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UpVentures Capital
Impact investorUpstate New York · Pre-Seed–Series A · 19 people tracked
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Investment thesis
UpVentures operates as a multi-business family organization aimed at building communities of opportunity and higher social impact. Its Capital unit is described as a founder-friendly enterprise that provides value beyond capital, supporting entrepreneurs with mentorship and ecosystem connections. Beyond investing, the group runs real estate, managed services, and hospitality units centered on the Mohawk Valley region and includes nonprofit partners such as the UpMobility Foundation. The firm emphasizes mission-based investing, community building, and social impact, working with entrepreneurs, small local business partners, and social impact organizations across Upstate New York and the Caribbean.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.
Team · 19 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Founder mafia
2 people who came through UpVentures Capital went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 27 of 32 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×12SaaS ×12Enterprise Software ×11Healthtech ×4HR Tech ×4Cloud Computing ×3Consumer ×3Cybersecurity ×3
HQs:United States×20Canada×1India×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 20 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×82 founders×103 founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 18 founders with education data
Stanford University ×3Carnegie Mellon University ×2Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 18 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×6Business & Management ×4Computer Science ×4Finance & Accounting ×3Economics ×2Social Sciences ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 22 founders with career history
Enpass Technologies Inc ×2GalaxEye ×2Neuranics Lab ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 32 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2022 · 12021 · 22020 · 12019 · 12014 · 16 dated
Revolutionizing space technology to make life multi-planetary
Hawthorne, US
Elon Musk(Founder, CEO & Chief Engineer)inBret Johnsen(Executive Officer)inGwynne Shotwell(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAntonio Gracias(Director)inSteve Jurvetson(Director)inDonald Harrison(Director)
Co-investors1/1 Capital137 Ventures2080 Ventures3Spoke Capital4DX Ventures7BC Venture Capital+168 more
TriNet provides full-service HR solutions, including payroll processing and HR guidance and technology, for small and medium-size businesses.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSDublin, US
Samatha Wellington(Executive Officer)Burton M Goldfield(Executive Officer, Director)inKelly Tuminelli(Executive Officer)inMichael Q. Simonds(President and Chief Executive Officer)Jeffery Hayward(Executive Vice President, Chief Services & Technology Officer)inSidney Majalya(Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary)in
Co-investorsGROOVE CAPITALGeneral AtlanticMaverick Ventures
ACV Auctions operates an automotive marketplace and product suite that enables business partners in the used vehicle industry to manage their operations and transactions.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesBuffalo, US
Joseph S. Neiman(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)John Louis Greco(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel K. Magnuszewski(Executive Officer, Director)George Chamoun(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsAkkadian VenturesArmory Square VenturesBain Capital VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersHomebrewTribeca Venture Partners
App Academy is a coding bootcamp that trains people with no prior experience to become software engineers, offering programs in software engineering, data analytics, cybersecurity, and quality assurance.
EdTechFuture of Work
Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersNew Markets Venture PartnersVibe Capital
Automation Intellect develops an Industrial IoT (IIoT) analytics platform for discrete manufacturers, providing real-time data collection and overall equipment efficiency (OEE) insights at the machine level.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureIoTCharlotte, US
Brad DeMarco(Chairman/Co-Founder)inRoger Costa(CEO)inChuck Storman(Director)Paul Bradley DeMarco(Executive Officer, Director)Kurt Lueck(Chief Technology Officer, Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsStartFastCofounders Capital
Cloud Storage Security (CSS) provides in-tenant, multi-engine malware scanning for Amazon S3 and DataDefender, a data security posture management (DSPM) tool offering inventory, classification, activity monitoring, threat detection, and configuration checks.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSReno, US
Aaron Newman(Director)inEd Casmer(Founder and Chief Technology Officer)inSteven Hess(Chief Executive Officer)inRich Vorwaller(Chief Product Officer)Mike Henderson(Chief Revenue Officer)Kevin Hunt(Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investorsMistral Venture PartnersReno Seed Fund
BrandYourself provides software and managed services to help individuals and businesses manage, improve, and protect their online reputation and personal data privacy.
