5 Founders backed by Upfront Ventures building SaaS (2026)

Founders backed by Upfront Ventures and building SaaS (5)

Founders backed by Upfront Ventures and building SaaS covers 5 founders on 1up, Agenda Hero and Certify and 2 other companies. The most common sector is SaaS (5). Members are based in 4 cities, led by San Francisco, CA (2), Austin, TX (1) and New York City, NY (1). Companies represented include Neon Mobile and Tern Travel. Every founder below links to a profile with their company, backers, and the filings behind each round.

• Founders listed: 5
• Companies represented: 5
• Top sector: SaaS (5 founders)
• Top location: San Francisco, CA (2 founders)
• Locations represented: 4

• Alex Kiam — Neon Mobile
• Anshul Rathi — Certify
• Caren Cioffi — Agenda Hero
• David Shull — Tern Travel
• George Avetisov — 1up

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