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Upside

Oceania, New South Wales, Australia, Cremorne

Description

Upside is a web3 system investment DAO and incubator.

Investor Profile

Upside has backed more than 5 startups, with 1 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 2 rounds, about 40% of its total and boasts 0 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed, Pre Seed rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in The Netherlands, Singapore, United States.
  • Strong thematic focus on Information Technology, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (60%)
  • Pre Seed (40%)

Country Focus

  • The Netherlands (20%)
  • Singapore (20%)
  • United States (20%)

Industry Focus

  • Information Technology
  • Blockchain
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Web3
  • Financial Services
  • Developer Apis
  • Decentralized Finance (Defi)
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Who does Upside frequently co-invest with?

PARC Capital
Asia, Central Region, Singapore, Singapore
Co-Investments: 1
Apollo Crypto
Europe, Staffordshire, United Kingdom, Stafford
Co-Investments: 2
ODA Capital
Asia, Central Region, Singapore, Singapore
Co-Investments: 1
Comma3 Ventures
Asia, T'ai-pei, Taiwan, Taipei
Co-Investments: 1
Baboon.VC
Asia, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Co-Investments: 1
Fork Ventures
Oceania, New South Wales, Australia, Haymarket
Co-Investments: 1
Co-Investments: 1
Karatage
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 1
Cypher Capital
Asia, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Dubai
Co-Investments: 1
Co-Investments: 1

Which angels does Upside often collaborate with?

Shared Deals: 1
Shared Deals: 1
C2
North America, Delaware, United States
Shared Deals: 1
Shared Deals: 1
EC
Asia, Singapore
Shared Deals: 1
Kirby Ong
Asia, Singapore
Shared Deals: 1
JA
Asia, Singapore
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Upside?

Origami Finance is an automated leverage protocol that allows users to maximise capital efficiency and integrated with third-party lenders.

BlockchainCryptocurrencyDecentralized Finance (DeFi)
SeedAug 27, 2024
Amount Raised: $1,500,000
Shuffle

Willemstad, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands

Shuffle is a cryptocurrency casino and sports betting platform.

CryptocurrencyInformation TechnologyWeb3
SeedFeb 25, 2024
Amount Raised: $2,500,000
Singularity

Singapore, Central Region, Singapore

Singularity protocol is a compliant academic DeFi access layer that enables institutional on-chain players.

Financial ServicesInformation Technology
SeedJun 19, 2023
Amount Raised: $1,100,000
Astrolab

Finland, Minnesota, United States

Astrolab is engaged in yield farming using automated, multi-chain strategies.

BlockchainInformation Technology
Pre SeedOct 25, 2022
Amount Raised: $5,000,000

Reservoir is a developer platform that enables next-generation NFT products to be delivered to market.

BlockchainDeveloper APIsInformation Technology
Pre SeedOct 25, 2022

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