# Punchup Live

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/punchup-live

- Industry: Media
- Headquarters: New York, US
- Website: www.punchup.live/
- Total disclosed funding: $2.3M
- Latest round: Seed (Jun 23, 2025)
- Investors on record: 3

## About

Founded in 2023 and based in New York, US, PunchUp Technologies Inc., trading name under Punchup Live, operates a platform that enables comedians to directly share their content with fans. Danny Frenkel (CEO) and Alex Dajani (CTO) are the co-founders of the company. In November 2023, PunchUp Technologies Inc. raised USD 1 million in venture funding led by Social Leverage, including Heracles Capital, Hustle Fund, and Evil Twin Capital. In January 2026, Punchup Live raised USD 2.1 million in venture funding led by investor Marquee Ventures. The company provides a platform that features a vast array of comedic content, from short clips and full sets to special performances and raw club footage. The firm allows users to watch performances such as Zoltan Kaszas Light & Sound Therapy and Jordan Jensen’s Divorced Lady, among others. Punchup also offers premium content, like Mark Normand’s Page to Stage, available for a nominal fee. Punchup Live earns revenue by taking a share of ticket sales, subscriptions, and digital content monetization generated through its creator-first ticketing, streaming, and analytics platform.  The organization plans to use the June 2025 funding to expand its presence in comedy, develop tools for additional live entertainment genres, and enhance its ticketing and audience analytics platform.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Jun 23, 2025, $2.3M — Social Leverage Capital, Hustle Fund, Evil Twin Capital

## Investors

- Social Leverage Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/social-leverage-capital) — Seed
- Hustle Fund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/hustle-fund) — Seed
- Evil Twin Capital — Seed