Upriver creates and enforces data contracts that ensure data quality by automatically monitoring field behavior, metadata, and schema compliance throughout the data pipeline. This proactive approach prevents data issues before they reach production, enabling organizations to maintain reliable and consistent data for informed decision-making.
Funding
$4M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.

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Problem
Data quality issues in pipelines lead to unreliable analytics, flawed decision-making, and wasted resources. Traditional data quality monitoring often relies on reactive detection, failing to prevent bad data from reaching downstream systems. This results in costly rework, delayed insights, and a lack of trust in data-driven processes.
Solution
Upriver provides a proactive data contract platform that ensures data quality by automatically monitoring field behavior, metadata, and schema compliance throughout the data pipeline. The platform uses a knowledge graph to interpret data expectations and automatically generate data contracts. Before data updates occur, Upriver checks for contract violations, blocking updates or alerting stakeholders to prevent bad data from propagating downstream. This approach enables organizations to maintain reliable and consistent data, fostering trust and enabling informed decision-making.
Target Audience
Upriver targets data engineers, data architects, and data leaders who are responsible for maintaining data quality and ensuring reliable data pipelines.
Features
- Automated data contract generation using a knowledge graph to interpret expectations
- Pre-update checks for contract violations, blocking updates or alerting stakeholders
- Real-time monitoring of field behavior, metadata, and schema compliance
- Integration with existing data pipelines to enforce data quality at the source
- Customizable alerts and notifications for contract violations