Venture Capital Investors

Upfront Ventures

Upfront Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs technology-based companies.

Venture Investor Overview

Venture Investor
Upfront Ventures
Status
Active
Investor Type
Venture Capital
Activity Level
285 transactions
Funds Raised
At least $1.7 billion
Industry Focus
AdTech
Artificial Intelligence
Biopharmaceutical
Blockchain
Enterprise IT
Environmental
FinTech
Healthcare IT
Healthcare Services
Internet & IoT
Manufacturing
Medical Devices & Instruments
Robotics
Security
Software
Transportation

Contact Information

Contact
Mark Suster
Title
Managing Partner
Mailing Address
2121 Ave. of the Stars 1630
Los Angeles, CA 90067
USA
Phone
(310) 785-5100
Website
www.upfront.com
Email Address
Not Recorded

Background Information

Overview
We formed Upfront Ventures in 1996, and now manage over $1 billion on behalf of more than 150 limited partners in North America and Europe. With professionals in Los Angeles and London, we have a global perspective when serving our portfolio companies and seeking investment opportunities.
Profile
Upfront Ventures LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Upfront Ventures Company Twitter Account
Company News
Upfront Ventures News
Facebook
Upfront Ventures on Facebook
YouTube
Upfront Ventures on YouTube
Last Transaction
12/12/2024

Transaction History

Our records indicate that Upfront Ventures invested in the VC transactions listed below. Dollar amounts are for the entire raise, which may include other investors.

