Upslope Ventures
Venture capitalDenver · Pre-Seed–Series A · 3 people tracked
Investment thesis
Upslope Ventures is an early-stage venture fund that backs startups nationwide, believing exceptional teams can come from any location. It invests across AI, SaaS, hardware, consumer, fintech, aerospace, robotics, and data science, with a portfolio spanning markets including New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Colorado, Texas, Boston, and Seattle. Beyond capital and introductions, the firm leverages the Galvanize network to provide founders with resources aimed at improving their odds of success. It emphasizes diversity, noting that 19% of its portfolio founders are women, and it values diverse teams as central to building successful businesses.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from public directories
Founder mafia
3 people who came through Upslope Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 25 of 31 portfolio companiesConsumer ×10SaaS ×10AI & Machine Learning ×7Enterprise Software ×5Cloud Computing ×4Data & Infrastructure ×4Developer Tools ×4Direct to Consumer ×3
HQs:United States×23Canada×1Portugal×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 20 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×53 founders×74+ founders×1
Where their founders worked beforefrom 17 founders with career history
Galvanize ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 31 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2022 · 12019 · 12015 · 12014 · 14 dated
Wilmington, US
Kevin Vincent Duncan(Managing Member)Bryan Fitzgerald(Executive Officer, Director)E. Marty Cochran(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatJim Deters· per SEC Form D · $200M raise · filed Dec 2022
AirHelp provides technology to help air passengers claim compensation for delayed and cancelled flights.
ConsumerLegalTechSaaSTravel & HospitalityLisbon, PT
Henrik Zillmer(Founder)inNicolas Michaelsen(Founder)inGreg Roodt(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsABRY PartnersTempoCapY Combinator10x FoundersDreamcraftKhosla Ventures+1 more
Arrive Health provides in-workflow software that gives clinical care teams real-time insurance, medication cost, and coverage data plus automation for prior authorization and patient outreach.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsCU Healthcare Innovation FundJAZZ Venture Partners
Billie is a direct-to-consumer body brand offering shaving products, including its award-winning razor, and bodycare essentials such as body wash, lotion, and deodorant.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceNew York, US
Georgina Gooley(Founder)inJason Bravman(Founder)inConsumer E-commerce Georgina Gooley(Founder)
Co-investorsFemale FoundersGreycroftHypothesisPartners ResoluteSilverton PartnersCreandum+3 more
Brandzooka provides automated digital advertising management software that enables advertisers to purchase and manage ad placements on television and web properties at scale.
AdTechSaaSBoulder, US
Kelly Dotseth(Executive Officer, Director)Aquiles La Grave(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDane McDonald(Director)inMichael Beaudoin(Director)
Co-investorsBatshit Crazy VenturesKokopelli Capital
FoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesSaaSRedwood City, US
Deepak Chandra Sekar(Director)Rick Wilmer(Executive Officer, Director)Cosme Fagundo(Director)Michael Anthofer(Executive Officer)Richard A Page(Director)
Co-investorsCentral Texas Angel NetworkGeekdomTechstars
Cloud Elements was a Denver-based API integration platform that let SaaS providers and enterprises publish, integrate, and manage APIs through prebuilt one-to-many connectors, linking entire categories of cloud applications through a single unified API.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSDenver, US
Mark Geene(Founder & CEO)
BoardJoseph R. Zell(Director)Jeffrey Hinck(Director)inJim Franklin(Director)
Co-investorsAccess Venture PartnersFirstMile VenturesMercato PartnersRally Ventures Management, LlcGrotech Ventures
Co-investorsOyster Ventures
data.world offers a data marketplace that presents an organization's most-used data products in an e-commerce-style shopping experience, with domain-based organization and curated views.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsAKAR Ventures llcATPmark vcTexas VenturesAlbionVCFloodgate+5 more
Eight Sleep manufactures a smart bed system called the Pod that provides personalized temperature control, elevation adjustment, and integrated sound for sleep optimization.
ConsumerHardwareIoTWellness & FitnessNew York City, US
Matteo Franceschetti(Founder/CEO)inMassimo Andreasi Bassi(Founder/CTO)inAlexandra Zatarain(Founder/CMO)in
BoardNG YiPin(Director)
Co-investorsAltra VentureAntiAzure Capital PartnersBlue Scorpion InvestmentsComcast VenturesCota Capital+25 more
Genies creates AI personas with visual avatars that can be customized and deployed across various applications, games, websites, and brands, functioning as AI companions, NPCs, and enterprise agents.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerGaming
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesBase Venture Management, Inc.Breyer CapitalCoinbase VenturesCoinFundCollab+Currency+21 more
Co-investorsRosecliff Ventures
Boulder, US
Elizabeth Reeves(Founder)Sayan Chakraborty(Founder)Terry Olkin(Founder)
BoardAri Newman(Director)
Hipcamp is a platform to discover and book camping experiences including tent sites, RV resorts, glamping, and private land stays across the United States, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US
Alyssa Ravasio(Founder and CEO)inEric Bach(Co-founder)
BoardTripp Jones(Director)Sarah Tavel(Benchmark partner / investor)inAndrew Chen(Andreessen Horowitz partner and board member)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzAugust CapitalDreamers VCSlow VenturesYes VCBenchmark+2 more
JumpCloud is an AI-powered unified IT management platform that provides identity, access, and device management for organizations managing both human users and non-human AI identities.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBoulder, US
Greg Keller(Chief Technology Officer, Co-founder)inRajat Bhargava(CEO)inLarry Middle(Executive Officer)in
BoardWill Herman(Director)inBrad Feld(Director)in
Co-investorsGeneral AtlanticAtlassian VenturesBY Venture PartnersFoundryH.I.G. CapitalH.I.G. Growth Partners+12 more
Keen is a fully managed event streaming platform that enables developers to collect, store, and analyze real-time data using APIs built on Apache Kafka, Storm, and Cassandra.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSan Antonio, US
Dan KadorKyle WildinRyan Spraetz
Co-investors500 GlobalHeavybitScaleworksStreamlined VenturesTechstarsPelion Venture Partners+1 more
The site is a Vietnamese-language affiliate/review portal that ranks and rates online lottery ("lô đề") betting operators, offering comparisons of payout ratios, licensing, payment methods, and security.
