Tech Company Financing Transactions

Uptrust Funding Round

Uptrust, based in San Francisco, secured $2 million from De-Carceration Fund, Luminate Capital Partners and Stand Together Ventures Lab.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
5/19/2021
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$2,000,000
Round
Seed
Investors

De-Carceration Fund (Lead Investor) (Chris Bentley)

Luminate Capital Partners (Lead Investor)

Stand Together Ventures Lab (Lead Investor)

Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Consumer
Mailing Address
1 Sutter St. 350
San Francisco, CA 94101
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
Uptrust connects and engages low-income defendants to the services and support they need to avoid jail. Millions of people are jailed every year because they miss court and other mandatory appointments. A failure to appear (FTA) results in incarceration that can be avoided 99% of the time through proper communication and incentive.
Profile
Uptrust LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Uptrust Company Twitter Account
Company News
Uptrust News
Facebook
Uptrust on Facebook
YouTube
Uptrust on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Jacob Sills
  Jacob Sills LinkedIn Profile  Jacob Sills Twitter Account  Jacob Sills News  Jacob Sills on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Elijah Gwynn
  Elijah Gwynn LinkedIn Profile  Elijah Gwynn Twitter Account  Elijah Gwynn News  Elijah Gwynn on Facebook
VP - Engineering
Matthew Root
  Matthew Root LinkedIn Profile  Matthew Root Twitter Account  Matthew Root News  Matthew Root on Facebook


 

 

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