Upfront Ventures — 2021 Investments
11 investments dated 2021 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all
Finary is a social platform where users can share investment portfolios, communicate with other investors, and discuss investment decisions together.
FintechNew York City, US
Roger Cawdette(Founder)inDarian Bhathena(Founder)inMichael Liu(Founder)inJack Phifer(Founder)in
Board seatAditi Maliwal· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsY CombinatorBitpandaHedosophiaLocalGlobePayPal VenturesShapers+1 more
Crate builds a personalization layer for AI systems that learns user preferences and intent from content engagement, enabling AI to make more contextually relevant predictions and recommendations rather than relying on clicks or broad algorithms.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSTarzana, US
Dessy Levinson(Founder)inAnna Bofa(Founder)inAdam Levy(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph Iny(Director)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBase Venture Management, Inc.MaC Venture CapitalSlauson & Co.Chingona Ventures
Endgame provided an endpoint protection platform for detecting and preventing advanced threats, with roots in serving U.S. government and defense customers.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareArlington, US
Mark Snell(Executive Officer)Nathaniel C. Fick(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardDavid Cowan(Director)inChris Darby(Director)Kenneth A. Minihan(Director)Thomas E. Noonan(Director)
Co-investorsAmplify PartnersBessemer Venture PartnersColumbia CapitalGray VenturesKleiner PerkinsMultiplier Capital+13 more
Eterneva creates memorial diamonds grown from the cremated ashes of deceased people and pets, offering an interactive process, jewelry collections, and pre-planning options to help families honor loved ones.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerNew MaterialsWellness & FitnessAustin, US
Adelle Archer(Co-founder & CEO)inGarrett Ozar(Co-founder & Co-CEO)in
Co-investorsMark CubanFounder CollectiveGaingelsKaya VenturesMaiora Rebel VenturesNext Coast Ventures+10 more
FORT provides a distributed control platform that enables autonomous systems and robots to operate safely and securely alongside people across industries including warehousing, construction, defense, agriculture, and transportation.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareIoTRobotics
Samuel Reeves(Founder)in
Co-investorsAvant LabsCompoundCreative VenturesFundersClubGaingelsGRIDS Capital+12 more
Pragma provides a backend platform that helps game studios build and scale online social and multiplayer games, including live service pipelines.
Developer ToolsGamingSaaSLos Angeles, US
Eden Chen(Founder)inChris Cobb(Founder)inJames Kuk(Chief Operating Officer)inErnie Le(VP, Business Development)in
BoardDavid Thacker(Board representative, Greylock Partners)inAmy Chang(Board Member)
Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalDan DinhGreylock PartnersInsight PartnersKevin LinMark Pincus+3 more
Pragma is a fully on-chain oracle on Starknet that provides off-chain price data to DeFi applications, using STARK proofs to ensure data correctness with 200ms latency.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsD1 VenturesHTX Ventures (ex Huobi Ventures)Advancit CapitalGreylock PartnersInsight PartnersOverwolf+2 more
Reveleer provides a unified platform combining AI-powered retrieval, clinical intelligence, risk adjustment, and quality improvement tools for healthcare providers and health plans operating under value-based care models.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech
Co-investorsOak HC/FTTHL FUNDBoston Millennia PartnersHercules Capital, Inc.
Territory is a distributed consulting and creative design firm that helps clients solve communication and transformation problems through strategy, design thinking, and branded tools.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of Work
Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersFinistere VenturesGaingelsLewis & Clark VenturesMiddleland CapitalS2G Investments+1 more
Wave builds a modern financial network for Africa offering bank account alternatives, money transfer, and lending services with no fees.
FintechDakar, SN
Drew Durbin(CEO)inLincoln Quirk(CPO)inAaron Lemke(Founder)Adam Arrigo(Founder)Finn Staber(Founder)James Lochrie(Founder)
Co-investorsGlynn Capital ManagementLoftyInc CapitalMovacPartech VenturesSouth QuadY Combinator+6 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.






















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