Upfront Ventures is the venture capital firm focusing on early-stage technology companies.
Business Model:
Revenue: $3.5M
Employees: 11-50
Address: 1333 2nd St
City: Santa Monica
State: CA
Zip: 90401
Country: US
Upfront Ventures is proud to be an early investor and long-term partner to the most exciting founders and startups. Founded in 1996 in Los Angeles with investing professionals based in LA, San Francisco, and Paris, Upfront has backed standout teams across all technology sectors, including Ring (acq. by Amazon), TrueCar (NASDAQ: TRUE), Bird, Maker Studios (acq by Disney), GOAT, Apeel Sciences, thredUP, Invoca and Kyriba (acq by Bridgepoint). We invest about half of our capital in the fast-growing Southern California ecosystem, with the balance across the country as well as investments in Europe and Israel. Upfront Ventures is led by Managing Partners Yves Sisteron, Mark Suster, and Kara Nortman.
Contact Phone:
+13107855100
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Announced Date | Company | Transaction | Money Raised |
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12/2011 | ecomom | Series A | 0 |
4/2019 | Happy Returns | Venture Round | 11M |
3/2021 | Bionaut Labs | Series A | 20M |
6/2017 | Skurt | Convertible Note | - |
3/2006 | mFoundry | Series B | 7.3M |
12/2020 | Projector | Series B | 10M |
9/2022 | HopSkipDrive | Series D | 37M |
9/2022 | CertifyOS | Series A | 14.5M |
2/2017 | Skurt | Series A | 0 |
1/2018 | Convoz | Seed Round | - |
2/2020 | HopSkipDrive | Series B | 0 |
4/2017 | Wave | Seed Round | 4M |
3/2011 | GameSalad | Series A | 6.1M |
11/2013 | Seedling | Venture Round | 1.1M |
3/2018 | Bird | Series B | 100M |
1/2012 | Zest AI | Series B | 23M |
5/2015 | HelloTech | Seed Round | 2M |
9/2021 | Outer | Series B | 0 |
1/2022 | Pinwheel | Series B | 0 |
4/2016 | Happy Returns | Seed Round | 1.9M |
6/2020 | Wave | Series B | 0 |
9/2018 | Factual | Venture Round | 42M |
4/2013 | Seedling | Seed Round | 2.5M |
6/2018 | Bird | Series C | 0 |
1/2000 | Homestead Technologies | Venture Round | 35M |
9/2015 | Walker &a; Company Brands | Series B | 0 |
6/2004 | Evant | Series C | 15M |
12/2021 | Landline | Series A | 20M |
3/2022 | Time by Ping | Series B | 36.5M |
10/2019 | Knowable Universe | Seed Round | 4M |
3/2016 | Invoca | Series D | 30M |
5/2022 | R-Zero | Series C | 105M |
2/2023 | R-Zero | Series C | 0 |
12/2018 | NuORDER | Series C | 0 |
11/2010 | Invoca | Series B | 4M |
3/2022 | VADE | Seed Round | 0 |
4/1999 | Yahoo! Search Marketing Solutions | Venture Round | - |
11/1999 | Protege | Venture Round | 20M |
11/2013 | Seriously | Seed Round | 2.4M |
7/2016 | Density | Series A | 0 |
9/1997 | Beyond.com | Venture Round | - |
4/2021 | Finary | Seed Round | 0 |
12/2018 | MetaCX | Venture Round | 14M |
4/2015 | Vidme | Seed | 3.2M |
11/1997 | Ticketmaster | Post-IPO Equity | - |
8/2012 | Twice | Series A | 4M |
