UpVentures Capital
Impact investorUpstate New York · Pre-Seed–Series A · 19 people tracked
Investment thesis
UpVentures believes that when individuals reach their full potential, they uplift their entire community, creating a ripple effect of economic resilience and vibrancy. The firm applies venture capital expertise and entrepreneurial support to empower startups and communities to build and flourish for generations, emphasizing local impact with a global network.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 17, 2026.
Team · 19 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 25 of 28 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×11SaaS ×10Enterprise Software ×9Cloud Computing ×3Consumer ×3Cybersecurity ×3Data & Infrastructure ×3Digital Health ×3
HQs:United States×16India×1
Investments · 28 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2022 · 12021 · 22020 · 12019 · 15 dated
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)Kelly Tuminelli(Executive Officer)David Hodgson(Director)Paul Chamerlain(Director)Katherine August-deWilde(Director)
Co-investorsMaverick 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 ChainMarketplaces
Co-investorsAkkadian VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersArmory Square Ventures
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
Chuck Storman(Director)Paul Bradley DeMarco(Executive Officer, Director)Kurt Lueck(Co-founder & CTO)Brad DeMarco(Founder)
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)Aaron Klein(Executive Officer, Director)Ed Casmer(Founder and Chief Technology Officer)Steven Hess(Chief Executive Officer)Rich Vorwaller(Chief Product Officer)Mike Henderson(Chief Revenue Officer)
Co-investorsMistral Venture PartnersReno Seed Fund
BrandYourself provides software and managed services for online reputation management and personal privacy protection, letting individuals scan for risk factors, clean up Google results and social media, and remove personal information from data broker sites.
ConsumerCybersecuritySaaS
Co-investorsBlossom Street VenturesBoston Harbor AngelsNAV.VCNew York Venture PartnersWalnut Venture Associates
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
Co-investorsNextGen Venture Partners
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.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSyosset, US
Wayne Lam(Executive Officer, Director)Wai Lam(Executive Officer, Director)James Zhang(Executive Officer, Director)Sammy Tam(CTO)
BoardJeff Finkle(Director)Bernard Wu(Director)
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)Alissa Seidman(CFO)Len Zheleznyak(Chief Scientific Officer)Wayne Knox(Chief Research Officer)Alexandra Latypova(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardDavid Williams(Director)
Co-investorsSafar PartnersArmory Square Ventures
The Electronic Gaming Federation (EGF) is a North American esports organizing body that runs competitive leagues for middle school, high school, and collegiate varsity teams.
EdTechGamingSports Tech
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)
Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersBrighter CapitalChicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)Firebrand VenturesInsta VenturesLofty Ventures+4 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)Mark Wallace(Chief Financial Officer)Debarshi Kar(Chief Technology Officer)Keith Chapman(Chief Legal Officer / General Counsel)Cathy Hardin(Chief Revenue Officer)
Co-investorsAfore CapitalAmino CapitalCorner VenturesCrunchFundFour Rivers GroupGreylock Partners+13 more
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 MarketplacesPropTech
Bill Smith(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesBlitzscaling VenturesFoundryGreycroftMaveronSWS Venture Capital+3 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(Founder)inAdit Jain(Founder)inAnand Kumar Prajapati(Founder)in
BoardMark Terbeek(Director)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersCathexis VenturesFundersClubGreycroftRho VenturesY Combinator
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 VenturesDniproFrontline VenturesNotable CapitalY CombinatorZillionize+4 more
POM Safe is a workplace safety platform for healthcare organizations, particularly home health and hospice providers, offering mobile apps, cloud dashboards, real-time alerts, geofencing, check-ins, and risk-intake tools to protect caregivers in the field.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
A nonprofit-style organization focused on activating networks and cultivating partnerships to spark innovation, scale solutions, and support communities.
Impact & Social Good
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-investorsBrighter CapitalGood Growth CapitalHack VCNextGen Venture PartnersOyster VenturesValor Equity Partners+2 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 is a mobile app that tracks sleep using smartphone sensors (with optional wearable integration for Apple Watch, Oura, and Whoop), plays adaptive pink noise and delta wave sounds to deepen sleep, and offers a smart alarm plus CBT-I-based sleep programs.
ConsumerDigital HealthWellness & Fitness
Revolutionizing space technology to make life multi-planetary
Hawthorne, US
Elon Musk(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investors1/1 Capital137 Ventures4DX VenturesA*Abstract VenturesAccess Technology Ventures+108 more
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 Capital
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)in
Co-investorsTechstarsFelicis VenturesSocial StartsUpslope VenturesV1 VCArthur Ventures+5 more
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
Michl Binderbauer(CEO)Cedric Burgher(Chief Financial Officer)Norman Rostoker(Co-founder)
Co-investorsChevron Technology VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Wellcome TrustCapital FactoryRUSNANOVenrock
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
Co-investorsCapital InnovatorsExpert DOJOStartup TNT
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)Michael Bibighaus(Executive Officer, Director)Richard Hirsh(Executive Officer)Narayan Iyengar(Director)Aniq Rahman(Founder & CEO)Aiden Feng(COO)
Co-investorsLaerdal Million Lives FundArmory Square Ventures
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioTrinetNYSE: TNET
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesToken · kucoin.com · Aug 19, 2026
SpaceX · businessinsider.com · Aug 16, 2026
TAE · techcrunch.com · Aug 15, 2026
Republic · stocktitan.net · Aug 13, 2026
Instawork · Fox4News · Aug 7, 2026
People.ai · trysignalbase.com · Jul 17, 2026
Landing · avweb.com · Jul 15, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has UpVentures Capital made?
- UpVentures Capital has 28 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- 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, 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, Y Combinator, Akkadian Ventures, among 69 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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