About
Bob Upham has been a company founder and head of business development at two funded startups, and previously managed portfolio platforms at an early-stage global VC and led strategic partnerships at Visa and Yahoo. He works with startups as a speaker, pitch judge, mentor, and advisor at incubators and accelerators, and teaches an entrepreneurship boot camp at UC Berkeley.
Experience
- Asesoria PartnersManaging Partnercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- University of California, BerkeleyProgram Development Fellowcurrent2015 — presentBerkeley, California, United States
- Techstars TokyoMentorcurrent2025 — present
- US Market Access CenterMentor and Advisorcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- EsadeMentor and Advisorcurrent2021 — presentBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Draper UniversityMentorcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- AlchemistXMentorcurrent2025 — present
- The BatcheryMentor, member of the Selection Committeecurrent2024 — present
- AntlerVenture Partner, Head of Platform Partnerships2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Cyberport Hong KongMentor and Advisor2019 — 2023Hong Kong SAR
- VisaSenior Director, Digital Products2016 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Quick.lyVice President, Head of Business Development2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Dolphin BrowserVice President Business Development2013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area, Wuhan China
- Yahoo! Inc.Director, Business Development - Strategic Partnerships2006 — 2013Sunnyvale, CA
- Chatham Systems Group, Inc.Founder and president1995 — 2006Greater New York City Area
Skills & more
MentoringStrategy21Leadership13Product Development4Professional Mentoring4Fundraising4Investor readiness1Product Strategy1Coaching & Mentoring1Strategic Partnerships99Business Development72Online Advertising12
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EntrepreneurshipMobile DevicesMobile ApplicationsProduct ManagementStart-upsDigital MediaSocial Media MarketingProduct MarketingMobile TechnologySocial MediaAnalyticsNew Business DevelopmentLanguages Mandarin · Spanish
From Bob's professional profile.
Colleagues at Aurelia Ventures
Aditya Kumar
APAC Sales at Aurelia Ventures
Ahmet Ugur Yilmaz
Creative Strategy & Performance Marketing Strategic Advisor at Aurelia Ventures
Anthony Mitchell
Email Deliverability at Aurelia Ventures
Ari Franklin
Product Management at Aurelia Ventures
Brad Bowery
Startups & Partnerships at Aurelia Ventures
Carl Hinrichsen
Channel Partnerships at Aurelia Ventures
Dmitry Stavisky
Strategy and Expansion at Aurelia Ventures
Facundo Gomez Vera
Product Management at Aurelia Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Bob Upham?
- Bob Upham has been a company founder and head of business development at two funded startups, and previously managed portfolio platforms at an early-stage global VC and led strategic partnerships at Visa and Yahoo. He works with startups as a speaker, pitch judge, mentor, and advisor at incubators and accelerators, and teaches an entrepreneurship boot camp at UC Berkeley.
- Where does Bob Upham work?
- Bob Upham is Strategic Advisor at Aurelia Ventures.
Shared employers
Also worked at University of California, Berkeley323
Ali GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRaquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesPaul JennyBoard Chair at CincyTechAndrea van ElsasInvestor at Third Rock VenturesMichael PerezDeputy General Counsel at Mucker Capital
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Also worked at Esade12
Daniel SanchezVenture Partner at Nauta CapitalCristina GarmendiaGeneral Partner at Ysios CapitalOriol RosManaging Partner at Kalonia Venture PartnersJavier SantisoCEO and General Partner at Mundi VenturesOriol BorrasAssociate at Abac Capital Manager S.G.E.I.C.,Marta CampilloPrincipal, Abac Nest at Abac Capital Manager S.G.E.I.C.,
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Also worked at Antler174
Masayoshi SonFounder, Chairman & CEO of SoftBank GroupNicolas MetzkeInvestor at DaphniAndrea GazviniAssociate at NorthzoneOlivier GrindaVenture Partner at FJ LabsMaximilian SamneInvestor at EQT VenturesSandra MalmbergInvestor at EQT Ventures
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Also worked at Visa86
Chris BrittCo-founder & CEO of ChimeRajat TanejaInvestor at Foundation CapitalTodd ChaffeeInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Tony WellsVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalKaren SheffieldFounder & Managing Partner at Pachamama VenturesKristina BurowManaging Director at ARCH Venture Partners
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