elaine Wherry)

private investors (Noah Tutak)

private investors (Sean Kell)

private investors (Suranga Chandratillake)

SixThirty

Proceeds Purpose
The company plans to invest its current funding to expand the company's mostly engineering-focused staff of eight with a larger sales and marketing group that can help it fuel its growth and reach more advisers quickly.

Company Information

Company Status
Out of Business
Industry
FinTech
Mailing Address
1602 L St. NW 2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20036
USA
Phone
(855) 252-2151
Website
www.upside.com
Email Address
[email protected]
Overview
Upside was founded by Priceline founder Jay Walker in 2016 to create a revolutionary new way to buy business travel. In August 2021, after working through the challenges of the Covid pandemic, the company closed down.
Profile
Upside Travel LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Upside Travel Company Twitter Account
Company News
Upside Travel News
Facebook
Upside Travel on Facebook
YouTube
Upside Travel on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Jay Walker
  Jay Walker LinkedIn Profile  Jay Walker Twitter Account  Jay Walker News  Jay Walker on Facebook
Chief Operating Officer
Jennifer Moyer
  Jennifer Moyer LinkedIn Profile  Jennifer Moyer Twitter Account  Jennifer Moyer News  Jennifer Moyer on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Emily Dresner
  Emily Dresner LinkedIn Profile  Emily Dresner Twitter Account  Emily Dresner News  Emily Dresner on Facebook
Co-Founder
Jon Ellenthal
  Jon Ellenthal LinkedIn Profile  Jon Ellenthal Twitter Account  Jon Ellenthal News  Jon Ellenthal on Facebook
President
Scott Case
  Scott Case LinkedIn Profile  Scott Case Twitter Account  Scott Case News  Scott Case on Facebook
VP - Human Resources
Cristyn Girolami
  Cristyn Girolami LinkedIn Profile  Cristyn Girolami Twitter Account  Cristyn Girolami News  Cristyn Girolami on Facebook

 

 

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