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Upstage Ventures
AddedFeb 13, 2024
UpdatedJun 28, 2026
Upstage Ventures

Upstage Ventures

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Upstage Ventures: A US-based firm investing in and advising consumer internet and interactive marketing companies.

Location
Ardsley, NY, US
Founded
2010
Firm
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Upstage Ventures is a firm that advises and invests in consumer Internet and interactive marketing companies.

The portfolio businesses of the company include SeatGeek, YouNow, Veritonic, TVision, Bedly, Vengo, OrderGroove, and Rally. Upstage Ventures is a U.S.-based company that was founded by Mark Wachen.

Upstage Ventures - Portfolio Snapshot

Portfolio activity breakdown across disclosed investments and stages

Total Investments20
Current Portfolio Count15
Total Portfolio Exits1

Top Investment Stages

Seed12 (60.0%)
Series Unknown5 (25.0%)
Series B2 (10.0%)
Series A1 (5.0%)

Stage Mix

Seed 60%Series Unknown 25%Series B 10%Series A 5%

Concentration shown as share of disclosed investments by stage.

Recent Investments

Livekick logo

Livekick

IVY logo

IVY

Vengo logo

Vengo

Transfr logo

Transfr

Braavo Capital logo

Braavo Capital

Props logo

Props

WinWin logo

WinWin

Bedly logo

Bedly

Veritonic logo

Veritonic

Rally logo

Rally

Switch logo

Switch

TVision Insights logo

TVision Insights

Bring Me That logo

Bring Me That

Klooff logo

Klooff

YouNow logo

YouNow

Ordergroove logo

Ordergroove

SeatGeek logo

SeatGeek

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Upstage Ventures - Classification

Also Known As
  • Upstage Ventures LLC
NAICS
  • 520000Finance and Insurance
  • 523000Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
  • 523900Other Financial Investment Activities
  • 523990All Other Financial Investment Activities
  • 523999Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities
SIC
  • 6700Holding And Other Investment Offices
  • 6720Investment Offices
  • 6722Management Investment Offices, Open-end
Show 8 more industry codes
NAICS
  • 540000Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  • 525000Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles
  • 541000Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  • 523940Portfolio Management and Investment Advice
SIC
  • 6000Depository Institutions
  • 7300Business Services
  • 6790Miscellaneous Investing
  • 6799Investors, Not Elsewhere Classified