12/2020 | In&a;Motion | Venture Round | 12.1M |
12/2019 | Solve HQ | Venture Round | 20M |
10/2017 | Jiko | Seed Round | 7.7M |
10/2016 | Ritual | Seed Round | 0 |
4/2017 | Send Token | Seed Round | 2.5M |
2/1991 | Starbucks Corporation | Venture Round | - |
5/2012 | DataSift | Series A | 7.2M |
6/2022 | Invoca | Series F | 0 |
10/2010 | Skyline Financial | Venture Round | 8.2M |
6/1989 | Office Depot | Venture Round | - |
5/1997 | P.F. Chang&s;s China Bistro | Venture Round | - |
12/2016 | Tact.ai | Series B | 15M |
2/2020 | SureSale | Series A | 0 |
1/2021 | Loupe | Seed Round | 3M |
12/2013 | DataSift | Series C | 42M |
11/2014 | Seriously | Seed Round | 5M |
5/2014 | Seriously | Seed Round | 2.6M |
6/2018 | Parachute Home | Series C | 0 |
3/2018 | Rubica | Series A | 9M |
2/2022 | Endgame | Series B | 30M |
10/2019 | Nexkey | Series A | 0 |
11/2022 | Ayble Health | Seed Round | 0 |
5/2008 | Kyriba | Venture Round | 7M |
6/2018 | Tact.ai | Series C | 27M |
6/2001 | Kyriba | Series A | 10.3M |
6/2012 | Kyriba | Venture Round | 3M |
1/2022 | WithOthers | Pre Seed Round | - |
3/2007 | Kyriba | Venture Round | 14.4M |
4/2022 | Dayslice | Seed Round | 6M |
10/1998 | Cybersource | Venture Round | - |
11/2022 | Bionaut Labs | Series B | 0 |
7/2022 | Cordial | Series C | 0 |
10/2022 | ellipse | Series B | 25.6M |
6/1993 | Ulta Beauty | Seed Round | - |
7/2015 | Breeze | Series A | 11.3M |
1/2011 | Pose Marketplace, Inc. | Venture Round | 1.6M |
2/2017 | Cordial | Series A | 6.5M |
4/2015 | Shots Studios | Series A | 8.5M |
4/2018 | Nexkey | Seed Round | 4.8M |
12/2015 | Factual | Series B | 0 |
6/2016 | Loot Crate | Series A | 0 |
10/2019 | Verishop | Series B | 12.5M |
10/2014 | Navdy | Seed Round | 0 |
2/2015 | MiTu Network | Series B | 0 |
6/1995 | Caribou Coffee Company | Venture Round | - |
11/2018 | mitú | Series D | 0 |
5/2015 | AlphaDraft | Equity | 5M |
4/2010 | Wave Crest Group | Series B | 8.5M |
3/2019 | MakeSpace | Corporate Round | 30M |
10/2012 | Gravity | Series B | 10.6M |
5/2020 | MakeSpace | Series E | 0 |
11/1993 | Dick&s;s Sporting Goods | Venture Round | - |
9/2008 | mPay Gateway | Venture Round | 6.8M |
8/2020 | Writer | Seed Round | 5M |
3/2000 | lastminute.com | Seed Round | - |
5/2013 | Neverware | Seed Round | 1M |
10/2011 | GumGum | Series B | 7M |
4/2002 | Dealertrack | Venture Round | 10M |
5/2020 | Apeel Sciences | Series D | 0 |
6/2009 | Eagle Crest Energy | Venture Round | - |
4/1994 | Dick&s;s Sporting Goods | Venture Round | - |
11/1998 | UGO Entertainment | Venture Round | - |
7/2021 | Endgame | Seed Round | 5M |
1/2020 | Reveleer | Series C | - |
6/2018 | Bevy | Series A | 6.4M |
7/2018 | Apeel Sciences | Series C | 70M |
6/2014 | MiTu Network | Series B | 10M |
4/2019 | Fleetsmith | Series B | 30M |
1/2009 | TrueCar | Series E | 0 |
9/2008 | TrueCar | Series B | 0 |
3/2021 | Bevy | Series C | 40M |
1/2016 | mitú | Series C | 0 |
6/2019 | Assembly | Pre Seed Round | - |
