UpWest Labs
Venture capitalActively deployingPalo Alto · 4 people tracked
Also known as UPWEST LABS MANAGEMENT, LLC
Fund manager profile
UpWest Labs is a venture fund manager based in Palo Alto. SEC filings show 5 venture funds on record, most recently UpWest Labs Fund V, L.P. filed May 2025.
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D filings. Firm website data not yet available.
Team · 4 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 1 of 1 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×1LegalTech ×1SaaS ×1
HQs:United States×1
Investments · 1 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathTrialKit 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)
Board seatGil Ben-Artzy· per SEC Form D · $4.7M raise · filed Sep 2024
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is UpWest Labs located?
- UpWest Labs is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the team418th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Shuly Galili, UpWest Labs
1Mby1M Roundtables · Shuly Galili
418th 1Mby1M Roundtable October 11, 2018: With Shuly Galili, UpWest Labs
1Mby1M Roundtables · Shuly Galili
Gil Ben-Artzy (UpWest Labs) at Startup Grind Tel Aviv - 27 Nov, 2014
Startup Grind Local · Gil Ben-Artzy
Co-investors · 11
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