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About Upstart Labs
We partner with innovative software companies to launch new products and build market momentum.
MoPix, Self-Service Video Distribution
MoPix powers video distribution for independent filmmakers and alternative video content creators, with a framework they can use to brand, distribute and sell their work via the web, iOS and Android devices, and other mobile and digital media. MoPix closes the gap between traditional channels and direct distribution with a turnkey solution for monetizing video.
Our Program
Upstart Labs is a Portland-based business accelerator focused on early stage investments in technology companies. We invest the services of our experienced team of developers, designers, marketers and managers in exchange for equity in fast-growing companies.
Our program is three- to six-months of intensive development of your business and product. We use lean startup techniques and agile development to provide maximum results. We surround each company with hands-on mentorship, business experience and a valuable sounding board during a startup’s critical initial phase.
Our Partners
Our Upstarts
Chirpify
Chirpify came to Upstart Labs as a beta product with traction – but in a market that would limit its growth. Upstart Labs rebranded, re-focused, and re-launched the product and company into a social payments platform with promise.
MoPix had a compelling concept but needed development chops to make their self-service digital film distribution product a reality – that’s where Upstart Labs came in.
We re-branded and re-developed Taplister.com using responsive web design to take this startup from a part-time hobby to a fully-fledged craft beer marketing platform poised for rapid growth.
It’s hard work to make a product look easy. That was the goal for PivotPlanet, a startup using new technology to solve the old problem of matching mentors with job seekers for career and business advice.
The Menuish team needed product marketing savvy to turn their vision of a mobile menus app into a reality. We helped them secure a data partner, focus the product feature set, and build the beta.
Delivering truly meaningful insights in Big Data analytics requires solid architecture and technical direction. Upstart Labs took an agile approach to building Measureful’s MVP, setting the stage for customer engagement and growth.
With its app spreading like wildfire, Celly needed help presenting a professional face to the world while keeping their development engine cranking. Upstart Labs stepped in to run launch marketing for this standout in mobile social networking.