Upfront Ventures
Founded 1996 · Santa Monica, USA
Upfront Ventures is the venture capital firm focusing on early-stage technology companies.
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Total investments
394
Successful exits
77
About the program
Upfront Ventures is LA’s original venture firm, backing breakout companies at the earliest stages. With $2B+ AUM and over 25 years of investing, we lead early rounds in healthtech, biotech, and beyond—supporting founders from first check through scale.
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I started my career as a clinician because I wanted to help people heal — and I bring that same lens to investing. I’ve led clinical strategy at scaling startups, built partnerships across payers and providers, and lived the complexity of care delivery from the inside. I back founders building what should already exist — and roll up my sleeves to help them do it.
Investment offer
Avg Check: $750K - $7M ·
We invest in healthtech, biotech, life sciences, digital health, diagnostics, therapeutics, care delivery, value-based care, healthcare SaaS, mental health, women’s health, aging, AI/ML in healthcare, and regulated healthcare services.