Our Mission

To put medical and scientific experts in control of their content, their audience, and their income.

Our Values

Empowerment

We give experts full control — to publish instantly, build an audience, and earn from their work on their own terms.

Transparency

No hidden filters. No biased review boards. Just double-blind peer review, real-time analytics, and credit where it’s due.

Community

Upstreamed is more than a platform — it’s a global network of medical and scientific minds collaborating, sharing, and shaping the future of evidence-based care.

Our Founders

Riley Konara, MD
Triple Board-Certified Physician

Co-Founder & CEO

U.S. Army Veteran
Dhanu Konara, MS
Biomedical Engineer & Developer

Co-Founder & CTO

Our Story

Upstreamed was born during the COVID-19 pandemic, when life-saving insights sat in journal queues — while the doctors who produced them got zero visibility or control.

We saw the problem clearly:

You write the paper.

They take the rights.

They sell the access.

You wait months — maybe longer.

You get… a line on your CV.

That’s not a publishing model.

That’s a system designed to reward institutions, not experts.

So we built something better.

Upstreamed is a creator platform built for medicine and science. Publish in minutes. Get peer-reviewed in days. Own your content, your reach, and your revenue. Whether you’re sharing cases, research, or insights — Upstreamed helps you build your reputation and your income at the same time.

It’s upstream thinking for academic publishing: fix the problem at the source.

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