# Upper90

> Upper90 is a VC fund in New York backing FinTech and E-Commerce. See 80 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 80
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 31%
- Fund size: $180M
- Last fund: Aug 2022
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/upper90/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/upper__90
- Website: https://www.upper90.io/

Upper90 is a VC fund in New York focused on FinTech and E-Commerce. Upper90 provides tailored growth capital to top disruptors in eCommerce, FinTech, and Supply Chain Finance. Founded in 2018 by executives from Seamless-GrubHub and Goldman Sachs, the firm has grown AUM to $1.2B and has originated over $1B of additional co-investment capacity to LPs through SPVs and direct opportunities. Industry leaders likeThrasio, Clearco, Crusoe Energy, Clutch, Settle, and Octane have each secured an initial credit facility from Upper90, helping their founders scale with less dilution.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $5M–$25M |
| Series A | $11M–$30M |
| Debt Financing | $25M–$225M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 11 | 14% |
| E-Commerce | 11 | 14% |
| Financial Services | 11 | 14% |
| Software | 5 | 6% |
| Consumer Goods | 4 | 5% |

77 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 12 | 15% |
| Debt Financing | 12 | 15% |
| Series A | 9 | 11% |
| Series B | 8 | 10% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 5% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 27 | 34% |
| Mexico | 3 | 4% |
| Germany | 3 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 3% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| William Libby | CEO | 9 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/william-libby |
| Jason Finger | Chairman | 69 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jason-finger |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| General Compute | General Compute provides an ASIC-based cloud inference platform focused on running AI inference workloads. The company offers an OpenAI-compatible API that allows users to access hosted large language models and switch from existing GPU-based providers by changing the base URL and API key. It supports deploying both its own supported models andcustomer-supplied models on its infrastructure, emphasizing high token throughput and low time to first token. General Compute also offers dedicated custom deployments with service-level agreements, custom scaling, and guaranteed capacity for production workloads. Its infrastructure targets use cases such as AI agents, coding assistants, and real-time voice applications that require low-latency, high-throughput inference. | $400M | Debt Financing | Jul 17, 2026 |  |
| Deep Infra | DeepInfra is an AI inference cloud platform that enables developers and organizations to run machine learning models at scale through a unified API. The platform supports a wide range of capabilities, including large language models, vision processing, embeddings, image and video generation, and speech applications, allowing users to integratemultiple AI functions into their systems. It provides an OpenAI-compatible interface, which allows existing applications to switch endpoints with minimal code changes while accessing a large catalog of open-source models. DeepInfra manages the underlying infrastructure, including GPU resources and scaling, so users can deploy and operate AI workloads without handling complex system setup. The service is designed to facilitate production-level AI deployment by offering automated scaling, model hosting, and tools for integrating and running inference workloads efficiently. | $107M | Series B | May 04, 2026 |  |
| Neon Mobile | Neon Mobile is an online application that offers to pay customers for their anonymized phone call data. | $25M | Seed | Mar 25, 2026 |  |
| Octane | Octane provides a digital financing platform that enables consumers to obtain personalized loan offers for powersports vehicles, outdoor equipment, and similar lifestyle purchases, using soft credit checks that do not impact credit scores. The platform connects shoppers with dealer partners to support an end-to-end process from online rate checksto in-store financing and loan servicing. Octane also offers tools for dealers to close deals with digital approvals and paperless workflows while accommodating a range of credit profiles. The company’s services include programs tailored for different buyer types and integration features that simplify purchase decisions for both consumers and dealer partners. | $50M | Series F | Dec 15, 2025 |  |
| Crusoe | Crusoe is on a mission to help the oil industry reduce routine flaring of natural gas. They are passionate about creating solutions that benefit the environment, local communities, and energy producers.Crusoe Energy Systems provides oil and gas companies with a fast, low cost and simple solution to natural gas flaring. As the energy industrystruggles with pipeline constraints and increasing regulations around flaring and combusting, Crusoe is here to help. Their service lets operators preserve or regain regulatory compliance, maintain existing production and facilitate future development. | $1.4B | Series E | Oct 23, 2025 |  |
| Tensec | Founded in 2023, Tensec is a global fintech that enables small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to enter global trade and thrive by giving them access to global transaction banking solutions that are user-friendly, efficient, and secure.Tensec founders have driven startups from foundation to exit, built decacorns, and led global teams atcompanies such as PayPal, Credit Karma, Facebook, Goldman Sachs, Visa, Mastercard, and American Express. We’re putting together a world-class team to disrupt the $50 trillion cross-border b2b financial services industry by providing SMBs the financial strength to participate and win in the global economy.We believe that successful companies and teams are directly correlated to a company's cultural DNA. At Tensec, we make a deliberate effort to create values and foster a culture able to unleash both human and organizational potential. We strongly believe that the best business results derive from teams that have a strong identification with a mission, push themselves to the edge, and love what they do.The Tensec team is diverse and global, with members in New York, San Francisco and São Paulo. We are funded by top venture capital firms such as Costanoa Ventures, Quiet Capital, Cambrian Ventures, Ignia Partners and WillowTree Investments. | $60M | Debt Financing | Oct 21, 2025 |  |
| Nooks | Nooks provides Classified-Spaces-as-a-Service (CSaaS) to both commercial and government customers. It offers national access to a network of classified flex office spaces to save the company time, capital, and opportunity costs. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Santa Ynez, California. | $25M | Series A | Jun 09, 2025 |  |
| Crusoe | Crusoe is on a mission to help the oil industry reduce routine flaring of natural gas. They are passionate about creating solutions that benefit the environment, local communities, and energy producers.Crusoe Energy Systems provides oil and gas companies with a fast, low cost and simple solution to natural gas flaring. As the energy industrystruggles with pipeline constraints and increasing regulations around flaring and combusting, Crusoe is here to help. Their service lets operators preserve or regain regulatory compliance, maintain existing production and facilitate future development. | $225M | Debt Financing | Mar 27, 2025 |  |
| Settle | Settle" is a cash-flow management platform designed to help businesses and individuals manage their financial transactions, track expenses, and optimize cash flow. It aims to provide users with tools and insights to better understand their financial situation and make informed decisions about their money. The company was founded by AlekKoenig in November 2019 and is based in San Francisco, California. | $110K | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 16, 2024 |  |
| Outgo Inc | Outgo is a venture-backed, all-in-one vertical banking solution for freight carriers. Outgo’s products help automate broker setups, invoicing, factoring, collections, accounting, and tax services without contracts or minimums – finally providing a solution to a decades-long problem for carriers, and allows them to take complete control of theirfinances. Founded by former executives at top transportation companies including Uber and Convoy, the company was launched in 2022 and is headquartered in Seattle. To learn more, visit https://www.outgo.co | $15M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 24, 2024 |  |

10 of 80 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Valar Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/valar-ventures) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightspeed-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Peak 6](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peak6-investments) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Upfront Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/upfront-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Bain Capital Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bain-capital-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Upper90 invest in?

Upper90 invests primarily in FinTech, E-Commerce and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed and Debt Financing stage. Most of the 80 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Upper90's check size?

Upper90 typically joins rounds of $5M–$25M at Seed, $11M–$30M at Series A and $25M–$225M at Debt Financing. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Upper90 participates in.

### How do I contact Upper90?

Public channels for Upper90 include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Upper90?

The team at Upper90 includes William Libby (CEO) and Jason Finger (Chairman). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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