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UpWest

Venture capitalActively deployingoperating company · company profile

Silicon Valley · Pre-Seed–Seed · 8 people tracked

Also known as UpWest Labs · UPWEST LABS MANAGEMENT, LLC

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Investment thesis

UpWest is an early-stage venture firm that leads with first checks into founders across many sectors, with particular strength in enterprise software, cybersecurity, AI, fintech, healthtech and data infrastructure. The firm positions itself as a long-term partner, backing resilient, market-driven entrepreneurs from inception forward. Its track record includes numerous companies it seeded at the earliest stage that later raised significant follow-on funding, IPO'd, or were acquired by large strategics such as Microsoft, Google, Splunk, Nielsen and Ping Identity.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Seed
Check
$100K – $3M
HQ
Silicon Valley, California, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2012
Last 12 months
3 investments
AUM
$100M
VC funds
7
Tracked investments
75
Unicorns
1
IPOs
1
Acquisitions
8

Team · 8 people

from the firm's website & curated

6 people who came through UpWest went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 49 of 75 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×28SaaS ×24Enterprise Software ×20Cybersecurity ×8Fintech ×7Marketing Tech ×7Data & Infrastructure ×5Developer Tools ×5

HQs:United States×22Israel×2Australia×1Spain×1India×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 27 portfolio companies
26%
solo founders
7 of 27 mapped founding teams
45%
repeat founders
of 44 founders with career history
~2.5 yrs
old at investment
median across 12 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×72 founders×113 founders×54+ founders×4

Where their founders studiedfrom 34 founders with education data

Tel Aviv University ×10Ben-Gurion University of the Negev ×4The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ×4Bar-Ilan University ×3Copenhagen Business School ×2Harvard Business School ×2Holon Institute of Technology ×2Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 39 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×16Business & Management ×12Engineering ×10Economics ×6Mathematics & Statistics ×6Finance & Accounting ×2Humanities ×2Life Sciences ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 44 founders with career history

Microsoft ×6IDF ×3IDF - Israel Defense Forces ×2Jibe Ventures ×2Office of the Prime Minister of Israel ×2PayPal ×2Salesforce ×2Tel Aviv University ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×2

2 founders hold a PhD · 9 hold an MBA (of 43 with degree data)

Investments · 75 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 12025 · 32024 · 12023 · 42022 · 22021 · 42020 · 12019 · 12018 · 32017 · 32016 · 42015 · 128 dated

Sentinel Onesentinelone.comin𝕏NYSE: SMar 2020 · $200M

SentinelOne provides an AI-powered cybersecurity platform for enterprises that integrates endpoint protection, threat detection, and incident response capabilities.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareMountain View, US

Tomer Weingarten(Founder)inAlmog Cohen(Founder)inSameet Mehta(Executive Officer, Director)inEhud Shamir(Founder)

BoardRobert Schwartz(Director)Dan Scheinman(Director)

Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Everest GroupFoothill VenturesGranite HillInsight PartnersKhosla Ventures+15 more

Laticalatica.aiin𝕏✓ verified

Latica provides a secure data collaboration platform for healthcare organizations and research teams, comprising a Trusted Data Environment and Data Exchange that enable analysis of anonymized medical data while maintaining patient privacy and data ownership.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureHealthtech

Omer Dror(Founder)in

Co-investorsNew York Life VenturesTriventuresiAngelsLayout VenturesSeedIL VenturesMizMaa Ventures

Zenityzenity.ioin𝕏Nov 2021✓ verified

Zenity provides a security and governance platform for AI agents, giving enterprises visibility into agents across SaaS, cloud, custom stacks, and endpoints and enforcing policies on agent actions before, during, and after decisions.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US

Michael Bargury(Founder)inBen Kliger(Founder)in

Co-investorsIntel CapitalThird Point VenturesDTCPVertex VenturesFelicis VenturesGefen Capital+10 more

Trialkittrialkit.aiinSeed · Aug 2024 · $4M

TrialKit is an AI platform for legal discovery that ingests documents, video, body cam footage, phone extractions, audio, and handwritten notes and turns them into an organized, searchable case record with answers cited back to the source file, page, or timestamp.

AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaSClifton, US

Ariel Deshe(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inEliaz Shapira(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in

Board seatGil Ben-Artzy· per SEC Form D

Co-investors97212 VenturesKaedan Capital

Anyword (ex Keywee)anyword.comin𝕏

Anyword provides a generative AI platform for marketing teams to create and optimize short-form and long-form content across ads, emails, social posts, blogs, and landing pages with performance prediction capabilities.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsGandyr InvestmentsSherpalo VenturesInnovation EndeavorsLEAD Capital

Balancegetbalance.comin𝕏Seed · Jul 2022 · $56M

Balance provides real-time credit intelligence, embedded financing, and autonomous accounts receivable solutions for B2B transactions.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Bar Geron(Founder)inYoni Shuster(Founder)inEmil Munk(Founder)inGus Levinson(Founder)inMathias Løvring(Founder)in

Co-investorsAvid VenturesBragiel BrothersForerunner VenturesHubSpot VenturesJibe VenturesLightspeed Venture Partners+10 more

Bee Herobeehero.ioinDec 2022 · $42M

BeeHero applies data science to pollination management in agriculture, helping farmers protect pollinator populations to secure food supply resilience.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureIoT

Itai Kanot(Chief Growth Officer)inOmer Davidi(Chief Executive Officer)inYuval Regev(Chief Product & Technology Officer)in

Co-investorsCIBUS ENTERPRISE FUND II LPEntrée CapitalGeneral MillsJ-VenturesMS&AD VenturesRabo Corporate Venturing+5 more

Boltxboltx.com

BoltX is a Physical AI company focused on industrial maintenance, aiming to address the shortage of skilled labor in that field.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRobotics

Noam Green(Founder)in

Co-investorsSpider Capital

Canopy Carecanopycare.usin

Canopy operates an Intelligent Care Platform for oncology practices, using data-driven software to support continuous care for cancer patients and caregivers.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesPalo Alto, US

Lavi Kwiatkowsky(Founder & CEO)inAvi Revivo(Chief Technology Officer & GM Israel)inGeoff Calkins(Chief Product & Strategy Officer)inJosh Neiman(President & Chief Commercial Officer)in

Co-investorsInformed Ventures Advisors, LlcSamsung Next

Catch&Releasecatchandrelease.comSeed · May 2017

Catch+Release runs a content licensing marketplace that lets brands and agencies license existing creator content found online.

San Francisco, US

Analisa Goodin(Founder)inRoss Dabrow(Founder)

BoardPreetish Nijhawan(Director)in

Co-investorsAccelAstiaAsymmetric Capital PartnersCervinFarvatn VenturePlanet 9 Capital+6 more

Codefreshcodefresh.io𝕏Jun 2018 · $8MAcquired

Octopus Deploy makes software for automating deployment and operations, aiming to give software teams repeatable, frequent, and reliable deployments.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBrisbane, AU

Raziel Tabib(Founder)inPaul Stovell(Founder and CEO)inSonia Stovell(Co-founder)

Co-investorsInsight PartnersRed Dot Capital PartnersVertex Ventures IsraelHillsvenM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Shasta Ventures+3 more

Comeetcomeet.comin𝕏

Comeet (Spark Hire Recruit) is an applicant tracking and recruiting platform that offers auto-scheduling, task automation, Slack integrations, and an AI assistant for composing scorecards and interview questions.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS

Co-investorsGround Up VenturesBuran Venture CapitalSand Hill Angels

CyberXcyberx-labs.com

Detects cyber and operational incidents in real time for industrial systems.

Co-investorsGlilot Capital PartnersInven CapitalOurCrowdQualcomm VenturesFlint CapitalForesight Ventures+1 more

CyCognitocycognito.comin𝕏Seed · Dec 2021 · $100M

CyCognito provides an external attack surface management (ASM) platform that continuously discovers, tests, and prioritizes exposures across an organization's internet-facing assets, subsidiaries, and third-party connections.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Rob N. Gurzeev(CEO and Co-Founder)inDima Potekhin(Founder)inDima Potehkin(Founder)Rob Gurzeev(Founder)

Co-investorsAccelAmiti VenturesBright Pixel CapitalCyber Mentor FundGeodesic CapitalHarpoon Ventures+6 more

Darwingetdarwin.aiin𝕏Oct 2025 · $15M

Darwin provides AI employee software that automates repetitive business tasks such as customer service, sales, and support for non-technical users.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS

Lautaro Schiaffino(Founder & CEO)inEzequiel Sculli(Founder)in

Co-investorsDalus CapitalFJ LabsIntrepid Growth PartnersLatitud VenturesNazcaResolute Ventures+4 more

Darwindarwingov.comin𝕏

Darwin is an AI operating system designed for state and local government agencies to manage AI governance, implement secure AI workflows, and expand responsible AI deployment.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityGovTech

Darwindarwinbioprospecting.comin𝕏Oct 2025 · $15M

Darwin Bioprospecting converts microbial diversity into industrial solutions, leveraging microbial strains and genomics for applications across health, nutrition, and biosolutions.

AgTechBiotechFoodTechHealthtechValencia, ES

Co-investorsRepsol Energy VenturesInsight PartnersResolute Ventures

Deeto websitedeeto.comin

Deeto is a platform that captures customer voice across conversations, feedback, and engagement, then organizes it into structured insights and proof (such as references, testimonials, and case studies) usable by marketing, sales, product, and customer success teams.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSales TechNew York City, US

Yossi Gelman(Founder)inGolan Raz(Founder)in

Co-investorsAloniqTal VenturesTAU Venturesat.inc/Jump Capital

Dondedondesearch.comAcquired

Donde was an AI and computer-vision-based visual search platform that let online shoppers find fashion products by image similarity instead of keywords, licensed as SaaS to retailers like Forever 21 and Revolve.

Co-investorsChicago VenturesGolden SeedsSeedIL Ventures

ectonecton.ioFeb 2025

ecton develops financial technology focused on healthcare payments and patient loyalty, aiming to help patients manage medical costs and improve their financial health.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthFintechHealthtech

Itamar Perlov(Founder)in

Co-investorsClocktower VenturesGeneral CatalystLionBird

Elioeliolabs.comin

Elio develops adaptive sensors that enable AI systems to dynamically select information at variable resolutions and dimensions, giving machine intelligence direct perception capabilities for physical world applications.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardware

Co-investorsCerulean VenturesResolute VenturesScribble VenturesAnanda Impact VenturesOverview Capital

Firstimpressionfirstimpression.ioin𝕏

FirstImpression.io provides a platform that helps content publishers create, manage, and monetize customizable ad products through a single integration tag, using big data analytics and yield optimization to increase ad revenue.

AdTechMarketing TechSaaSTel Aviv, IL

Roy Peleg(Chief Executive Officer)in

Flowmillflowmill.com

Real-time cloud network visibility; acquired by Splunk in 2020.

Co-investorsDorm RoomFelicis VenturesWestWave Capital

Giftedgifted.coin

Gifted provides a platform for managing employee and customer appreciation programs, allowing organizations to deliver personalized rewards and incentives through an intuitive interface.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS

HoneyBookhoneybook.comin𝕏

HoneyBook is a team collaboration platform that helps service-based businesses manage clients, projects, and team workflows with built-in invoicing and payment processing.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS

Oz Alon(Founder)inDror Shimoni(Founder)Naama Alon(Founder)

Co-investors01 AdvisorsAkkadian VenturesAlephArkin CapitalBattery VenturesBling Capital+13 more

Imubitimubit.cominDec 2016

Imubit builds an Industrial AI platform for Coordinated Operating Strategies (COS) that makes plant operational decisions visible, testable, and supervised through automation.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnergyEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US

Nadav Cohen(Executive Officer, Director)inGil Cohen(CEO & Co-founder)inGilad Cohen(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMichael Neril(Director)inMeir Tseitlin(Director)in

Co-investorsAlpha Wave GlobalGranite HillLumir VenturesSpider CapitalSummit Peak InvestmentsSummit Peak Ventures+2 more

InnerPlantinnerplant.comin𝕏

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.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechIoTRoboticsCalifornia, US

RodinShely Aronov(Executive Officer, Director)inMichael Berolzheimer(Founder & Managing Partner)inGary Schaefer(Chief Commercial Officer)in

BoardJocelyne Cooke(CFO)in

Co-investorsBee PartnersBison VenturesCultiv8 Funds ManagementKokopelli CapitalMS&AD VenturesNimble Partners+6 more

Keyweekeywee.coinFeb 2015

Keywee offers a platform and managed service for digital publishers to run paid media and content distribution campaigns, using natural language processing to rank content, target audiences, and generate ad creatives.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechPalo Alto, US

Yaniv Makover(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardDror Berman(Director)Yuval Shachar(Director)in

Co-investorsMarkerInnovation EndeavorsThe New York Times

Livblelivble.com

Livble provides embedded financial solutions that property management software platforms can integrate for their end users.