ConsumerCybersecurityMarketing TechSaaSNew York, US
Patrick Ambron(CEO)inPete Kistler(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsBlossom Street VenturesBoston Harbor AngelsNew York Venture PartnersWalnut Venture AssociatesFounders FundZelkova Ventures
ClearDemand is an AI-powered platform that provides price optimization, promotion planning, and competitive intelligence for regional grocery and convenience retailers.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaS
Venkatramanan PKinAlex Moorhead(CEO)in
Co-investorsCervinNextGen Venture Partners
Carta is a cloud-based ERP platform for private capital markets that manages cap tables, equity administration, fund management, and valuations for startups, private companies, and venture funds globally.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Henry Ward(Chief Executive Officer; co-founder of eShares)inManu Kumar(Co-founder of eShares)inCharly Kevers(Chief Financial Officer)inJeff Perry(Chief Revenue Officer)inNick Avery(Chief People Officer)inNicole Baer(Chief Marketing Officer)in
Co-investors4DX VenturesA*Align VenturesAlumni VenturesAmity VenturesAndreessen Horowitz+60 more
Cirrus Data Solutions builds software for block storage and application data mobility, letting enterprises migrate workloads between datacenters, public, private, and hybrid clouds with zero downtime.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSyosset, US
Wayne Lam(Executive Officer, Director)inWai Lam(Executive Officer, Director)inJames Zhang(Executive Officer, Director)inSammy Tam(CTO)in
BoardJeff Finkle(Director)inBernard Wu(Director)
Co-investorsARC Angel Fund
Clerio Vision is a development-stage medical device company developing LIRIC, a femtosecond laser technology that changes the refractive index of lens materials or corneal tissue without cutting or removing tissue.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesRochester, US
Alex Zapesochny(CEO)inAlissa Seidman(CFO)inLen Zheleznyak(Chief Scientific Officer)inWayne Knox(Chief Research Officer)Alexandra Latypova(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardDavid Williams(Director)
Co-investorsSafar PartnersArmory Square VenturesCapTableTopmark Partners
Referral hiring at scale.
Co-investorsAfore CapitalNat TurnerNextGen Venture Partners
EGFH operates game-agnostic national esports leagues for high schools, providing a turnkey competitive structure focused on leadership, teamwork, and experiential learning.
EdTechGamingSocialSports TechRochester, US
Tyler Schrodt(Founder)in
Fabric builds healthcare technology that unifies virtual and in-person care across intake, triage, routing, and treatment while automating clinical and administrative workflows for staff.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaSTroy, US
Keith Algozzine(Executive Officer, Director)Aniq Rahman(Founder & CEO)inAiden Feng(COO)inDerek Rockwell(CTO)inJillian Moulton(Chief People Officer)inStefan Behrens(Chief Strategy Officer)in
Co-investorsArmory Square VenturesAtento CapitalBoxGroupJanuary VenturesLaerdal Million Lives Fund
Fluent Forever is a language-learning app based on a best-selling book, using images, sound, and spaced-repetition flashcards to build speaking and pronunciation skills rather than relying on translations.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTechChicago, US
Gabriel Wyner(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investors37 AngelsAllied Venture PartnersBrighter CapitalChicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)Firebrand VenturesInsta Ventures+5 more
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Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSToronto, CA
Rob Hunter(Founder/CEO)inJef Chedeville(Founder/CTO)inEvan Lodge(Vice President, Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsCostella KirschForefront VentureFundersClubWalnut Venture AssociatesY CombinatorInvesto Capital+3 more
Instawork is a marketplace that connects local businesses with hourly workers for short-term staffing needs.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Sumir Meghani(Founder/CEO)inSaureen Shah(Co-Founder & CTO)inMark Wallace(Chief Financial Officer)inDebarshi Kar(Chief Technology Officer)inKeith Chapman(Chief Legal Officer / General Counsel)inCathy Hardin(Chief Revenue Officer)in
Co-investorsAfore CapitalAmino CapitalCorner VenturesCraft VenturesFour Rivers GroupGreylock Partners+14 more
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Landing offers fully furnished, flexible-lease apartments in major US cities and Mexico through a mobile app, allowing renters to relocate without traditional long-term lease commitments.
