# Upstream - boldstart ventures

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# Upstream

The simplest way to start and manage a DAO.
Website: [UpstreamApp.com](http://upstreamapp.com)

**First check**
:   2014-05-13

**Headquarters**
:   Miami

## Company milestones

2022-03-09  
Boldstart doubles down, [leading Upstream's Series A](https://medium.com/boldstart-ventures/doubling-down-on-upstream-the-easiest-way-to-create-and-run-a-dao-f9fd502bfbec) to easily create and run a DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations). Read more about the round on [Forbes.](https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2022/03/09/web3-upstream-raises-12-million-dao-tools/)

2019-11-15  
Alex and Michael [sell](https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/why-socialrank-sold-its-profitable-business-to-start-from-scratch/) SocialRank assets. Then they launch Upstream, a new product making it easy to start and run small communities mobile first.

2014-05-13  
Boldstart invests first check into SocialRank, founded by Alex Taub and Michael Schonfeld.

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