Company
Date
Amount
Jiko
12/12/2024
$29,000,000
Arcade Software
11/21/2024
$14,000,000
BrightAI
11/20/2024
$15,000,000
GlassFlow
10/31/2024
$4,800,000
Feno
9/25/2024
$6,000,000
Daytona
6/25/2024
$5,000,000
Soot
6/20/2024
$7,200,000
Apex
6/12/2024
$95,000,000
222
2/6/2024
$2,500,000
OurSky
12/6/2023
$9,500,000
Clair
7/6/2023
$175,000,000
Renew
4/11/2023
$8,000,000
Switch Therapeutics
3/14/2023
$52,000,000
Polybase
2/23/2023
$2,000,000
DroneBase
2/7/2023
$55,000,000
DroneBase
2/7/2023
$55,000,000
Bionaut Labs
11/28/2022
$43,000,000
Ayble Health
11/16/2022
$4,600,000
Jiko
10/6/2022
$40,000,000
Open Raven
9/8/2022
$20,000,000
CertifyOS
9/7/2022
$14,500,000
Remento
9/7/2022
$3,000,000
DSCVR
7/25/2022
$9,000,000
The Cool Down
7/12/2022
$5,700,000
Invoca
6/14/2022
$83,000,000
Tellie
6/14/2022
$10,000,000
Landline
4/7/2022
$28,000,000
Time By Ping
3/1/2022
$36,500,000
Endgame
2/21/2022
$30,000,000
CertifyOS
2/10/2022
$4,600,000
Pinwheel API
1/27/2022
$50,000,000
Arcade Software
1/12/2022
$2,500,000
Reveleer
12/9/2021
$65,000,000
Elude
11/18/2021
$3,000,000
Density
11/11/2021
$125,000,000
Omni Creator Products
11/4/2021
$4,300,000
Martie
11/4/2021
$3,000,000
Pragma
10/28/2021
$22,000,000
Outer
9/17/2021
$50,000,000
Apeel Sciences
8/19/2021
$250,000,000
Trust Software
8/12/2021
$9,000,000
Modern Animal
8/3/2021
$75,500,000
InVia Robotics
7/30/2021
$30,000,000
Endgame IT
7/14/2021
$17,250,000
Pinwheel API
6/3/2021
$20,000,000
Britive
5/20/2021
$10,000,000
Rally Rd
5/18/2021
$30,000,000
Pragma
4/22/2021
$12,000,000
GumGum
4/14/2021
$75,000,000
Canvas Medical
4/9/2021
$17,000,000
Canvas Medical
4/9/2021
$17,000,000
Bevy Labs
3/25/2021
$40,000,000
Bionaut Labs
3/5/2021
$20,000,000
nanit
2/23/2021
$25,000,000
Projector
12/17/2020
$10,000,000
Jiko
10/30/2020
$40,000,000
Clair
10/13/2020
$4,500,000
Writer
10/3/2020
$5,000,000
Britive
9/14/2020
$5,400,000
Behold
9/10/2020
$5,000,000
Density
7/29/2020
$55,000,000
DroneBase
6/18/2020
$7,500,000
Open Raven
6/17/2020
$15,000,000
MakeSpace
5/22/2020
$55,000,000
Bevy Labs
5/20/2020
$15,000,000
nanit
5/13/2020
$21,000,000
Pragma
3/13/2020
$4,200,000
Open Raven
2/14/2020
$4,100,000
HopSkipDrive
2/10/2020
$22,000,000
SureSale
2/7/2020
$7,000,000
Pepper Financial
12/19/2019
$5,600,000
Solve
12/18/2019
$20,000,000
Time By Ping
11/13/2019
$13,200,000
Aircam
11/8/2019
$6,500,000
Valence
11/6/2019
$2,500,000
Aspireship
10/30/2019
$1,400,000
Modern Animal
10/25/2019
$13,500,000
Invoca
10/18/2019
$56,000,000
Nexkey
10/11/2019
$6,000,000
Landline
9/24/2019
$3,850,000
Territory
4/15/2019
$4,000,000
Fleetsmith
4/9/2019
$30,000,000
FabFitFun
1/31/2019
$80,000,000
The Wing
12/20/2018
$75,000,000
NuORDER
12/6/2018
$15,000,000
MetaCX
12/6/2018
$14,000,000
Imbellus
11/1/2018
$14,500,000
Deliv
10/31/2018
$40,000,000
Pathmatics
10/29/2018
$3,000,000
Qordoba
10/12/2018
$11,500,000
DailyLook
9/29/2018
$8,000,000
Rally Rd
9/28/2018
$7,000,000
Factual
9/6/2018
$42,000,000
InVia Robotics
8/2/2018
