# Alex Kinnier

> Alex Kinnier is a seed investor at Upside (Bethesda) backing Gaming and Marketing. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Upside](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/getupside)
- Location: Bethesda, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-kinnier-419139/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/akinnier
- Website: https://x.com/akinnier
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/akinnier

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.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaming | 1 | 50% |
| Marketing | 1 | 50% |
| E-Learning | 1 | 50% |
| Online Games | 1 | 50% |
| Social Media | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Metafy | 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 | 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 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Accel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accel) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Battery Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/battery-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Entrée Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/entree-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hamilton Investment Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hamilton-investment-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [M25](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/M25-VC) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Musha Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/musha-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Upside

VC Fund · Washington, United States

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.

5 contacts available at Upside.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adam Shepard | Engineering Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adam-shepard-2 |
| Alex Kinnier | Co-founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-kinnier |
| Chad Crutchfield | Strategic Partnerships & Programs & Head Of Business Development | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chad-crutchfield |
| Jan Rubio | Co-founding & Software Engineer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jan-rubio |
| Joanna Kochaniak | Co-founder & CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joanna-kochaniak |

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## FAQ

### 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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