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Upstream VC

Upstream VC Fund I, LP

Open, writing first checksEmerging manager

Open: first sale Mar 2023, per Form D (fund age approximates vintage)

Open their pitch form
Vintage
2023
Fund size
$15.27M (Form D)
Stages
Pre-seed, Seed
Sectors
Not stated
Regions
Global

01 · Thesis

Upstream is a venture capital firm focused on ground zero startups at the pre-seed and seed stages. It helps founders raise enough capital to validate their business without undue dilution and partners with them from day one.Inferred from the firm's website

02 · Initial check

$102K to $191K (estimated from fund size)

Estimated from Form D

03 · Who to approach

Named on this fund's Form D

  • Chance Murray, Co-Founder and General Partner

04 · Deals

No deals attributed to this fund yet.

05 · Evidence

  • Firm-wideUpstream helps founders at the earliest stages raise enough money to validate their business without undue dilution, and partners with them from day one.

    With an eye for ground zero startups (Pre Seed & Seed), Upstream helps founders raise enough money to validate their business without suffering undue dilution.
    https://www.upstreamvc.com/thesis

06 · Sources

  1. https://www.upstreamvc.com/thesis
  2. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1969978/000196997823000002/

Last verified: Oct 28, 2026