$20,000,000
Apeel Sciences
8/2/2018
$70,000,000
Openpath
7/18/2018
$20,000,000
Density
6/30/2018
$12,000,000
Parachute
6/28/2018
$30,000,000
Tact
6/26/2018
$27,000,000
Openpath
5/23/2018
$7,000,000
nanit
5/22/2018
$14,000,000
Cloudvirga
5/18/2018
$50,000,000
TheWaveVR
4/20/2018
$6,000,000
Fleetsmith
4/11/2018
$7,700,000
Canvas Medical
3/29/2018
$3,000,000
11 Honore
3/27/2018
$8,000,000
Bird
3/12/2018
$100,000,000
DroneBase
2/16/2018
$12,000,000
InVia Robotics
2/15/2018
$9,000,000
GOAT
2/9/2018
$60,000,000
Vreal
2/8/2018
$11,700,000
Fair
2/6/2018
Unknown
Strive Talent
1/26/2018
$3,800,000
Skylar Body
1/23/2018
$3,000,000
Happy Returns
12/21/2017
$8,000,000
Inboard
11/17/2017
$8,000,000
Jiko
10/26/2017
$7,700,000
ChowNow
10/25/2017
$20,000,000
Vemba
10/19/2017
$6,000,000
Happy Returns
9/14/2017
$4,000,000
11 Honore
9/7/2017
$3,500,000
NuORDER
8/16/2017
$8,000,000
Ritual Vitamins
8/2/2017
$10,500,000
Stem Disintermedia
6/8/2017
$8,000,000
Rubica
5/17/2017
$5,600,000
Qordoba
5/10/2017
$5,000,000
Territory
5/10/2017
$6,700,000
Token.ai
4/27/2017
$2,500,000
Sense360
4/26/2017
$7,000,000
MakeSpace
4/21/2017
$30,000,000
TheWaveVR
4/17/2017
$4,000,000
SKURT
2/22/2017
$10,000,000
Tact
12/13/2016
$15,000,000
Osmo
12/9/2016
$24,000,000
Ritual Vitamins
10/21/2016
$3,500,000
Kyriba
9/30/2016
$23,000,000
Grubwithus
9/30/2016
$125,100
Imbellus
9/22/2016
$4,000,000
GOAT
8/29/2016
$5,000,000
Cloudvirga
7/29/2016
$7,500,000
Density
7/27/2016
$4,000,000
Vemba
6/28/2016
$5,000,000
DroneBase
6/14/2016
$6,837,370
FabFitFun
6/13/2016
$82,221
Loot Crate
6/3/2016
$18,500,000
Nima
5/19/2016
$9,200,000
nanit
4/30/2016
$5,237,380
Stem Disintermedia
4/28/2016
$4,500,000
Happy Returns
4/6/2016
$1,900,000
Ring
3/31/2016
$61,199,800
Invoca
3/30/2016
$30,000,000
Comparably
3/7/2016
$6,500,000
Pathmatics
3/2/2016
$3,000,000
MakeSpace
2/24/2016
$17,500,000
CognitiveLogic
2/10/2016
$3,000,000
Territory
2/4/2016
$5,000,000
HopSkipDrive
1/26/2016
$10,200,000
Waldo Photos
1/22/2016
$5,000,000
MiTu
1/14/2016
$27,000,000
Factual
12/11/2015
$35,000,000
Teforia
12/4/2015
$5,100,000
FabFitFun
10/13/2015
$3,500,000
SKURT
10/7/2015
$1,290,000
Ring
9/30/2015
$28,000,000
Walker & Company
9/28/2015
$24,000,000
HelloTech
9/17/2015
$12,500,000
Unified
9/14/2015
$30,000,000
FabFitFun
8/20/2015
$243,000
Ring
8/19/2015
$28,000,000
Seriously
8/4/2015
$18,000,000
HopSkipDrive
7/15/2015
$3,900,000
Worksteady
6/30/2015
$2,899,800
GumGum
5/28/2015
$26,000,000
AlphaDraft
5/20/2015
$5,000,000
Silversheet
5/15/2015
$2,900,000
Ferris
4/24/2015
$2,000,000
Shots
4/23/2015
$8,500,000
MyTime
4/20/2015
$9,250,000
Navdy
4/16/2015
$20,000,000
Vidme
4/10/2015
$3,200,000
NuORDER
3/31/2015
$2,851,000
Ring
3/31/2015
$3,000,000
The Mighty
3/31/2015
$1,820,000
StarStreet
3/31/2015
$3,500,000
ChowNow
3/26/2015
$10,000,000
Draft
3/20/2015
$3,500,000
HelloTech
1/29/2015
$2,500,000
Needly
12/31/2014
$1,000,000
Seriously
12/31/2014
$5,000,000
MiTu
12/31/2014
$5,807,000
All Day
