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Overview

Early-stage venture capital firm supporting high-growth enterprises.

Founded

2003

Deals · 12mo

2

Stage focus

Debt
Seed
Series A

Geographic focus

Taiwan
United States

Sector focus

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Investment portfolio

4rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Klinic
Jul 2026Participated
$24 MSeries A
Cylerity
Oct 2025Participated
$28 MDebt
MetAI
Jan 2025Participated
$4 MSeed
Mobly
Feb 2024Participated
$3 MSeed
Klinic
Jul 2026Participated
$24 MSeries A
Cylerity
Oct 2025Participated
$28 MDebt
MetAI
Jan 2025Participated
$4 MSeed
Mobly
Feb 2024Participated
$3 MSeed
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Deal Distribution

Upstream Ventures: 4 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Upstream Ventures: 4 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed02
Series A01
Debt01

Monthly Deal Activity

Upstream Ventures: 4 deals are recorded across 33 months.All available history.
Upstream Ventures: 4 deals are recorded across 33 months. All available history
MonthDeals
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Sector Breakdown

Upstream Ventures: AI & Machine Learning is the largest displayed sector by deal count (2 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Upstream Ventures: AI & Machine Learning is the largest displayed sector by deal count (2 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
AI & Machine Learning2
Networks, Cloud & Communication1
Marketing & Advertising1
Enterprise Software1
Fintech1
Media & Entertainment1
Health & Life Sciences1
Professional Services1
Data, Analytics & IT1

Deal Size Distribution

Upstream Ventures: 4 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Upstream Ventures: 4 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M2
$5M-$10M0
$10M-$25M1
$25M-$50M1
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Upstream Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (3 deals).All available history.

Top 2 of 2 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Upstream Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (3 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States3
Taiwan1
Upstream Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with Addin Ventures sharing 1 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Investment Strategy

Upstream Ventures: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation.All available history.
Upstream Ventures: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led00%
Participating4100%
Upstream Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Upstream Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead00%
Co-led00%

Lead dynamics requires at least one led deal in this range

Team

Carmelo Pistorio

Managing Partner

Taft Price

Co-Founder & General Partner