2/2014 | ChowNow | Series A | 1M |
11/2003 | Qualys | Series B | - |
1/2008 | TeleFlip | Series B | 4.9M |
3/2003 | Prepay Technologies | Venture Round | - |
7/2012 | Copilot Labs | Debt Financing | 2M |
7/2021 | Adway | Seed | 6M |
5/2004 | Emida | Venture Round | 5M |
8/2013 | Needly | Seed Round | 987.5k |
12/2018 | ellipse | Series A | 6.5M |
10/2015 | Skurt | Seed Round | 1.3M |
1/2015 | Navdy | Series A | 0 |
11/1997 | Citysearch | Seed Round | - |
5/2015 | GumGum | Series C | 26M |
10/2018 | Imbellus | Series A | 14.7M |
1/2016 | HopSkipDrive | Series A | 10.2M |
11/2011 | Burstly | Venture Round | 5.5M |
11/2016 | Reveleer | Series A | 0 |
11/2022 | Heroic Story | Seed Round | 6M |
8/2020 | Valence Community | Series A | 5.3M |
1/2022 | Path | Series B | 60M |
11/2017 | Inboard Technology | Series A | 8M |
9/2022 | Open Raven | Series B | 20M |
2/2016 | InfoSum | Seed Round | 3M |
5/2021 | Path | Series A | 0 |
8/2021 | Trust Software | Seed Round | 9M |
12/2019 | Trust Software | Seed Round | 5.6M |
10/2014 | Seedling | Venture Round | 7M |
4/2015 | Ferris | Seed Round | 2M |
4/2016 | Fame &a; Partners | Series A | 10.2M |
1/2016 | Waldo Photos, Inc. | Seed Round | 5M |
11/2019 | Aircam | Seed Round | 6.5M |
8/2021 | Trust Software | Seed Round | 9M |
5/2020 | Bevy | Series B | 15M |
4/2017 | MyTime | Series C | 0 |
5/2018 | Rival | Series B | 25M |
6/2020 | Pinwheel | Seed Round | 7M |
7/2016 | Cloudvirga | Series A | 7.5M |
10/2011 | Treehouse | Seed Round | 600k |
11/1999 | Homespace | Series B | 30M |
7/2009 | GumGum | Series A | 2.6M |
10/2011 | Pose Marketplace, Inc. | Series A | 3M |
11/2021 | Martie | Seed Round | 3M |
12/2019 | Trust Software | Seed Round | 5.6M |
9/2016 | Imbellus | Seed Round | 4M |
1/2022 | Creator Now | Seed Round | 3M |
9/2018 | DailyLook | Series A | 8M |
12/2010 | awe.sm | Seed Round | 1M |
11/2021 | Omni Creator Products Corporation | Seed Round | 4.3M |
6/2012 | Copilot Labs | Seed Round | 2M |
1/2008 | Digital Air Strike | Series A | 0 |
10/2017 | The Mighty | Series A | 8.2M |
1/2014 | Media Redefined | Convertible Note | 2.2M |
7/2011 | Zest AI | Series A | 19M |
11/2016 | Teforia Company | Series A | 12M |
9/2022 | Remento | Seed Round | 3M |
3/2006 | Bill Me Later | Series A | 27.4M |
3/2000 | Mercata | Series C | 40M |
10/2020 | Clair | Seed Round | 4M |
4/2015 | MyTime | Series B | 10.8M |
2/2021 | Nanit | Series C | 25M |
9/2004 | Netsize | Venture Round | 7M |
2/2017 | inVia Robotics | Series A | 9M |
9/2015 | Unified | Series B | 30M |
2/2011 | Kidlandia | Venture Round | 2.5M |
11/2019 | 11 Honore | Series A | 0 |
6/2014 | Walker &a; Company Brands | Series A | 6.9M |
12/2013 | Walker &a; Company Brands | Seed Round | 2.4M |
10/2017 | Vemba | Series A | - |
11/2012 | Invoca | Venture Round | 3.3M |
7/2006 | Actimagine | Series A | 3.8M |
1/2017 | Comparably | Venture Round | 0 |