12/23/2014
$2,000,000
Ring
12/5/2014
$4,500,000
uBeam
10/30/2014
$10,000,000
Luxe
10/27/2014
Unknown
Osmo
10/18/2014
$12,000,000
Navdy
10/2/2014
$6,500,000
ChowNow
9/30/2014
$6,000,000
Tangible Play
9/30/2014
$10,000,000
Nima
9/15/2014
$4,000,000
Retention Science
8/5/2014
$7,000,000
Worksteady
6/30/2014
$2,300,000
Health Data Vision
6/30/2014
$1,250,000
MiTu
6/30/2014
$6,000,000
Seriously
6/27/2014
$2,600,000
Epoxy
6/24/2014
$6,500,000
Grove Labs
5/29/2014
$2,000,000
MakeSpace
5/1/2014
$8,100,000
Apeel Sciences
3/31/2014
$290,000
MyTime
3/31/2014
$7,700,000
Invoca
1/14/2014
$20,000,000
GumGum
12/31/2013
$3,609,000
Ring
12/31/2013
$1,000,000
Tangible Play
12/31/2013
$2,150,000
DataSift
12/3/2013
$42,000,000
Seriously
11/7/2013
$2,350,000
NuORDER
9/30/2013
$7,465,000
MakeSpace
9/27/2013
$1,300,000
Deliv
9/19/2013
$6,850,000
Maker Studios
9/13/2013
$26,000,000
Eagle Crest Energy
6/30/2013
$1,300,000
Adly
5/24/2013
$2,000,000
uParts
5/10/2013
$2,000,000
DailyLook
4/5/2013
$2,500,000
Epoxy
3/6/2013
$2,000,000
Health Data Vision
2/8/2013
Unknown
Adore Me
1/23/2013
$8,494,142
YieldMetrics
1/14/2013
$1,700,000
Needly
12/31/2012
$243,000
Burstly
12/31/2012
$2,300,000
ZestFinance
12/31/2012
$5,000,000
Maker Studios
11/26/2012
$36,000,000
NuORDER
11/16/2012
$3,000,000
DataSift
11/13/2012
$15,000,000
MongoLab
11/1/2012
$5,000,000
Gravity
10/3/2012
$10,600,000
Adly
9/30/2012
$1,146,000
ChowNow
9/28/2012
$3,000,000
Little Black Bag
8/16/2012
$8,000,000
Raydiance
8/14/2012
$20,000,000
Pop-Up Pantry
7/27/2012
$1,700,000
NuORDER
6/30/2012
$2,750,000
ChowNow
6/30/2012
$200,000
Eagle Crest Energy
6/30/2012
$2,000,000
Copilot Labs
6/30/2012
$2,050,000
Gradient X
6/21/2012
$3,750,000
Superb
5/30/2012
$5,000,000
DataSift
5/2/2012
$7,200,000
GoodRx
2/20/2012
$1,000,000
Little Black Bag
2/3/2012
$2,750,000
ZestFinance
1/19/2012
$73,000,000
Burstly
12/1/2011
$5,500,000
GumGum
10/24/2011
$7,000,000
Pose
10/21/2011
$3,000,000
ZestFinance
7/21/2011
$19,000,000
DataSift
7/12/2011
$6,000,000
Eagle Crest Energy
6/30/2011
$1,500,000
BuySimple
5/31/2011
$700,000
MongoLab
5/18/2011
$3,000,000
Kidlandia
2/28/2011
$2,500,000
textPlus
2/24/2011
$15,000,000
RingRevenue
11/30/2010
$4,000,000
mPay Gateway
6/30/2010
$1,000,000
TrueCar
6/30/2010
$22,000
Adly
5/11/2010
$5,000,000
Eagle Crest Energy
3/31/2010
$3,000,000
Burstly
3/31/2010
$1,800,000
Tillster
3/16/2010
$14,400,000
Raydiance
12/31/2009
$3,100,000
ResponseLogix
10/27/2009
$5,600,000
SponsorLab
9/30/2009
$500,000
RingRevenue
6/3/2009
$3,500,000
Envestnet
9/30/2008
$9,000,000
Tillster
9/30/2008
$135,000
TrueCar
9/11/2008
Unknown
mPay Gateway
9/5/2008
$6,750,000
ResponseLogix
7/22/2008
$8,000,000
HealthDataInsights
3/31/2008
$958,000
mFoundry
10/24/2007
$15,000,000
Bill Me Later
9/30/2007
$71,652,900
Envestnet
3/31/2007
$951,000
Tillster
3/31/2007
$1,610,000
Tillster
12/31/2006
$7,634,900
Sword Group
12/21/2006
$5,300,000
mFoundry
3/31/2006
$7,300,000
Envestnet
3/31/2005
$5,500,000

