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UpWest

North America, California, United States, Palo Alto

Description

UpWest is a seed fund investing in Israel’s most promising entrepreneurs targeting the US market.

Investor Profile

UpWest has made 118 investments, with 1 in the past 12 months and 4% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (65%)
  • Series A (16%)
  • Series B (5%)
  • Pre Seed (4%)
  • Series Unknown (4%)
  • Angel (2%)
  • Series E (1%)
  • Series C (1%)
  • Non Equity Assistance (1%)
  • Convertible Note (1%)

Country Focus

  • United States (83%)
  • Israel (15%)
  • Canada (1%)
  • Brazil (1%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Saas
  • Mobile
  • Information Technology
  • Cyber Security
  • Enterprise Software
  • Machine Learning
  • E-commerce
  • Network Security
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does UpWest frequently co-invest with?

Spider Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 4
Hillsven Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 10
Accel
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 4
iAngels
Asia, Tel Aviv, Israel, Tel Aviv
Co-Investments: 5
The Westly Group
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 4
Resolute Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 3
Tiger Global Management
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 3
Lightspeed Venture Partners
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 5
DCVC
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 3
BlueRun Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Mateo
Co-Investments: 3

Which angels does UpWest often collaborate with?

RC
North America, California, United States
Shared Deals: 1
Ariel Maislos
Asia, Israel
Shared Deals: 2
Eddy Shalev
Asia, Israel
Shared Deals: 2
JC
Europe, Catalonia, Spain, Barcelona
Shared Deals: 1
Yair Weinberger
Asia, Tel Aviv, Israel
Shared Deals: 1
Dan Scheinman
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 4
Noam Bardin
Asia, Tel Aviv, Israel, Tel Aviv
Shared Deals: 3
RW
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
PN
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Shared Deals: 1
JC
Europe, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by UpWest?

Darwin AI

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

GenAI Adoption and GRC platform for state and local government agencies.

Generative AIGovernmentInformation TechnologySoftware
SeedMar 12, 2025
Amount Raised: $5,000,000
PerfectScale

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

PerfectScale helps you get the most out of your Kubernetes, easily and effectively!

Cloud ComputingCloud InfrastructureDevOpsSoftware
SeedOct 3, 2023
Amount Raised: $7,100,000
Zenity

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

The first security governance platform for low-code/no-code and AI applications.

Cloud SecurityCyber Security
Series ASep 12, 2023
Amount Raised: $16,500,000
Unity SCM

San Jose, California, United States

Unity SCM develops a platform helping manufacturers streamline supply chain operations.

Data IntegrationEnterprise SoftwareSupply Chain Management
Series AMay 9, 2023
Amount Raised: $8,000,000
BeeHero

Del Rey, California, United States

BeeHero is a developer of a beehive technology platform intended to maximize crop yields through pollination.

AgricultureAgTechFarmingMachine LearningPredictive Analytics
Series BDec 1, 2022
Amount Raised: $42,000,000
InnerPlant

Davis, California, United States

InnerPlant is harnessing plant physiology to unlock data at scale and boost global agricultural yields and sustainability.

AgricultureAgTechSensor
Series ASep 19, 2022
Amount Raised: $16,000,000
Balance

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

Balance is a digital payments platform designed to make the B2B online purchasing experience delightful for buyers and vendors alike.

B2BE-CommerceFinTechPayments
Series BJul 26, 2022
Amount Raised: $56,000,000
PerfectScale

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

PerfectScale helps you get the most out of your Kubernetes, easily and effectively!

Cloud ComputingCloud InfrastructureDevOpsSoftware
Pre SeedMay 1, 2022
Amount Raised: $2,500,000
Canopy

New York, New York, United States

A Platform Built for Care

Health CareMedicalMedical Device
Series AMar 17, 2022
Amount Raised: $13,000,000
Lynx MD

Palo Alto, California, United States

Lynx MD is a data network and medical intelligence platform that provides clinical data for research and development.

AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Health CareSaaS
SeedDec 13, 2021
Amount Raised: $12,000,000