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Upstream Ventures

VC
Denver, COWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$100K – $750K

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in software startups building productivity and revenue-focused tools for SMBs, with a priority on solutions improving customer acquisition efficiency.

How Upstream Ventures invests

Upstream Ventures is a vc firm based in Denver, CO. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other, SaaS. It does not invest in Consumer Apps.

Upstream Ventures typically writes checks of $100K–$750K per investment.

Upstream Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including RevSage, ClickBuilder.

Meet the Team

JP

Jack Peterson

Founder & Managing Partner

SMB SaaS
Revenue Automation
Niche Advertising

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Apps

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

RE

RevSage

SMB SaaS
CL

ClickBuilder

Marketing Automation
How to pitch Upstream Ventures
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $750K check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Jack Peterson, Founder & Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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