Sales & marketing

Upbeat

Website

Upbeat is a software-powered next-generation PR agency that focuses on media marketing for various companies. The company is a team of software engineers and PR professionals working together to bring the old-school PR industry to the modern world. Upbeat turns story ideas to into something presentable by connecting the best stories to the best

Overview

Upbeat is a software-powered next-generation PR agency that focuses on media marketing for various companies. The company is a team of software engineers and PR professionals working together to bring the old-school PR industry to the modern world.

Upbeat turns story ideas to into something presentable by connecting the best stories to the best storytellers. They also manage email outreach and follow-ups and keep track of pitch's progress with real-time analytics and email updates. And, its software is also an avenue to monitor media opportunities on company's behalf.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08

Founders & team

Previously PRX Crowdbooster

Company history As recorded 2026-11-08

David Tran

Founder/CTO

Co-founder, Flow Club— come co-work with me: https://in.flow.club/h/david-t?inviteCode=David958 Previously: wrote the first lines of code for Alchemy, and co-founded Crowdbooster/Upbeat (YC S2010)

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
2team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15

News & product activity

Sources & observations

Y Combinator

Profile depthverified profile
Website observationwebsite unreachable
Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedSan Francisco, CA, USA
Pricing evidenceNo pricing page confirmed
Maturity: Not assessed · 3 of 6 areas documented

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