 

Investor Contacts

Title
Name
Email & Social
Partner
Greg Bettinelli
  Greg Bettinelli LinkedIn Profile  Greg Bettinelli Twitter Account  Greg Bettinelli News  Greg Bettinelli on Facebook
Partner
Michael Carney
  Michael Carney LinkedIn Profile  Michael Carney Twitter Account  Michael Carney News  Michael Carney on Facebook
Partner
Kobie Fuller
  Kobie Fuller LinkedIn Profile  Kobie Fuller Twitter Account  Kobie Fuller News  Kobie Fuller on Facebook
Partner
Aditi Maliwal
  Aditi Maliwal LinkedIn Profile  Aditi Maliwal Twitter Account  Aditi Maliwal News  Aditi Maliwal on Facebook
Partner
Wes Nichols
  Wes Nichols LinkedIn Profile  Wes Nichols Twitter Account  Wes Nichols News  Wes Nichols on Facebook
Partner
Kara Nortman
  Kara Nortman LinkedIn Profile  Kara Nortman Twitter Account  Kara Nortman News  Kara Nortman on Facebook
Partner
Steve Shafran
  Steve Shafran LinkedIn Profile  Steve Shafran Twitter Account  Steve Shafran News  Steve Shafran on Facebook
Managing Partner
Yves Sisteron
  Yves Sisteron LinkedIn Profile  Yves Sisteron Twitter Account  Yves Sisteron News  Yves Sisteron on Facebook
Managing Partner
Mark Suster
  Mark Suster LinkedIn Profile  Mark Suster Twitter Account  Mark Suster News  Mark Suster on Facebook
Partner
Hamet Watt
  Hamet Watt LinkedIn Profile  Hamet Watt Twitter Account  Hamet Watt News  Hamet Watt on Facebook
Partner
Kevin Zhang
  Kevin Zhang LinkedIn Profile  Kevin Zhang Twitter Account  Kevin Zhang News  Kevin Zhang on Facebook

 

Funds

Our database includes the following fund closing(s) for Upfront Ventures. If we are missing funds, please contact us.

Fund Description
Vintage Date
Fund Amount
Upfront VI
6/29/2017
$400,000,000
Upfront V
12/16/2014
$280,000,000
GRP IV
11/1/2012
$200,000,000
GRP III
2/4/2008
$178,400,000
GRP II
1/1/2000
$400,000,000
GRP A
1/1/1999
$93,000,000
GRP I
1/1/1996
$157,000,000

 

Portfolio Companies

Upfront Ventures has invested in the companies below, according to our database records. If we are missing a portfolio company, please let us know.

Tech Company
11 Honore
222
Adly
Adore Me
Aircam
All Day
AlphaDraft
Apeel Sciences
Apex
Arcade Software
Aspireship
Ayble Health
Behold
Bevy Labs
Bill Me Later
Bionaut Labs
Bird
BrightAI
Britive
Burstly
BuySimple
Canvas Medical
CertifyOS
ChowNow
Clair
Cloudvirga
CognitiveLogic
Comparably
Copilot Labs
DailyLook
DataSift
Daytona
Deliv
Density
Draft
DroneBase
DSCVR
Eagle Crest Energy
Elude
Endgame
Endgame IT
Envestnet
Epoxy
FabFitFun
Factual
Fair
Feno
Ferris
Fleetsmith
GlassFlow
GOAT
GoodRx
Gradient X
Gravity
Grove Labs
Grubwithus
GumGum
Happy Returns
Health Data Vision
HealthDataInsights
HelloTech
HopSkipDrive
Imbellus
Inboard
InVia Robotics
Invoca
Jiko
Kidlandia
Kyriba
Landline
Little Black Bag
Loot Crate
Luxe
Maker Studios
MakeSpace
Martie
MetaCX
mFoundry
MiTu
Modern Animal
MongoLab
mPay Gateway
MyTime
nanit
Navdy
Needly
Nexkey
Nima
NuORDER
Omni Creator Products
Open Raven
Openpath
Osmo
OurSky
Outer
Parachute
Pathmatics
Pepper Financial
Pinwheel API
Polybase
Pop-Up Pantry
Pose
Pragma
Projector
Qordoba
Rally Rd
Raydiance
Remento
Renew
ResponseLogix
Retention Science
Reveleer
Ring
RingRevenue
Ritual Vitamins
Rubica
Sense360
Seriously
Shots
Silversheet
SKURT
Skylar Body
Solve
Soot
SponsorLab
StarStreet
Stem Disintermedia
Strive Talent
Superb
SureSale
Switch Therapeutics
Sword Group
Tact
Tangible Play
Teforia
Tellie
Territory
textPlus
The Cool Down
The Mighty
The Wing
TheWaveVR
Tillster
Time By Ping
Token.ai
TrueCar
Trust Software
uBeam
Unified
uParts
Valence
Vemba
Vidme
Vreal
Waldo Photos
Walker & Company
Worksteady
Writer
YieldMetrics
ZestFinance

 

 

 

 

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