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Upstream

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Last activity: 22.05.2023

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Building the community tools of the future | Introducing Upstream Collectives, a no-code, full-stack, DAO-in-a-box

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Location: United States, New York

Employees: 11-50

Total raised: $15.75M

Founded date: 2019

Investors 9

Date	Name	Website
-	8-Bit Capi...	8bitcapita...
04.11.2020	New York V...	nyvp.com
-	Red Beard ...	redbeard.v...
08.11.2020	RAINFALL V...	rainfall.c...
-	Alpaca VC	alpaca.vc
10.02.2021	Human Vent...	humanventu...
-	Talent Res...	tr.venture...
13.04.2022	Panoramic ...	panoramic....
-	BIP Ventur...	bipventure...

Funding Rounds 2

Date	Series	Amount	Investors
22.03.2022	Series A	$12.5M	-
19.05.2021	Seed	$3.25M	-

Persons 1

Date	First Name	Last Name	Title	LinkedIn	Twitter	Email
-	Swish	Goswami	Investor	linkedin.c...	-	-

Mentions in press and media 24

Date	Title	Description
22.05.2023	Web3 Infrastructure Company Upstream Launches ‘Learn and Earn’ DAO Course	Web3 infrastructure company Upstream will soon release My First DAO, an online class to teach students what tools they need to build a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). The 24-week course will hold workshops about tokenomics, gov...
06.12.2022	It wasn’t all art, it wasn’t all conferences – Art Week gets personal with experiences, too	Facebook Tweet Pin LinkedIn Email By Jose Sirven, Riley Kaminer and Nancy Dahlberg The TechBasel side of Art Week brought experiences and pitching opportunities, and offered a chance to invite visiting founders and investors into our ecosys...
10.08.2022	Worried about keeping your crypto and NFTs safe? Upstream can help	Facebook Tweet Pin LinkedIn EmailWe catch up with CEO Alex Taub to get the lowdown on Vault DAO By Riley Kaminer It’s every crypto hodler’s nightmare. You click an unsuspecting link in one of your many discord chats. And voila: your wallet ...
03.08.2022	Upstream’s new vault could help NFT holders sleep at night	Imagine paying millions of dollars for a JPEG of a monkey just to have it stolen from your digital wallet. That’s exactly what happened to actor Seth Green, who ended up pleading with the hacker (and likely paying them over $100,000) to ret...
25.07.2022	The “D” in DAO doesn’t stand for democracy, says Upstream CEO Alexander Taub	Ever since a group of chronically online crypto enthusiasts tried to buy a copy of the U.S. Constitution in a high-profile bidding war, DAOs (decentralized autonomous organizations) have been at the forefront of discussion in the web3 world...
31.05.2022	Hannah Grey launches its $52M inaugural fund	Focusing on “Customer-centric founders redefining everyday experiences,” venture firm Hannah Grey told me it just closed its oversubscribed $51.6 million fund. The company’s thesis focuses on “studying macro-societal forcing functions and e...
18.04.2022	Get in on the #techweek action! (There are free events at Miami Tech Week, too)	Facebook Tweet Pin LinkedIn Email Though it feels like MiamiTech hasn’t slept over the past year – the action continues at Miami Tech Week. Wondering what is Miami Tech Week and why thousands are descending on the 305? Read my piece from la...
29.03.2022	Despite tooling limitations, DAO optimists see new use cases for a democratic, token-based future	The adoption of decentralized autonomous organizations, or DAOs, has skyrocketed in the past year, and participants believe this is just the beginning, claiming more use cases will form in the subsector. DAOs are community-led groups that, ...
09.03.2022	Upstream snaps up $12.5M Series A to upend the process for starting DAOs	Facebook Tweet Pin LinkedIn Email Web3 startup Upstream has raised a $12.5 million Series A round led by previous investor boldstart ventures. Tiger Global, Vayner Fund, Fenbushi Capital, Panoramic Ventures, Alpaca VC, Human Ventures, Blumb...
09.03.2022	Upstream Raises $12.5M in Series A Funding	Upstream, a Miami, FL-based no-code platform where anyone can start and run their own DAO, raised $12.5m in Series A funding. The round was led by existing investor boldstart ventures with participation from existing investor Ibex Investors...
23.05.2021	Knicks fan who used bitcoin to buy tickets in 2013 lost out on almost $30,000 worth of profit	A 2013 purchase of basketball tickets using bitcoin meant Alex Taub lost out on almost $30,000. At the time, he felt like he was getting into Madison Square Garden for free, essentially. When asked if he'll ever pay with crypto again, he to...
