About
Bob Upham is Managing Partner at Asesoria Partners, a San Francisco-based startup and venture capital advisory firm. He has held business development roles at Yahoo, Visa, and Antler, founded two companies, and led business development at two funded startups. Upham serves as a mentor, board member, and advisor to accelerators, incubators, corporations, and universities, and speaks on topics including pitch deck creation, Silicon Valley culture, customer-centric design, and market entry strategy.
Experience
- Asesoria PartnersManaging Partnercurrent2024 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- University of California, BerkeleyProgram Development Fellowcurrent2015 β presentBerkeley, California, United States
- Techstars TokyoMentorcurrent2025 β present
- US Market Access CenterMentor and Advisorcurrent2020 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- EsadeMentor and Advisorcurrent2021 β presentBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Draper UniversityMentorcurrent2026 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- AlchemistXMentorcurrent2025 β present
- The BatcheryMentor, member of the Selection Committeecurrent2024 β present
- AntlerVenture Partner, Head of Platform Partnerships2022 β 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Cyberport Hong KongMentor and Advisor2019 β 2023Hong Kong SAR
- VisaSenior Director, Digital Products2016 β 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Quick.lyVice President, Head of Business Development2015 β 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Dolphin BrowserVice President Business Development2013 β 2015San Francisco Bay Area, Wuhan China
- Yahoo! Inc.Director, Business Development - Strategic Partnerships2006 β 2013Sunnyvale, CA
- Chatham Systems Group, Inc.Founder and president1995 β 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 Β· Spanish
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Shared employers
Also worked at University of California, Berkeley142
Paul JennyBoard Chair at CincyTechAndrea van ElsasInvestor at Third Rock VenturesFreada Kapor KleinFounding Partner at Kapor CapitalUlili OnovakpuriManaging Partner at Kapor CapitalRoseanneCo-founder at Renegade PartnersJay ParrishVenture Partner at ARCH Venture Partners
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Also worked at Esade9
Daniel SanchezVenture Partner at Nauta CapitalOriol RosManaging Partner at Kalonia Venture PartnersJavier SantisoCEO and General Partner at Mundi VenturesMarta CampilloPrincipal, Abac Nest at Abac Capital Manager S.G.E.I.C.,Lisa HehenbergerChief Impact Advisor β Advisory Committee Member at Oryx ImpactGuilherme LimaInvestor at Astella Investimentos
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Also worked at Antler143
Nicolas MetzkeInvestor at DaphniAndrea GazviniAssociate at NorthzoneOlivier GrindaVenture Partner at FJ LabsSandra MalmbergInvestor at EQT VenturesPaige SchultzInvestor at Long Ridge Equity PartnersVictoria FΓ€hInvestment Manager, Future Content Fund at IPR.VC
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Also worked at Visa70
Rajat TanejaInvestor at Foundation CapitalTodd ChaffeeInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Tony WellsVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalGregory BillingtonResearch at Transform Capital ManagementTuoyo LouisCo-founder and General Partner at Seae VenturesElena GomezPresident & CFO, Toast at Operator Collective
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