Investors / United States / CSC Upshot
CSC Upshot
Venture capital · Palo Alto, CA, United States · North America
CSC Upshot Ventures is an early stage venture fund that provides seed capital to technology companies. It was founded in 2015 and built its investing model in partnership with AngelList, with capital sources from China represented by the CSC Group and Baidu.
Invests inAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsenterpriseartificial intelligencehealthcarefintechmarketplaceseed
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Or find every investor that fitsCSC Upshot lists 148 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (19%), Healthcare & Biotech (12%) and Fintech (11%). 83% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Y Combinator, Hemisphere Ventures and Western Technology Investment.
No funding round on record names CSC Upshot yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not CSC Upshot's whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 148. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 19% | 18% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 12% | 15% |
| Fintech | 11% | 12% |
| Enterprise Software | 11% | 8% |
| Education | 7% | 7% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 6% | 6% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 6% | 3% |
| Media & Entertainment | 5% | 4% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Y Combinator | 28 |
| Hemisphere Ventures | 27 |
| Western Technology Investment | 15 |
| Andreessen Horowitz | 11 |
| FundersClub | 8 |
| Catapult VC | 7 |
| Crosslink Capital | 7 |
| Initialized | 7 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 98th | 148 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 13th | 19% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 98th | 13 countries |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers13591%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company139%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare CSC Upshot head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
148 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AiFi provides spatial intelligence for retail, venues, and travel industries | AI & Machine LearningReal Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Aircare uses AI to improve shopping, dining, and service experiences in travel retail and airport environments. | AI & Machine LearningE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Airtable provides a platform for building custom applications and workflows | Enterprise SoftwareAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Akua provides a subscription data service utilizing tracking devices, security, and in-transit analytics for intermodal cargo containers | Healthcare & BiotechIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Albert provides a personal financial assistant to help users manage their finances, including budgeting, banking, investing, and borrowing. | FintechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company operates a pharmacy that delivers prescriptions and offers 24/7 support | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Apptopia provides mobile app data and insights to help investors and companies make informed decisions. | FintechMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| AquaCloud facilitates collaboration between fish farmers to promote knowledge and insights based on shared and standardised data | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Arcadia is the energy intelligence platform for businesses to manage energy and utility bills | EducationE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Astranis designs, manufactures, tests, and operates geostationary orbit satellites for commercial and government customers. | Space & DefenseAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
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| AtVenu provides a live event point of sale and payment platform for managing merchandise, concessions, and sponsor activations | Enterprise SoftwareFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| BenRevo provides a platform for the health insurance industry to simplify the distribution process | Healthcare & BiotechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Betterview provides insurance property intelligence software | FintechReal Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| The company is harnessing the biology of human aging to develop new therapies for cardiometabolic diseases | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Bizly provides AI-powered tools for planning in-person events | Enterprise SoftwareEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
FintechCrypto & Web3 | Portfolio page | |||
| Bluecore provides retail marketing technology to help businesses personalize customer experiences across various channels. | E-commerce & MarketplacesAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Blueshift provides a customer engagement platform that helps businesses manage and personalize customer interactions across various channels. | Media & EntertainmentE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Bolt offers various mobility services, including ride-hailing, car-sharing, food and grocery delivery, and micromobility solutions. | Mobility & LogisticsFood & Agriculture | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- csc-upshot.vc
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 148
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