Upstream is a mobile marketing technology company that focuses on accelerating mobile commerce in high-growth markets.
Upstream is accelerating mobile commerce in high-growth markets. Their software and infrastructure platform already enables 1.2 billion people to effortlessly receive and pay for the most relevant and affordable digital subscription services on their mobile devices.They reach more than one billion consumers in high-growth markets, through their marketing and billing integration with more than 50 mobile operators in 43 markets across Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, CIS, and South East Asia. They select high-value digital services, adapt them to local market specificities, market them through digital and operator channels and monetize them through their direct carrier billing capabilities.To date, Upstream has engaged half a billion consumers over mobile and converted 65 million of them into paying customers, typically through a subscription micro-payment model. They offer truly global coverage with offices in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Lagos, Johannesburg, London, Milan, Bucharest, Greece, Dubai, and Malaysia.
Announced Date | Round | Money Raised | Number of Investors | Lead Investors | Post Valuation | |
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Dec 19, 2022 | Debt Financing | €14M | 1 | National Bank of Greece | — | Detail |
Feb 15, 2017 | Series Unknown | €25M | 2 | European Investment Bank | — | Detail |
Feb 10, 2017 | Debt Financing | €13M | 1 | HSBC | — | Detail |
Apr 17, 2014 | Private Equity(PE) | — | 2 | — | — | Detail |
May 27, 2009 | Series Unknown | €11M | 1 | TLcom Capital Partners | — | Detail |
Investor Name | Lead Investor | Funding Round |
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National Bank of Greece | Yes | Debt Financing |
European Investment Bank | Yes | Series Unknown |
HSBC | Yes | Debt Financing |
TLcom Capital Partners | Yes | Series Unknown |
HSBC Bank | — | Series Unknown |
Actis | — | Private Equity(PE) |
Barclays Corporate Banking | — | Private Equity(PE) |