UpStart Ventures
Venture capitalSalt Lake City · Seed–Series A · 4 people tracked
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Investment thesis
UpStart focuses on seed and early-stage healthcare investing, backing companies founded on breakthrough technologies emerging from major research universities centered in Utah and surrounding states. Target opportunities include medical devices, drug delivery systems, and diagnostics, along with longer-horizon investments in biopharma products and platforms. The firm's core belief is that more value is generated through the formation and hands-on initial management of leading-edge life science companies than through traditional venture investing in pre-existing companies at either early or later stages.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 4 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 1 of 16 portfolio companiesBiotech ×1Digital Health ×1FemTech ×1Healthtech ×1
HQs:United States×1
Investments · 16 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathSera Prognostics develops women's health diagnostics focused on pregnancy, including the PreTRM blood test that predicts an individual's risk of spontaneous preterm birth in singleton pregnancies and the LikeMine platform that compares pregnancy outcomes using U.S. pregnancy data.
BiotechDigital HealthFemTechHealthtechSalt Lake City, US
Douglas Fisher(Executive Officer)Jay Moyes(Executive Officer)inGregory C. Critchfield(Executive Officer, Director)inAndrew A. Sauter(Executive Officer)in
BoardMansoor Mirza(Director)Ryan M. Trimble(Director)
Board seatDennis Farrar· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsaMoonExcelestar VenturesOUP (Osage University Partners)Vivo CapitalCatalyst Health VenturesDomain Associates
Co-investorsEPIC VENTURES
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioSera PrognosticsNASDAQ: SERA
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesSera Prognostics · news.alphastreet.com · Aug 20, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has UpStart Ventures made?
- UpStart Ventures has 16 tracked investments.
- What stage does UpStart Ventures invest at?
- UpStart Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does UpStart Ventures focus on?
- UpStart Ventures focuses on Biotech, Digital Health, Healthtech, Medical Devices.
- Where is UpStart Ventures located?
- UpStart Ventures is headquartered in Salt Lake City, US.
- Who does UpStart Ventures co-invest with?
- UpStart Ventures most often shares deals with aMoon, EPIC VENTURES, Excelestar Ventures, among 5 tracked co-investors.
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