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Bob Upham

Managing Partner

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Asesoria Partners

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About

Startup mentor, board member, investor and advisor to accelerators, incubators, corporations and universities around the world. Experienced speaker on over a dozen topics, including creating a pitch deck, Silicon Valley culture, customer-centric design and bringing a business to the U.S. market. Skilled pitch judge, and build and execute startup workshops and bootcamp curriculums. Former executive in business development, ex-Yahoo, ex-Visa, ex-Antler, 2x company founder, 2x head of BD at funded startups. Current Managing Partner at a SF-based startup and VC advisory firm.

Experience

Managing PartnerAsesoria Partners
Jan 2024
Program Development FellowUniversity of California, Berkeley
Aug 2015
MentorDraper University
Mar 2026
Mentor and AdvisorUS Market Access Center
Sep 2020
Mentor and AdvisorEsade
Jun 2021
MentorAlchemistX
May 2025
Mentor, member of the Selection CommitteeThe Batchery
Jan 2024
Director, Business Development - Strategic PartnershipsYahoo
Aug 2006 to Dec 2013
Venture Partner, Head of Platform PartnershipsAntler
Oct 2022 to Dec 2023
Mentor and AdvisorCyberport Hong Kong
Jun 2019 to Jan 2023
Senior Director, Digital ProductsVisa
Jan 2016 to May 2019
Vice President, Head of Business DevelopmentQuick.ly Basic company page — company details not listed yet
May 2015 to Jan 2016
Vice President Business DevelopmentDolphin Browser
Dec 2013 to Apr 2015