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Upfront Ventures is a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm founded in 1996 (formerly GRP Partners) that invests in early-stage technology companies. The firm invests roughly half its capital in Southern California, with the balance across the US, Europe, India, and Israel.
Deal activity increased 225% year-over-year (13 deals in the last 12 months). Average disclosed round size is $33.1M (across 254 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
159
Fund Size
$280M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
13
Team
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
266 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Rainmaker | Series B | $100M | Sep 2026 |
 Critical Energy Systems | Seed | $19M | Jun 2026 |
| Critical Energy Systems | Debt | $3M | Jun 2026 |
 Observable Space | Series A | $11M | May 2026 |
 Kubera Health | Seed | $6.5M | May 2026 |
 CVRD Health | Seed | $5M | May 2026 |
 Sandbar | Series A | $23M | Mar 2026 |
 Daytona | Series A | $24M | Feb 2026 |
 Daytona | Series A | $24M | Feb 2026 |
| Observable Space | Series A | $90M | Jan 2026 |
| Kubera Health | Seed | $6.5M | Jan 2026 |
 AnySignal | Series A | $24M | Dec 2025 |
 Majestic Labs | Series A | $100M | Nov 2025 |
 Renew | Series A | $12M | Oct 2025 |
 Modern Animal | Series C | $46M | Sep 2025 |
 Sophont | Seed | $9.2M | Sep 2025 |
 Certify | Series B | $40M | Jun 2025 |
 Arlo | Seed | $4M | Mar 2025 |
 1up | Seed | $5M | Jan 2025 |
 Zeitview | Unknown | $60M | Jan 2025 |
 Keragon | Seed | $7.5M | Jan 2025 |
| Sandbar | Seed | $10M | Jan 2025 |
 Agenda Hero | Seed | $5.6M | Jan 2025 |
| Certify | Series B | $40M | Jan 2025 |
| Modern Animal | Series D | $46M | Jan 2025 |
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Top Co-Investors
Founders Fund20 shared
Andreessen Horowitz17 shared
Accel17 shared
Daher Capital14 shared
Greycroft13 shared
Kleiner Perkins12 shared
500 Global11 shared
First Round Capital10 shared
RRE Ventures8 shared
Index Ventures8 shared
Collaborative Fund8 shared
General Catalyst8 shared
Redpoint Ventures8 shared
True Ventures7 shared
FirstMark Capital7 shared
GV7 shared
Y Combinator7 shared
Lux Capital7 shared
Qualcomm Ventures7 shared
Sequoia Capital6 shared
Last updated: 27 September 2026