23.05.2021	Knicks fan who used bitcoin to buy tickets in 2013 lost out on almost $30,000 worth of profit	An NBA basketball game between Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks. John Bazemore/AP Images A 2013 purchase of basketball tickets using bitcoin meant Alex Taub lost out on almost $30,000. At the time, he felt like he was getting into Madison ...
19.05.2021	How Upstream Is Evolving Professional Networking And The Future Of Work	The importance of networking in business cannot be overstated — some studies have estimated that upwards of 85% of job openings are eventually filled through networking — but the systems that facilitate these processes today simply are not ...
19.05.2021	Miami-based professional networking site, Upstream, raises $3.25M	Facebook Tweet Pin LinkedIn Email Upstream, the Miami-based professional social networking site, announced it has raised $3.25 million in venture capital, including a $2.5 million seed round led by Ibex Investors and a $750k pre-seed round ...
19.05.2021	Upstream, a Miami-based professional networking platform, raises a $2.75M seed round	If you’re reading this, there’s a pretty good chance you have a LinkedIn profile with your digital resume and hundreds — if not thousands — of professional connections. But how many of those people do you actually know well, and, more impor...
22.04.2021	14 apps that Gen Z loves, according to 14 VCs under the age of 25	We Are / Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. A new generation of investors has brought new insight and perspective to the venture-capital world. We asked 14 up-an...
19.12.2020	The rocket is on the launchpad: 2021 will be #MiamiTech’s breakout year	Facebook Tweet Pin LinkedIn Email Host’s note: For this year’s year in review, I wanted a true long-time insider’s perspective. Auston Bunsen was one of the first developers and tech entrepreneurs I met in Miami, from back in the early Supe...
02.12.2020	New app Upstream will help workers throw remote holiday parties	More On: apps How I lost $650,000 of crypto in seconds Woman reveals plan to catch date lying about height: Genius or evil? Grocery apps try to shed NYC delivery hubs’ ‘crackhouse’ reputations How to make your old iPhone feel new again with...
27.10.2020	Upstream aims to be the new home for your professional social life	Last fall, social analytics startup SocialRank sold its product and business to Trufan, allowing the team to focus on something new: a professional social network. Today, they’re officially unveiling Upstream to the public. To be clear, CEO...
18.05.2020	36M Americans have filed for unemployment, but (some) tech firms are still hiring	Last week, U.S. unemployment claims hit 36 million over a two-month period. The results of pandemic-led closures have been devastating to innumerable industries, as the timeline to reopen remains uncertain in many areas. Indeed noted in a r...
24.03.2020	Former founders of SocialRank have launched a job board for COVID-19 layoffs	The COVID-19 pandemic has already triggered a number of layoffs across industries, from travel companies to scooter startups. But, as a gray footnote to all tragedies, we’re starting to see innovation pop through the cracks — and hopefully ...
19.11.2019	SocialRank sells biz to Trufan, pivots to a mobile LinkedIn	What do you do when your startup idea doesn’t prove big enough? Run it as a scrawny but profitable lifestyle business? Or sell it to a competitor and take another swing at the fences? Social audience analytics startup SocialRank chose the l...
-	Here's an exclusive look at the pitch deck Web3 startup Upstream used to raise $12.5 million from Tiger Global to create a 'DAO-in-the-box'	Upstream cofounder Alex Taub Upstream This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Upstream aims to be the go-to place for anyone to easily start and run a DAO. DAOs are a popular way ...
-	This diehard Knicks fan bought tickets with bitcoin in 2013—they’re now worth almost $30,000	The New York Knicks are back in the playoffs for the first time in eight years, with the team already making headlines for the sky-high prices fans are willing to pay to watch their team play postseason basketball. But even the priciest tic...

Upstream

Investors 9

Funding Rounds 2

Persons 1

Mentions in press and media 24

Reviews 0