Upside VC is an early-stage venture capital firm co-founded by the YouTube group The Sidemen, backing consumer-focused startups across food, fashion, fitness, tech, and entertainment. It combines capital with media influence to accelerate portfolio company growth, operating as an Appointed Representative of Sturgeon Ventures LLP.
50% of their portfolio is in Legal. Their most common stage is seed (50% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $7.5M (across 4 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
4
Fund Size
$25M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
CV
Claire Valoti
Founding Partner of Haylo Ventures, former VP of International for Snap and Angel Investor for ClaireandAmir.com
IS
Ishan Sinha
Partner @ Point72 Ventures
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
6 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 GlobalComix | Unknown | $13M | Jan 2026 |
 MAGIC AI | Seed | — | Nov 2024 |
 Howbout | Series A | $8M | Sep 2024 |
 Ceartas DMCA Ltd | Seed | $4.5M | Apr 2024 |
| Ceartas DMCA Ltd | Unknown | — | Jan 2024 |
| Ceartas DMCA Ltd | Seed | $4.5M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Earlybird Venture Capital2 shared
10x Founders2 shared
Wise1 shared
Scrum Ventures1 shared
Point72 Private Investments1 shared
Goodwater Capital1 shared
Angel Invest1 shared
Sequel1 shared
Boost Capital Partners1 shared
FJ Labs1 shared
IW Capital1 shared
SFC Capital1 shared
Together Fund1 shared
Legend Capital1 shared
Last updated: 27 September 2026