B2B MarketplacesPropTechTravel & HospitalityBirmingham, US
Bill Smith(Founder & CEO)inBill I Smith(Executive Officer, Director)inCharlotte Guyman(Director)David Schaller(Director)Marcus Higgins(Executive Officer)Christopher Nowak(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesBlitzscaling VenturesDelta-v CapitalFoundryGreycroftMaveron+7 more
Leena AI develops agentic AI colleagues for enterprise operations, automating complex workflows across HR, IT, Finance, and Procurement systems for Fortune 500 companies.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSNew York City, US
Mayank Goyal(Co-Founder & Chief Scientist)inAdit Jain(Co-Founder & CEO)inAnand Kumar Prajapati(Co-Founder & CTO)in
BoardMark Terbeek(Director)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersCathexis VenturesFundersClubGreycroftRho VenturesVentureSouq+6 more
People.ai builds AI-powered insights for revenue teams to analyze deal pipelines and provide actionable answers about sales performance based on a company's own deal history.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Oleg Rogynskyy(Founder/CEO)in
Co-investorsAkkadian VenturesAVentures CapitalBallistic VenturesDniproFrontline VenturesGarage Capital+25 more
POM Safe provides an all-in-one safety and compliance platform for home health, hospice, and community-based care organizations, combining mobile tools, physical devices, dispatch services, and risk analytics to help field caregivers manage personal safety and meet regulatory requirements.
Digital HealthHealthtechIoTSaaS
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UpMobility Foundation is a nonprofit grantmaking organization that awards funds to nonprofit organizations advancing charitable and educational goals.
Impact & Social GoodMohawk Valley, US
BoardMartin Babinecin
Unlocking private markets for investors and institutions across the globe.
Elkhorn, US
Peter Green(Founder)inDonald Moore(Executive Officer, Director)Gary Thompson(Director)Stephen McCown(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsBlockchain CoinvestorsBrighter CapitalCharge VCDigital StrategiesGood Growth CapitalHack VC+10 more
Session AI develops an AI-powered in-session marketing platform that predicts visitor purchase intent to deliver real-time personalized offers for online retailers, operating in a privacy-first model without relying on personally identifiable information or third-party cookies.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechSaaSMumbai, IN
Co-investorsHyderabad AngelsNorwest Venture PartnersSignalFireGolden Seeds
SleepSpace provides a digital platform with expert-written content and practical guidance on sleep improvement, sleep disorders, and cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia.
ConsumerDigital HealthHealthtechIoTMedical DevicesWellness & Fitness
Dr. Dan Gartenberg(Founder and CEO)inMelissa Mueller(Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer)in
Co-investorsAlumni Ventures
Impel builds an AI Operating System for automotive retailers that unifies customer interactions across merchandising, sales, service, and repurchase.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
Devin Daly(Founder)in
Co-investorsFraser McCombs CapitalSilversmith Capital Partners
Stream provides infrastructure for building AI applications and real-time communication features including chat, video, feed, and moderation across multiple platforms.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBoulder, US
Thierry Schellenbach(Founder)inTommaso Barbugli(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardJohn Ives(Director)
Co-investorsTechstarsFelicis VenturesSocial StartsUpslope VenturesV1 VC01 Advisors+9 more
Token builds biometric hardware authenticators — including a security key, a wearable ring, and a portable stick — that combine on-device fingerprint matching with cryptographic proximity for passwordless enterprise access.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareHardware
Co-investorsFuture Perfect VenturesXG VenturesRRE Ventures
TAE Technologies develops hydrogen-boron (aneutronic) fusion power using a beam-driven Field-Reversed Configuration reactor design, aiming to deliver utility-scale fusion electricity to the grid in the early 2030s.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyFoothill Ranch, US
Norman Rostoker(Co-founder)Michl Binderbauer(CEO)inCedric Burgher(Chief Financial Officer)in
Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Chevron Technology VenturesWellcome TrustCapital FactoryVenrockRUSNANO
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
TunedlyZine One
Exits · 4
2 IPOs · 2 acquisitions · showing 2Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Tri Alpha Energy · techcrunch.com · Aug 15, 2026
Instawork · Fox4News · Aug 7, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has UpVentures Capital made?
- UpVentures Capital has 32 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited.
- What stage does UpVentures Capital invest at?
- UpVentures Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does UpVentures Capital focus on?
- UpVentures Capital focuses on Impact & Social Good, PropTech, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is UpVentures Capital located?
- UpVentures Capital is headquartered in Upstate New York, US.
- Who does UpVentures Capital co-invest with?
- UpVentures Capital most often shares deals with NextGen Venture Partners, Armory Square Ventures, Y Combinator, among 117 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 2
Greycroft is a venture capital firm that partners with founders across multiple industries and geographies, investing in software, sustainability, and consumer brands.
StartFast Ventures is an early-stage investor focused on supporting startups located outside of major venture capital hubs, offering faster decisions, access to co-investors, mentor networks, and referrals to strategic partners and later-stage investors.
Firms observed investing alongside UpVentures Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with UpVentures Capital's recorded portfolio.
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