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Upfront Ventures
Venture capital · Los Angeles, CA, United States · North America
Upfront Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests at the earliest stages, typically writing the first check at seed or pre-seed, and can continue to support companies through later rounds with its growth fund. It has investment professionals in Los Angeles and the Bay Area and invests nationally and sometimes globally.
Invests inAI & Machine Learning
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Or find every investor that fitsUpfront Ventures lists 121 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 25 funding rounds, 9 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Series A, 42% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (21%), Healthcare & Biotech (13%) and Enterprise Software (11%). 97% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Accel, Bonfire Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Upfront Ventures, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Upfront Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 25 companies; its own site lists 121. 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.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 38% |
| Series A | 42% |
| Series B | 4% |
| Growth | 17% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 1 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 12 | 3 |
| '26 | 12 | 6 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 97th | 120 companies |
| Recent activity | 97th | 15 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 65th | 38% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 86th | 15% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 17th | 21% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 59th | 3 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 21% | 18% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 13% | 15% |
| Enterprise Software | 11% | 8% |
| Fintech | 9% | 12% |
| Media & Entertainment | 7% | 4% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 7% | 6% |
| Consumer | 6% | 3% |
| Space & Defense | 5% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Accel | 7 |
| Bonfire Ventures | 7 |
| Andreessen Horowitz | 6 |
| Wonder Ventures | 5 |
| 1745 Ventures | 4 |
| BoxGroup | 4 |
| CRV | 4 |
| Collaborative Fund | 4 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers11494%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company76%
- 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 Upfront Ventures head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Upfront Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 2026 | Series A | |
| 21 Sept 2026 | Series B | |
| 16 Sept 2026 | Series A | |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Series A Led | |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 15 Jun 2026 | Series C+ | |
| 28 May 2026 | Series A | |
| 28 May 2026 | Seed Led |
Round details for Upfront Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Upfront Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
121 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The company provides an answer engine for sales teams to automate tasks such as RFPs and sales enablement | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| The company plans social events like dinner and boat cruises to help people meet and date. | Enterprise SoftwareLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| Adway provides a platform for serving ads on rideshare and delivery cars using small projectors attached to side mirrors | Media & EntertainmentMobility & Logistics | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides a calendar service that allows users to add events to their calendar. | Space & DefenseHealthcare & Biotech | Aug 2025Seed | Page + round | |
| Aimerce provides a server-side tracking and first-party data platform for ecommerce | E-commerce & MarketplacesAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| alphaXiv connects papers, researchers, and organizations, grounding its answers in the underlying work. | EducationAI & Machine Learning | Nov 2025Seed | Portfolio page | |
| AndrenaM builds networks of intelligent acoustic buoys that detect, track, and classify underwater objects and marine life. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Jul 2026Series A | Page + round | |
| AnySignal develops and manufactures RF platforms and hardware for various domains, including space, land, air, and sea | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Dec 2025Series A | Page + round | |
| Apeel develops a plant-based protection for fresh fruits and vegetables to extend their shelf life and reduce waste. | Food & Agriculture | Jul 2025Series C+ | Page + round | |
| Apex Space manufactures and delivers satellite platforms to customers | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Arcade generates AI videos for marketing teams | AI & Machine LearningMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Ayble Health provides online gastrointestinal care for various digestive symptoms and conditions | Healthcare & Biotech | Sept 2026Series A | Page + round | |
| CVRD Health provides a platform for government contractors to manage fringe compliance and benefits administration | Healthcare & BiotechFintech | May 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| Believer Entertainment is a global games company that creates and serves games | Enterprise SoftwareGaming | Mar 2023Series A | Page + round | |
| Bevy provides a community engagement platform with features such as forums, events, groups, gamification, and analytics | Media & EntertainmentEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
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| Bird operates a shared electric scooter and e-bike service in cities around the world. | Mobility & LogisticsSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Bland automates calls for companies, especially in regulated industries such as healthcare and finance. | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Bland automates calls for companies, especially in regulated industries such as healthcare and finance. | Healthcare & BiotechFintech | Jun 2026Series C+ | Funding round | |
| BrightAI develops and implements artificial intelligence systems for monitoring and maintaining physical infrastructure | AI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 10 Nov 2026- Site
- upfront.com
- Last read
- 10 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 7 Mar 2023
- Companies checked
- 121
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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