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Upsider
Corporate cards and payment solutions, targeting fast-growing companies, including startups aiming for IPO
About Upsider
Upsider is a Japanese financial technology company that provides corporate cards and expense management software to businesses.
The company's main product is a corporate card that can be used for a variety of business expenses, such as travel, entertainment, and supplies. The card is linked to a cloud-based expense management platform that allows businesses to track and manage their spending in real time. The platform also includes features such as receipt scanning, automated expense reporting, and integration with accounting software.
Upsider's target market is small and medium-sized businesses in Japan. The company's business model is based on a subscription fee for its expense management platform, as well as interchange fees from the use of its corporate cards.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Acquired
- Founded
- 2018
- Headquarters
- Tokyo, Japan
- Employees
- 94
- Open positions
- 8
- Dealroom signal
- 85.9/100
- Industry
- Fintech
- Sub-industry
- Payments, Banking
- Sector
- Fintech, Corporate Finance, Business Cards, Fintech Related, Challenger Bank, Employee Benefits
- Business model
- SaaS
- Client focus
- b2b
- Investment activity
- 1 company, latest Jan 2025
- Capital deployed
- —
- Preferred round
- DEBT
Knowledge graph
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACQUISITIONOther financing | Jul 2025 | $354M | $506M | Mizuho | ↗ |
| SERIES DOther financing | Nov 2024 | $42M | $169M | Mizuho Capital · Japan Airlines (JAL) · AG Capital · DNX Ventures | ↗ |
Financials
Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Upsider is 400K monthly website visits, up 2.6% over the last three months. Upsider's team grew 9.3% over the past year.
Open positions
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Investments and acquisitions
Recent portfolio relationships for companies that also act as investors or acquirers.
Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Series A7 investors entered at this stage
SBI Shinsei Bank
ANRI
Itochu Technology Ventures
AG Capital
DNX Ventures
Base Partners
Global Brain Corporation
Series B and later14 investors entered at this stage
DST Global
World Innovation Lab
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
Asian Venture Capital Journal
Arena Holdings
Tybourne Capital Management
Saison Ventures
Tencent
Mizuho Capital
Japan Airlines (JAL)- WIWiL
Sumi Trust Innovation Fund
QR Investment
SMBC Venture Capital
Other known investors1 additional known investor
Mizuho
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
Global footprint
team presence
Market sentiment
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