Alex Kinnier
Co-founder & CEO @ Upside
Bethesda, United States
Alex Kinnier is a seed investor at Upside in Bethesda focused on Gaming and Marketing. Alex Kinnier is the Co-Founder and CEO of Upside. He previously worked at Opower as an SVP, Products, and Engineering. Alex Kinnier attended Harvard Business School.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries Alex Kinnier invests in
Stages Alex Kinnier invests in
Countries Alex Kinnier invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Gaming 1 (50%)
- Marketing 1 (50%)
- E-Learning 1 (50%)
- Online Games 1 (50%)
- Social Media 1 (50%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (50%)
- Series A 1 (50%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Metafy
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Metafy is an online coaching platform that enables video gamers to monetize their talent through coaching and courses. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | $3.2M / Seed / Dec 09, 2020 | |
Loosecubes
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Loosecubes is a community marketplace for workspace. It connects members with an empty desk, studio or sofa with other members who need a productive and inspiring place to work. Whether you are looking for coworking companions by the day or longer term studiomates by the month, Loosecubes makes it easy to find the right people to share your workdaywith. | $7.8M / Series A / Jun 05, 2012 |
Co-Investors
About Upside
GetUpside is a retail technology company that uses personalized cash back promotions to bring shoppers more value and proven profit to brick and mortar businesses. As millions of shoppers earn 2 to 3 times more cashback with GetUpside than any other product, businesses nationwide earn more profit without changing their business models. Many otherbrands use the GetUpside Partner Platform to power their own app experiences, leaning on GetUpside’s proven methodology to help shoppers and businesses do better. GetUpside is headquartered in Washington, D.C. and has driven hundreds of millions of dollars back into our communities nationwide.
Upside Contacts
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Adam Shepard
Engineering Manager
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Alex Kinnier
Co-founder & CEO
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Chad Crutchfield
Strategic Partnerships & Programs & Head Of Business Development
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Jan Rubio
Co-founding & Software Engineer
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Joanna Kochaniak
Co-founder & CTO
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What does Alex Kinnier invest in?
Alex Kinnier invests primarily in Gaming, Marketing and E-Learning startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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