Investments
9Portfolio Exits
1Funds
1About Upstart Venture
UpStart Ventures, a venture capital firm founded in 2009, is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. The firm invests primarily in early-stage healthcare companies with disruptive market-shifting technologies. It's investment strategy represents a unique combination of idea generation, science discovery, seed stage investing, venture judgment and company management.

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Latest Upstart Venture News
Dec 10, 2019
Pet tech startup Pawzy wins Queen’s University pitch competition A newly launched pet tech startup from Toronto has won its first pitch competition, earning the top prize after competing against eight startups during the UPstart Venture Challenge. UPstart Venture Challenge is a pitch competition led by Queen’s Venture Network and was created to give alumni and students the opportunity to present creative business plans. “The pet health industry is the next major sector poised for innovation.” – Pawzy founder Kerri-Lynn McAllister Pawzy, which has developed a platform that connects Canadian pet owners with health and educational resources, took home $30,000 from the pitch competition. The competition, which received a total of 45 applications, awarded second place to The Gist, which won $15,000, and third place to Forvera Health, which won $10,000. Launched in September, Pawzy aims to allow pet owners to compare health providers and services for their pets, and connect them with veterinarians on-demand. Its platform has a breed selector tool that helps match potential pet owners to an ideal dog, as well as veterinary-approved advice within its breed guides. Pawzy’s goal is to provide a hub for both breeders and adoption agencies and has plans to expand its services to other pets in 2020.
Upstart Venture Investments
9 Investments
Upstart Venture has made 9 investments. Their latest investment was in Teller Finance as part of their Series A on February 2, 2022.

Upstart Venture Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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2/23/2022 | Series A | Teller Finance | $6.85M | Yes | Bessemer Venture Partners, Blockchain Capital, Franklin Templeton, Signum Capital, Toyota Ventures, Undisclosed Angel Investors, Undisclosed Investors, and Upstart Venture | 2 |
2/23/2022 | Seed VC | |||||
2/27/2020 | Series D - II | |||||
8/7/2019 | Series D | |||||
1/7/2015 | Series B |
Date | 2/23/2022 | 2/23/2022 | 2/27/2020 | 8/7/2019 | 1/7/2015 |
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Round | Series A | Seed VC | Series D - II | Series D | Series B |
Company | Teller Finance | ||||
Amount | $6.85M | ||||
New? | Yes | ||||
Co-Investors | Bessemer Venture Partners, Blockchain Capital, Franklin Templeton, Signum Capital, Toyota Ventures, Undisclosed Angel Investors, Undisclosed Investors, and Upstart Venture | ||||
Sources | 2 |
Upstart Venture Portfolio Exits
1 Portfolio Exit
Upstart Venture has 1 portfolio exit. Their latest portfolio exit was Sera Prognostics on July 16, 2021.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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7/16/2021 | IPO | Public | 1 |
Date | 7/16/2021 |
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Exit | IPO |
Companies | |
Valuation | |
Acquirer | Public |
Sources | 1 |
Upstart Venture Fund History
1 Fund History
Upstart Venture has 1 fund, including Upstart Life Sciences Capital LP.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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6/30/2011 | Upstart Life Sciences Capital LP | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Open | $19M | 1 |
Closing Date | 6/30/2011 |
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Fund | Upstart Life Sciences Capital LP |
Fund Type | Early-Stage Venture Capital |
Status | Open |
Amount | $19M |
Sources | 1 |
Upstart Venture Team
4 Team Members
Upstart Venture has 4 team members, including current Founding Partner, Dennis B. Farrar.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Dennis B. Farrar | Founding Partner | Current | |
Name | Dennis B. Farrar | |||
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Work History | ||||
Title | Founding Partner | |||
Status | Current |