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Upmesh

Founded 2019 · 12 employees on LinkedIn · 4 known investors

Upmesh operates a product marketplace connecting retailers and livestreamers with exclusive European brands across fashion, beauty, jewelry, bags, and food categories, handling logistics and fulfillment on their behalf.

Also known as UPMESH Livecommerce Entertainment Pte Ltd

Founders & leadership

Upmesh was founded in 2019 by Soh Jan.

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Soh JaninCofounder

Investors · 4

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$10.5M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2021

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Upmesh is a live selling and social commerce platform that automates sales, payments, marketing and fulfilment for merchants selling on Facebook and Instagram. Its core mechanic converts social engagement into orders: the system detects product codes or keywords such as "sold" or "mine" in comments on livestreams, posts, reels and stories, then automatically sends the commenting buyer a pre-populated cart link in chat. Checkout and payment collection happen in-chat or via payment links, with a payment gateway called PayUp built in partnership with Stripe supporting credit cards, e-wallets and manual payment acceptance.

Beyond order capture, Upmesh provides a merchant dashboard covering product and inventory management (including real-time stock edits and reserved/sold tracking during a live), order management and fulfilment, promotions, insights and analytics, downloadable sales and fulfilment reports, printable invoices and packing slips. Engagement and retention tools include automated comment replies, automated trigger-based notifications, memberships and store credits, and a BuyerApp through which returning buyers can view orders, delivery alerts, purchase history, memberships and credits. Additional offerings referenced on the company's site include international livestreaming, value added services and a product marketplace. Merchants connect Facebook Pages (personal profiles are not supported per Meta policy) and may attach multiple pages to a single dashboard; the product is browser-based with no specific device requirements, though a laptop is recommended.

Business model

Upmesh sells a subscription-based SaaS product to merchants, offering a 30-day free trial and accepting subscription payment by credit card or bank transfer. It also operates an integrated payment gateway (PayUp, with Stripe) for buyer payments and references value added services and a product marketplace as further offerings.

Merchant subscriptions, with subscription billing via credit card or bank transfer; buyer payments are processed through the company's Stripe-backed PayUp gateway.

Traction

The company's site reports more than 1,000 active merchants and brands, over 172 million in transacted GMV, more than 2.5 million items sold, over 30 million comments captured, roughly 150,000 hours saved for merchants, and a claimed 40% increase in revenue for users.

Full profile — technology, go-to-market, geography

Technology

The platform integrates with Facebook and Instagram via Meta APIs under a limited permission set to read comments and post responses on behalf of a connected Page. It performs keyword and product-code detection in comments, generates pre-populated cart and checkout links, updates stock in real time during livestreams, and integrates with Stripe for payments as well as with third-party apps listed in its integrations directory.

Go-to-market

Self-serve sign-up with a 30-day free trial and an onboarding form collecting the merchant's livestreaming platforms, page URL, country and contact details; sales and support are handled through conversational channels including WhatsApp, Viber, Messenger and email (support@upmesh.io).

Social sellers, shopkeepers, merchants and brands that run live selling and shoppable content on Facebook and Instagram; the site states support for over 1,000 merchants and brands.

Geography

Headquartered in Singapore and marketed globally, with merchants stated to be supported in markets including Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
Active merchantsJan 20241,000 merchants
Comments capturedJan 202430,000,000 comments
Hours saved for merchantsJan 2024150,000 hours
Items soldJan 20242,500,000 items
Transacted GMVJan 2024$172M

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

In the news

Research sources · 1

primary sources listed

1 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does Upmesh do?
Singapore-based platform that automates live selling and social commerce on Facebook and Instagram for merchants.
Who founded Upmesh?
Upmesh was founded by Soh Jan in 2019.
Who are Upmesh's investors?
Upmesh's investors include iSeed, Leo Capital Ventures, Leo Capital, Monk's Hill Ventures.
How much funding has Upmesh raised?
Upmesh has disclosed $10.5M raised across 2 rounds.