Upfront Ventures is proud to be an early investor in and long-term partner to passionate founders solving big problems. Founded in 1996 in Los Angeles with investing professionals based in LA and San Francisco, Upfront has backed standout teams across all technology sectors with a current focus in healthcare, fintech, aerospace and defense, dev tools and infra, consumerization of enterprise software, gaming, computer vision and AgTech / sustainability. We invest about half of our capital in the fast-growing Southern California ecosystem, with the balance across the US as well as investments in Europe.I focus on healthcare, gaming, dev tools and infra, if you're building in these verticals, would love to connect.

Advised on strategy and operations for technology, healthcare and industrial goods clients in the US and Asia, selected projects: - Due diligence for PE clients on $3B+ deal in industrial goods, focus on emerging markets growth - IT cost reduction diagnosis for global asset management firm ($700B+ AUM) - Global growth strategy for Tier-1 automotive electronics supplier

Healthcare IT firm focused on clinical, financial and risk analytics to drive cost-effective medical and population management - Back-end rules engine development and project management (SQL) - Custom data analytics on healthcare cost efficiency and patient care quality, including for New Yorker article "The Hot Spotters" by Atul Gawande