Upstream

Messaging Apps

Overview

Upstream is a messaging app for teams, built on top of email.

Funding and backers

Backers
2
Y Combinator, Connect Ventures
Momentum
0/100
no fresh signals
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Oct 1 Launched on Hacker News Show HN: Inbox Cleanup – get to inbox zero in Gmail Nov 13, 2025 Released an app Upstream - Email · App Store Jun 2023 Went through Y Combinator
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 2%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
App Store
3.7 ★
3 ratings
Launched on Hacker News
3 points
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95 portfolio companies: Unmade, Woolf, EARLY and 92 more
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Paris France
HQ