FintechPropTech

Co-investorsAloniq

Livelywearlively.comOct 2016 · $4MAcquired

Lively is a direct-to-consumer intimates brand selling bras and related apparel in a wide range of band and cup sizes as well as standard clothing sizes.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Michelle Cordeiro Grant(Founder)

Co-investorsCostanoa VenturesNotable CapitalTransmedia CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersHaystackInterplay Ventures Early Stage Management Llc+5 more

Loadmillloadmill.comin𝕏

Loadmill provides API and end-to-end testing tools designed for teams operating at scale with distributed systems, prioritizing determinism and reliability over test coverage volume.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Ido Cohen(Founder)inShachar Landshut(Founder)in

Co-investorsGefen CapitalMizMaa Ventures

Mobilizemobilize.ioin

Forj (formerly Mobilize) provides a community and learning platform for associations and professional networks, offering member engagement tools, community management for admins, and ROI data for executives.

EdTechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Sharon Savariego(Founder)in

Navmaticnavmatic.io

Cloud correction service and on-device positioning engine improving GNSS accuracy for micro-mobility.

Co-investorsNext Gear Ventures

Netominetomi.comin𝕏Seed · Mar 2016 · $3M

Netomi is a customer experience platform powered by AI that enables enterprises to interact with customers across multiple channels with intelligence and consistency.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Puneet Mehta(CEO)inNicholas Bruno(Senior Recruiter)Anant Verma(Head of Enginering)Michael Kahn(Vice President Sales)Can Ozdoruk(Vice President Marketing)Shilpi Sardana(Head of People Ops (India Labs))

Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalBare VenturesBowery CapitalBoxGroupHaymaker VenturesUpslope Ventures+14 more

Neuratheneura.com

The site operates LOTUS4D, an online gambling platform offering casino betting, live sports, slots, arcade games, and lottery (togel) with deposit bonuses and cashback promotions.

ConsumerGaming

Co-investorsAtlantic Vantage Point

ONDiGOondigo.me

ONDiGO builds a CRM tool that keeps sales team activity in sync with Salesforce.

Data & InfrastructureMedia & Entertainment

Dor ShemerNir KerenOhad OrenYoni Dariel

Co-investors500 GlobalHorizon Capital

Peer5peer5.comin𝕏Acquired

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

Hadar Weiss(CEO)inShachar Zohar(CTO)inEinat Ben David(Recruiter)

Co-investorsFundersClubY CombinatorZenStone Venture CapitalFoundryHillsvenOriza Ventures+1 more

Perfectscaleperfectscale.ioin𝕏

PerfectScale provides an automated Kubernetes optimization tool that continuously right-sizes clusters to reduce cost and improve performance and availability.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Eli Birger(Founder)in

Co-investorsBlumberg CapitalInner Loop Capital

Ravenstartraven.cominMar 2026 · $20M

Raven develops AI assistants for manufacturing plants that help with operations including training, job planning, troubleshooting, and real-time analytics, integrating with existing industrial systems.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBengaluru, IN

Priyansh Srivastava(Founder)inSriyansh Srivastava(Founder)inParth V(Recruiting Consultant)

Co-investorsY CombinatorElron VenturesFifth WallJibe VenturesNorwest Venture PartnersPeterson Venture Partners+5 more

Ravenraven.ioin𝕏

Raven.io provides code security analysis that detects deployment issues and supports "shift left" development practices to improve production security posture.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsPalo Alto, US

Roi Abitboul(Co-Founder & CEO)inGuy Franco(Co-Founder & CTO)inOmer Yair(Co-Founder & Chief Research)in

Co-investorsDniproNorwest Venture Partners

Reecoreeco.ioin𝕏Seed · Mar 2023 · $8M

Miami, US

Omri Shalev(Founder)