5/2013 | Adly | Venture Round | 2M |
1/2015 | HelloTech | Seed Round | 2.5M |
9/2013 | Deliv | Series A | 0 |
12/1998 | Yahoo! Search Marketing Solutions | Venture Round | - |
6/2009 | Invoca | Series A | 0 |
10/2012 | mLab | Series B | 5M |
10/2018 | Pathmatics | Corporate Round | 0 |
2/2015 | mitú | Series B | - |
5/2018 | Territory Foods | Series A | 4M |
10/2009 | Adly | Seed Round | 500k |
8/2005 | HealthDataInsights | Series A | 13.2M |
9/2020 | Rally | Venture Round | 17M |
1/2020 | dot.LA | Seed Round | 0 |
9/2019 | Landline | Seed Round | 3.9M |
9/2017 | Happy Returns | Series A | 4M |
8/2015 | Seriously | Series A | 18M |
4/2022 | Hairtelligence | Seed Round | - |
9/2011 | TrueCar | Equity | 200M |
2/2016 | MakeSpace | Series B | 17.5M |
7/2018 | Openpath | Series B | 20M |
11/2019 | Reveleer | Series C | 5.5M |
6/2016 | Reveleer | Series A | 0 |
12/2015 | Teforia Company | Seed Round | 0 |
12/2021 | Reveleer | Venture Round | 0 |
4/2022 | Parfait | Seed Round | 0 |
5/2018 | Openpath | Seed Round | 7M |
8/2006 | TeleFlip | Series A | - |
5/2013 | uParts | Series A | 2M |
4/2021 | Pragma Platform | Series A | 12M |
2/2015 | DRAFT | Series A | 3.5M |
12/2016 | VidMe | Series A | 6M |
12/2010 | Factual | Series A | 25M |
7/2000 | Prepay Technologies | Venture Round | - |
6/2015 | Parachute Home | Venture Round | 0 |
6/2015 | Parachute Home | Seed Round | 3.8M |
9/2020 | InfoSum | Series A | 0 |
7/2019 | Bionaut Labs | Seed Round | - |
1/2022 | Arcade | Seed Round | 2.5M |
4/2016 | Stem Disintermedia | Seed Round | 0 |
3/2019 | Stray Bombay | Seed Round | 5M |
6/2021 | Koala | Pre Seed Round | 1.5M |
7/2010 | GameSalad | Series A | 1M |
3/2015 | ChowNow | Series B | 10M |
9/2006 | Emida | Venture Round | 7.5M |
8/2020 | Modern Animal | Series A | 35.5M |
6/2017 | Stem Disintermedia | Series A | 8M |
7/2021 | Modern Animal | Series B | 40M |
6/2014 | Apeel Sciences | Series A | 0 |
6/2014 | Epoxy | Series A | 6.5M |
8/2020 | Stem Disintermedia | Venture Round | 10M |
7/2022 | Canvas Medical | Series B | 0 |
8/2014 | Retention Science | Series A | 7M |
5/2018 | Cloudvirga | Series C | 50M |
9/2017 | InfoSum | Seed Round | 5M |
10/2012 | NuORDER | Seed Round | 3.6M |
8/2003 | Envestnet | Venture Round | - |
5/2014 | REDEF | Seed Round | 2.3M |
11/2021 | Density | Series D | 125M |
3/2018 | Fair | Series A | 0 |
5/2010 | Adly | Series B | 5M |
6/2013 | ChowNow | Series A | 1.2M |
11/2011 | GoodRx | Seed Round | 1.5M |
3/2016 | Comparably | Venture Round | 0 |
10/2014 | Osmo | Series A | 0 |
10/2022 | Jiko | Series B | 0 |
10/2013 | Osmo | Seed Round | 2.5M |
3/2016 | Royal Klasse | Venture Round | 9.7M |
4/2017 | MakeSpace | Series C | 0 |
9/1991 | PetSmart | Venture Round | - |
5/2021 | Rally | Series B | 30M |
5/2000 | HealthAllies.com | Series B | 30M |
5/2014 | Reveleer | Series A | 0 |
11/2017 | HopSkipDrive | Series A | 7.4M |
10/1997 | Cybersource | Venture Round | - |
