Upside Partnership

Upside Partnership is a venture capital firm focused on seed-stage investments in early-stage startups. Established in July 2014 by Kent Goldman, the firm is headquartered in Mill Valley, California. Upside Partnership aims to build a community of purpose-driven founders by making them partners in the fund, fostering a collaborative environment where founders can share insights and support each other in overcoming challenges. Kent Goldman, the founder, previously held a partner position at First Round Capital, where he was involved in notable investments across various successful companies.

Kent Goldman

Founder

Christina Hunt

Partner, Operations

Past deals in Spam Filtering

Smyte

Series A in 2017
Smyte Inc. is a Software-as-a-Service company that offers trust and safety solutions for websites and mobile applications. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, Smyte employs a combination of manual heuristics, machine learning, and proprietary reputation data to assist businesses in proactively combating spam, fraud, bots, phishing, harassment, and account takeovers. The company's technology is designed to scale to complex trust and safety challenges, processing nearly five billion online actions each month. Smyte integrates its code into client platforms, allowing it to monitor user interactions and identify potentially harmful activities through an automated labeling system. This system flags suspicious behavior for manual review, enabling enterprises, marketplaces, and social networks to enhance security and maintain user trust. Smyte operates as a subsidiary of Twitter.

Smyte

Seed Round in 2015
Smyte Inc. is a Software-as-a-Service company that offers trust and safety solutions for websites and mobile applications. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, Smyte employs a combination of manual heuristics, machine learning, and proprietary reputation data to assist businesses in proactively combating spam, fraud, bots, phishing, harassment, and account takeovers. The company's technology is designed to scale to complex trust and safety challenges, processing nearly five billion online actions each month. Smyte integrates its code into client platforms, allowing it to monitor user interactions and identify potentially harmful activities through an automated labeling system. This system flags suspicious behavior for manual review, enabling enterprises, marketplaces, and social networks to enhance security and maintain user trust. Smyte operates as a subsidiary of Twitter.
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