Upfront Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Los Angeles that invests in technology businesses across digital media, SaaS, consumer internet, and retail innovation.
BrightAI emerges from stealth with a $15 million seed round from Upfront Ventures after bootstrapping to $80 million in revenue. The company uses sensors and AI to monitor infrastructure assets, with more than 250,000 sensors deployed and seven enterprise customers across six verticals. It plans to use the funding to expand its technology so field workers can use sensor-collected data to make better-informed repairs.
Upfront’s Kobie Fuller has designed an investment framework for modern enterprise software
Upfront Ventures partner Kobie Fuller introduces FABRIC, an investment framework for assessing modern enterprise software companies. Its six components are fast, addictive, bold, rewarding, integrated and built on community, qualities Fuller sees as helping software stand out and keep users engaged. He says companies need not exhibit every quality from the start, and points to Figma as an example that embodies the framework.
Apr 2023 · TechCrunchNews article
Upfront Ventures
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Upfront Ventures Management: A global venture capital firm investing in tech, retail, consumer goods, and digital media.