7/2013 | Adore Me | Series B | 8.5M |
3/2014 | Javelin | Unattributed | 1.5M |
6/2016 | Reveleer | Series A | 0 |
2/2016 | Deliv | Series B | 0 |
5/2017 | Qordoba | Series A | 5M |
10/2014 | Luxe | Seed Round | 5.5M |
10/2018 | Qordoba | Series B | 11.5M |
4/2018 | Fleetsmith | Series A | 7.7M |
5/2012 | MyTime | Series A | 0 |
7/2022 | The Cool Down | Seed Round | 0 |
5/2017 | Territory Foods | Series A | 6.7M |
2/2014 | Deliv | Series A | 0 |
2/2019 | Territory Foods | Series A | 4M |
4/2015 | Wheel | Seed Round | 2M |
9/2005 | TrueCar | Series B | 17.9M |
6/2016 | Nanit | Seed Round | 0 |
5/2017 | Nanit | Series A | 8M |
3/2013 | Epoxy | Seed Round | 2M |
6/2022 | Stage | Seed Round | 0 |
7/2014 | ThredUp | Series D | 25M |
7/2020 | Density | Series C | 0 |
3/2000 | ETEXX | Series A | 7M |
3/2004 | IFCO Systems NV | Venture Round | - |
5/2018 | Nanit | Series B | 14M |
2/2000 | Again Technologies | Venture Round | 13M |
11/2006 | Netsize | Series D | 16.8M |
10/2007 | mFoundry | Series C | 0 |
4/2020 | Hallo | Seed Round | 0 |
10/2014 | SonicEnergy™ | Series A | 10M |
5/2015 | Silversheet | Seed Round | 0 |
6/2021 | Pinwheel | Series A | 20M |
12/2016 | Apeel Sciences | Series B | 33M |
5/2017 | Rubica, Inc. | Seed Round | 5.6M |
11/2019 | Time by Ping | Series A | 15.2M |
6/2012 | Goat Group | Seed Round | 6M |
2/2020 | GumGum | Series D | 22M |
4/2021 | Territory Foods | Series B | 22M |
7/2000 | Envestnet | Venture Round | - |
7/2022 | DSCVR | Seed Round | 0 |
5/2016 | Nima | Series A | 9.2M |
2/2016 | Territory Foods | Seed Round | 5M |
12/2017 | Happy Returns | Series B | 8M |
9/2014 | Nima | Seed Round | 0 |
10/2019 | Invoca | Series E | 56M |
2/2015 | NuORDER | Venture Round | 2.8M |
8/2013 | NuORDER | Series A | 7.5M |
2/2017 | Goat Group | Series B | 25M |
5/2020 | Nanit | Venture Round | 21M |
11/2018 | Ripkord | Seed Round | 3M |
6/2018 | Cordial | Series B | 15M |
11/2012 | DataSift | Series B | 15.3M |
10/2015 | FabFitFun | Seed Round | 0 |
4/2011 | Maker Studios | Series B | 1.5M |
4/2017 | Sense360 | Series A | 7M |
1/2018 | Strive | Seed Round | 3.8M |
4/2014 | MakeSpace | Series A | 8M |
10/2020 | Jiko | Series A | 0 |
5/2015 | The Mighty | Seed Round | 2.5M |
9/2015 | HelloTech | Series A | 12.5M |
1/2018 | Skylar | Seed Round | 3M |
3/2018 | 11 Honore | Series A | 8M |
12/2012 | Maker Studios | Series C | 36M |
12/2010 | Maker Studios | Series A | 1.5M |
4/2021 | Canvas Medical | Series A | 0 |
11/2019 | Valence Community | Seed Round | 0 |
2/2023 | Polybase | Pre Seed Round | 0 |
10/1999 | iMotors | Venture Round | - |
8/2018 | inVia Robotics | Series B | 20M |
8/2017 | NuORDER | Series B | 8M |
1/2013 | Pathmatics | Seed Round | 1.7M |
5/2014 | Grove | Seed Round | 2M |
2/2022 | CertifyOS | Seed Round | 0 |
2/2019 | Skylar | Series A | 8M |
12/2016 | Osmo | Series B | 0 |
9/2018 | Rally | Series A | 7M |
7/2011 | DataSift | Series A | 6M |
