UpWest
Venture capitalSilicon Valley · Pre-Seed–Seed · 7 people tracked
Investment thesis
UpWest focuses on backing Israeli founders as they break into the US market, investing at the earliest stages. The firm leads pre-seed and seed rounds, investing very early in a company's life. It works closely with founders across its portfolio, providing guidance and support to help teams navigate building and scaling in the competitive US environment, with a notable interest in AI-driven companies and technologies connecting intelligence to the physical world.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 7 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 11 of 48 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×5Enterprise Software ×5SaaS ×3Cybersecurity ×2Healthtech ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1AgTech ×1Biotech ×1
HQs:United States×7
Investments · 48 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathSentinelOne provides an AI-powered cybersecurity platform for enterprises that integrates endpoint protection, threat detection, and incident response capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Tomer Weingarten(Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer)
Canopy provides workflow automation and patient services software specifically designed for oncology practices.
HealthtechMedical Devices<UNKNOWN>
Imubit builds a Closed-Loop Physical AI platform that lets process engineers model causality behind plant operating decisions and automate their control without coding or ML expertise.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnergyPalo Alto, US
Nadav Cohen(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Neril(Director)Meir Tseitlin(Director)Gilad Cohen(Executive Officer, Director)
InnerPlant develops living sensor technology that enables farmers to detect plant stress in real-time, allowing targeted application of treatments to reduce chemical use and increase crop yields.
AgTechBiotechIoTCalifornia, US
RodinGary Schaefer(Chief Commercial Officer)inShely Aronov(Executive Officer, Director)
Peer5 provides a peer-to-peer content delivery network that augments traditional servers to distribute video streams to viewers, reducing server load and improving playback reliability for publishers of live and on-demand content.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
TrialKit is a legal discovery platform that converts case materials—documents, video, body cam footage, phone extractions, audio, and handwritten notes—into an organized, searchable record with answers traced back to their source.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaSClifton, US
Ariel Deshe(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Eliaz Shapira(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardGil Ben-Artzy(Director)
Check Point provides unified security solutions for AI, infrastructure, data, and users across on-premises, cloud, and remote environments using hybrid mesh network architecture and zero trust principles.
Cybersecurity
Zone7 develops data and AI-powered products to optimize performance and durability for high-performance teams.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechHR TechSports Tech
Tal Brown(CEO & Co-Founder)inEyal Eliakim(CTO & Co-Founder)in
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does UpWest invest at?
- UpWest invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is UpWest's typical check size?
- UpWest typically writes checks of $100K – $3M.
- What sectors does UpWest focus on?
- UpWest focuses on Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Digital Health, Enterprise Software, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is UpWest located?
- UpWest is headquartered in Silicon Valley, US.
- Does UpWest lead rounds?
- Yes, UpWest leads investment rounds.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamWhat VCs REALLY Think After Your Pitch | Lia Cromwell (UpWest)
Founder Storiez · Lia Cromwell
418th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Shuly Galili, UpWest Labs
1Mby1M Roundtables · Shuly Galili
Innovation Conference: Shuly Galili, Founding Partner at UpWest VC
Boardroom Club · Shuly Galili
How UpWest is redefining success for Israeli Startup in America ft. Lia Cromwell
IsraelTech · Lia Cromwell
Ep553: Gil Ben-Artzy | Founding Partner, UpWest
The Matias Experiment · Gil Ben-Artzy
SheLeads Ep 26: Shuly Galili | Founding Partner, UpWest
She Leads · Shuly Galili
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