The startup offers a community-based online employment platform that connects skilled professionals with blockchain projects, facilitating direct token payments for their contributions. This platform addresses the challenge of finding qualified talent for blockchain initiatives while enabling businesses to efficiently launch and fund their projects.
Funding
$14.3M 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.
Founders
Product
Problem
Traditional real estate investment is often illiquid, has high barriers to entry, and lacks transparency, limiting access for smaller investors and hindering efficient capital raising for developers. Existing methods can be slow, administratively burdensome, and lack the potential for secondary market trading.
Solution
Upside provides a blockchain-based platform for real estate tokenization, enabling developers and investors to unlock new opportunities in the digital age. The platform facilitates the creation of security tokens representing fractional ownership in real estate assets, increasing liquidity and democratizing access to investment opportunities. By leveraging blockchain technology, Upside streamlines administrative tasks, enhances transparency, and enables secondary market trading, creating a more efficient and accessible real estate investment ecosystem. The platform offers a compliance-focused operating system designed to unlock financial opportunities while tapping into a trusted network of investors, brokers, and issuers.
Target Audience
Upside targets real estate developers and investors seeking to leverage blockchain technology for increased liquidity, efficient capital raising, and broader access to investment opportunities.
Features
- Tokenization of real estate assets using ERC-1404 compliant security tokens
- Investor network providing access to high-value and exclusive real-world asset opportunities
- Secondary market trading capabilities for tokenized assets, enhancing liquidity
- Streamlined administrative processes through smart contracts and blockchain-based record keeping
- KYC-authenticated investments for enhanced security and trust
- Compliance-focused operating system ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements
- Access to retail, international, and crypto investors, expanding the capital pool