12/2000 | UGO Entertainment | Series E | 10M |
11/2017 | SonicEnergy™ | Series B | 20M |
1/2021 | Endgame | Seed Round | 5M |
10/2020 | Ynsect | Series C | 0 |
4/2021 | GumGum | Series E | 75M |
6/2016 | Vemba | Series A | - |
10/2018 | Reveleer | Series B | 3M |
1/2013 | Reveleer | Series A | 0 |
3/2018 | Canvas Medical | Seed Round | 3M |
1/2013 | ChowNow | Series A | 3M |
5/2011 | mLab | Series A | 3M |
9/2017 | 11 Honore | Seed Round | 3.5M |
6/2020 | Open Raven | Series A | 15M |
2/2020 | Open Raven | Seed | 4.1M |
10/2019 | Modern Animal | Seed Round | 13.5M |
9/2013 | MakeSpace | Seed Round | 2.1M |
7/2019 | Adway | Seed Round | 3M |
4/2013 | DailyLook | Seed Round | 2.5M |
10/2018 | Deliv | Series C | 40M |
2/2012 | Little Black Bag | Series A | 2.8M |
4/2018 | Wave | Series A | 6M |
3/2014 | Parachute Home | Seed Round | 0 |
8/2012 | Little Black Bag | Series B | 8M |
1/2014 | Invoca | Series C | 21.7M |
2/2018 | Vreal | Series A | 11.7M |
12/2006 | Blueline Online Inc. (also known as Cephren Inc. - acquired by Sword Group) | Venture Round | 5.3M |
2/2014 | mitú | Series B | 0 |
2/2018 | Goat Group | Series C | 60M |
8/2016 | Goat Group | Series A | 5M |
2/2011 | textPlus | Series C | 15M |
10/2021 | Pragma Platform | Series B | 0 |
5/2021 | Britive | Series A | 10M |
9/2020 | Britive | Seed | 5.4M |
10/2012 | textPlus | Series D | 18M |
6/2015 | Ritual | Seed Round | 1.5M |
3/2020 | Route | Series A | 35M |
10/2020 | Prevision.io | Series A | 0 |
2/2011 | Seamless Receipts | Venture Round | 0 |
12/2011 | awe.sm | Venture Round | 4M |
7/2015 | HopSkipDrive | Seed Round | 3.9M |
8/2017 | Ritual | Series A | 10.5M |
7/2014 | Ring | Series A | 4.5M |
11/2015 | Vreal | Seed Round | 3.3M |
3/2018 | Canvas Medical | Venture Round | 0 |
6/2022 | Tellie | Series A | 0 |
9/2016 | Kyriba | Series D | 23M |
12/2018 | The Wing | Series C | 75M |
8/2017 | Silversheet | Series A | 0 |
7/2021 | inVia Robotics | Series C | 30M |
6/2012 | Gradient X | Seed Round | 3.8M |
2/2019 | Forge Platform | Seed Round | 1M |
3/2020 | Pragma Platform | Seed Round | 4.2M |
10/2021 | DroneBase | Venture Round | 0 |
2/2018 | DroneBase | Series B | 12M |
6/2021 | DroneBase | Series C | 12.5M |
6/2016 | DroneBase | Series A | 6.8M |
6/2020 | DroneBase | Series C | 7.5M |
2/2023 | Zeitview | Series E | 0 |
8/2016 | ALL DAY | Seed Round | 0 |
4/2015 | Kyriba | Series C | 21M |
10/2009 | Digital Air Strike | Venture Round | 0 |
10/2019 | Path | Seed Round | 5.3M |
1/2019 | FabFitFun | Series A | 0 |
7/2022 | Cordial | Series C | 0 |
7/2022 | DSCVR | Seed Round | 0 |
7/2022 | Canvas Medical | Series B | 0 |
7/2022 | The Cool Down | Seed Round | 0 |
6/2022 | Invoca | Series F | 0 |
6/2022 | Tellie | Series A | 0 |
6/2022 | Stage | Seed Round | 0 |
5/2022 | R-Zero | Series C | 0 |
4/2022 | Hairtelligence | Seed Round | - |
4/2022 | Parfait | Seed Round | 0 |
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