Co-investorsAlephJoule VenturesJourney Ventures

Rotatewithrotate.comin𝕏Acquired

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

Co-investorsG20 VenturesTal VenturesTorch CapitalTreasuryat.inc/

Salespeaksalespeak.aiin𝕏Jun 2023

Salespeak provides an AI conversation layer for B2B companies that answers buyer questions on their website, corrects what AI assistants like ChatGPT and Claude say about their product, and feeds a single verified source of truth to sales teams.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSales TechPalo Alto, US

Omer Gotlieb(Cofounder & CEO)inLior Mechlovich(Cofounder & CTO)in

Co-investorsJ-Ventures

Securedtouchsecuredtouch.comin𝕏

The page appears to be a platform landing page that discusses identity management as a foundation for digital growth, offering solutions branded as "Ping" that are secure and scalable.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Senexxsenexx.comin

Cloud-based internal Q&A platform for employees; acquired by Gartner in 2014.

FintechSaaSCambridge, US

Co-investorsTechstars

Spinach AIspinach.aiin𝕏Pre-Seed · Sep 2021 · $3M

Spinach is an AI-powered meeting assistant that automatically records, transcribes, and organizes meetings while extracting action items and insights.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSNashville, US

Matan Talmi(CEO)inYoav Grossman(CTO)inJosh Willis(Co-Founder, VP Product and User Experience)inCoburn Brandon(Founding Engineer)Oded Welgreen(Head of Engineering)

Co-investorsAtlassian VenturesCardumen CapitalMaven VenturesY CombinatorBlumberg CapitalInvestcorp+3 more

Stamplistampli.comin𝕏

Stampli offers an accounts payable automation platform that centralizes invoice capture, coding, PO matching, approvals, and communication in an ERP-aligned system with a complete audit trail.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Eyal Feldman(Founder)inOfer Feldman(Founder)inIdo Peleg(Chief Operating Officer, Israel)in

Co-investorsBloomberg BetaInsight PartnersNimble PartnersSignalFireBlackstoneHillsven

SwiftShiftswiftshift.com

Amy Nelson(Founder)Assaf Shalvi(Founder)Gilad Khen(Founder)

Co-investorsAV8 VenturesCrosslink CapitalEpisode1ICONYC labs

Tilliontillion.aiin𝕏

Tillion offers an AI tool that answers questions across large sets of documents, providing responses linked to their source material.

AI & Machine LearningFintechLegalTechSaaS

Lior Romano(Founder)inBarak Naveh(Founder)in

Co-investorsKindred CapitalVermilion Cliffs VenturesSelah Ventures

Torchtorch.securityin

Torch provides universal identity governance software that extends governance capabilities to all enterprise applications, including legacy systems, mainframes, and custom-built applications that fall outside traditional IAM tooling.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

GalRoni

Co-investorsSilicon Valley Data Capital137 VenturesAnorak VenturesBluestein VenturesMaersk GrowthNorwest Venture Partners+6 more

Umakeumake.xyzin𝕏

uMake is a 3D modeling and design application for iPhone, iPad, and Mac that lets users sketch, model, and collaborate on concepts using precision and freehand tools plus an infinite whiteboard workspace called Spaces.

Construction TechCreator EconomySaaS

Unityunitywealth.aiMay 2023 · $8M

Unity Wealth is an AI-powered platform that orchestrates wealth management workflows end-to-end, connecting CRM systems, external documents, and AI agents to automate compliance checks, document generation, and case management for financial advisory firms.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Ed(Chief Strategy Officer & VP of Product (at Peak AI, now shapes product and commercial strategy at Palindrome))Vinit(Leads engineering function)

Co-investorsMount VCSilver Lake PartnersVertex VenturesVertex Ventures Israel

Unity SCMunityscm.comin𝕏May 2023 · $8M

UnitySCM provides a supply chain visibility and data platform that integrates disparate data sources, cleans and normalizes data, and delivers order, shipment, and inventory insights.

Data & InfrastructureLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Jose, US

Amir Taichman(Founder)inBarak Cohen(Director)Aviad Ariel(Director)in

Co-investorsVertex VenturesVertex Ventures IsraelVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.

Veedveed.mein𝕏

Veed.me operates a marketplace connecting businesses with an international network of professional videographers for video production.

