Announcing Upstart Co-Lab’s
2022 Impact Report:
Investing for an Inclusive Creative Economy

The report details the creative economy investments closed by the Upstart Member Community since 2020.

It also describes Upstart’s proprietary pipeline of investable opportunities in creative industries including fashion, film & TV, and food, and outlines the five dimensions of people-focused impact that Upstart tracks in all the investments we consider: access to capital for BIPOC and women entrepreneurs, quality jobs, vibrant communities, sustainable creative lives, and an inclusive creative economy.

Signaling the successful conclusion of our Member Community, it previews Upstart’s next chapter – the Inclusive Creative Economy Strategy
the first, national impact investment strategy for the U.S. creative economy.

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