ConsumerHealthtechMedia & EntertainmentMedical DevicesKitchener, CA
Moufeed Kaddoura(Founder/CEO)inEric Blondeel(Founder/| CTO)in
Co-investorsFifty YearsMetaplanetY Combinator1517BoxOne VenturesGarage Capital+1 more
Netomi is a customer experience platform powered by AI that enables enterprises to interact with customers across multiple channels with intelligence and consistency.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Puneet Mehta(Founder/CEO)in
Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalBowery CapitalHaymaker VenturesWestern Technology InvestmentY CombinatorAccenture Ventures+5 more
Travel & HospitalityDenver, US
Devon TivonaLianne HaugSam Felsenthal
Co-investors500 GlobalTechstarsBessemer Venture PartnersMatchstick Ventures
Pilotly is a media research platform for concept, content, and advertising testing, serving streamers, networks, studios, and agencies in the entertainment and media industry.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentOakland, US
James Norman(CEO, Co-founder)Hector Osorio(CTO, Co-founder)
BoardJoseph Audette(Director)
Co-investors500 GlobalBackstage CapitalLaunchCapitalRevUp CapitalFounders Circle CapitalIndex Ventures
PureWow is a multimedia lifestyle brand producing original content and experiences across beauty, fashion, wellness, family, and food, distributed via website, social, video, email, and events.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentWellness & Fitness
Joni Evans(Founder)in
Co-investorsMiroma VenturesNew York Venture Partners
Rachio makes smart irrigation controllers that automatically adjust watering based on weather, season, and local conditions to reduce outdoor water waste for residential properties.
Climate TechConsumerHardwareIoTDenver, US
Franz Garsombke(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Chris Klein(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Matt ReismanGary Stone(Executive Officer)
BoardRobert Hawk(Director)Jonathan Hallett(Director)
Co-investors500 GlobalArborview CapitalBLH Venture Partners, LLCEastside PartnerseLab VenturesMetaProp+3 more
Co-investorsRRE Ventures
Rival IQ provides social media analytics, competitive benchmarking, alerts, and custom reports for marketing teams to analyze brand performance across social channels.
Data & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSSeattle, US
John C. Clark(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Seth B. Pollack(Executive Officer, Director)Seth W. Bridges(Executive Officer, Director)Thomas A. McCann(Director)
Co-investorsMatchstick Ventures
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsE-commerceBoulder, US
Daniel Bartholomew(Director)Stewart McGrath(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardRyan McIntyre(Director)Paul Savill(Director)
Co-investorsFirstMile VenturesMatchstick VenturesTechstarsPV Ventures
Self provides credit-building tools and savings products designed for people with low or no credit history.
FintechAustin, US
James Garvey(Founder)in
Co-investorsConductive VenturesKickstartSilverton PartnersTechstarsK50 Ventures
Moment designs and sells mobile camera lenses and mounting systems that attach to smartphones to expand photographic capabilities.
ConsumerCreator EconomyDirect to ConsumerE-commerceHardware
Stream provides infrastructure for building AI applications and real-time communication features including chat, video, feed, and moderation across multiple platforms.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBoulder, US
Thierry Schellenbach(Founder)in
Co-investorsTechstarsFelicis VenturesSocial StartsUpVentures CapitalV1 VCArthur Ventures+5 more
Testlio operates a crowdsourced testing platform that provides global quality assurance and testing services for software releases at scale.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaSSan Francisco, US
Marko Kruustük(Founder)Kristel Kruustük(Founder)in
Co-investorsClick VenturesGeekdomTechstarsVertex VenturesAltos Ventures
VIDA creates sustainable, fashion-forward apparel and personal care products manufactured in the USA.
Circular EconomyConsumerDirect to ConsumerMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Umaimah Mendhro(Founder/CEO)inEddie Phanichkul(CEO)in
Co-investorsHalogen Ventures Management Company LlcY CombinatorACE & CompanyIndicator Ventures
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.
Exits · 4
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioBillieacq. by Edgewell Personal Carechowboticsacq. by DoorDashCloud Elementsacq. by UiPathsection.ioacq. by Webscale
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesData · theaiinsider.tech · Aug 24, 2026
Shyft · tradingkey.com · Aug 14, 2026
Self · chadronradio.com · Jul 16, 2026
Pana · taylorvilledailynews.com · Jun 10, 2026
Netomi · finsmes.com · May 1, 2026
Eight Sleep · news.crunchbase.com · Mar 4, 2026
AirHelp · trysignalbase.com · Feb 17, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Upslope Ventures made?
- Upslope Ventures has 30 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Upslope Ventures invest at?
- Upslope Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Upslope Ventures's typical check size?
- Upslope Ventures typically writes checks of $100K – $250K.
- What sectors does Upslope Ventures focus on?
- Upslope Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Fintech, Hardware, Robotics, SaaS, Space Tech.
- Where is Upslope Ventures located?
- Upslope Ventures is headquartered in Denver, US.
- Does Upslope Ventures lead rounds?
- Upslope Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Upslope Ventures co-invest with?
- Upslope Ventures most often shares deals with Techstars, Y Combinator, 500 Global, among 119 tracked co-investors.
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