Creator EconomyMarketplacesMedia & Entertainment

Co-investorsMarkerSequoia Capital

Veritonicveritonic.comin𝕏Seed · Jul 2018 · $3.5M

Veritonic offers an analytics platform for marketers that unifies creative testing, brand lift, and attribution to measure advertising performance across CTV, social, podcasting, and digital audio and video channels.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSKillingworth, US

Scott Simonelli(Executive Officer, Director)inAndrew Eisner(Executive Officer)

BoardDaniel Hanks(Director)inDaniel Borok(Director)Mark Wachen(Director)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesForefront VentureLerer HippeauProgress VenturesSWaN & Legend Venture PartnersUpstage Ventures+6 more

WayCarewaycaretech.comMar 2017Acquired

Waycare Technologies was a Tel Aviv-based startup using AI and predictive analytics to help transportation agencies optimize traffic management and reduce crashes and congestion.

Tel-Aviv

Idan Hahn(Executive Officer, Director)Noam Maital(Executive Officer, Director)Shai Suzan(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardBranislav Zlaty(Director)

Co-investorsNext Gear VenturesSJF VenturesSpider Capital

Zone7zone7.aiin𝕏Jun 2021acquired by Svexa · Feb 2024

Zone7 develops data and AI-powered products to optimize performance and durability for high-performance teams.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechHR TechSports TechPalo Alto, US

Tal Brown(CEO & Co-Founder)inEyal Eliakim(CTO & Co-Founder)in

BoardBruce Taragin(Director)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesArba LLCJoyance PartnersResolute VenturesSocial StartsValuestream Ventures+1 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

AiroboticsAspectoDripplerEntrypointExo TechnologiesGenooxinvi MessagesjacoJavelin NetworksJoltLevlMetisQlikaQuarterbackSimpoSlickLoginvBrandWearLively

Exits · 9

1 IPOs · 8 acquisitions · showing 3

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has UpWest made?
UpWest has 75 tracked investments, 9 of which have exited, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
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 AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Digital Health, Enterprise Software, Fintech, GovTech, Healthtech, IoT, LegalTech, SaaS, Sales Tech, Sector Agnostic.
Where is UpWest located?
UpWest is headquartered in Silicon Valley, US.
Does UpWest lead rounds?
Yes, UpWest leads investment rounds.
Who does UpWest co-invest with?
UpWest most often shares deals with Next Gear Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Spider Capital, among 135 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 11

Accel

Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.

$500K – $100M
Resolute Ventures

Resolute Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that leads pre-seed and seed rounds, backing founders with grit, energy and conviction.

Both backed · 3
$1M
Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that backs founders from Seed through Series F and beyond, emphasizing deep, immersive partnerships with the companies it invests in.

Both backed · 2
$1M – $5M
Triventures

Triventures is a global venture capital fund with roots in healthcare that invests in early-stage companies across multiple industries, focusing on bio-convergence and data-driven technologies.

Both backed · 2
LaticaGenoox
$1M – $3M
SV Angel

SV Angel is a San Francisco-based firm that invests long-term in founders, supporting them with advice, introductions, and network access at key business inflection points.

Both backed · 1
$150K – $20M
Thomvest Ventures

Thomvest is a group of investment companies investing on behalf of Peter J. Thomson and his family, backing entrepreneurs to build industry-defining companies. Its portfolio spans fintech, proptech, cybersecurity and related sectors.

Both backed · 1
$2M – $5M
Sorenson Ventures

Sorenson Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in B2B software companies across their entire lifecycle, from early-stage to pre-IPO, through separate early-stage and growth-stage funds.

Both backed · 1
Harpoon Ventures

Harpoon Ventures is a venture capital firm backing founders building in AI, deep tech, software infrastructure, cybersecurity, and defense, with a focus on American technological leadership and government/defense markets.

Both backed · 1
$100K – $5M
Bitkraft Esports Ventures

BITKRAFT Ventures is a global investment platform focused on gaming, interactive media, and related technologies, backing companies building at the convergence of physical and digital worlds (which it calls Synthetic Reality).

$100K – $5M
Notion Capital

Notion Capital is a London-based venture capital firm focused on B2B SaaS and cloud technology companies, backing founders on the journey to scale.

$1M – $100M
Cambrian Ventures

Cambrian is an early-stage fintech investment firm run by a solo GP, pairing capital with a community network of founders, investors, and operators to support fintech entrepreneurs.

$300K – $1M

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