# 1up funding: rounds and investors

> 1up has raised $5.3M across 1 round since 2025. Investors include Upfront Ventures, Alumni Ventures and Gaingels. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/1up (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *1up*

One round we have observed, with the 5 investors named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

AI Salestech Software

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$5.3M** raised across 1 round since 2025, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Seed, $5.3M Jan 2025
- **Led by:** Upfront Ventures
- **Investors:** 5 (1 led)

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Jan 2025** Seed **$5.3M** [Upfront Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/upfront-ventures) Lead [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) [Lightbank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightbank) Reported by Lightbank VC SEC filing: $8.6M sold, first sale Dec 2024

## Founders and team

From 1up's own website: 8 on the team.

- **Alexis Gaï** Chief Revenue Officer
- **Shawn Veitz** Chief Revenue Officer
- **Melissa Dsouza** Head of Bid Management
- **Asaf Stein** Global Director of Solutions Engineering
- **Kevin Chan** Director of Product Marketing
- **Liam Ross-McAlpine** Team Lead
- **Matthew Isaman** Customer Solutions Engineer
- **Pradeep Nayar** Global bid manager

## The exit

Exit Buyer Price When

Acquired UGO Entertainment undisclosed Jan 2009

From historical deal records. Wrong? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=1up).

## Everyone who backed them

[Upfront Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/upfront-ventures) VC firm **1** round, led 1

[Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) VC firm **1** round

[Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) Private equity **1** round

[RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Lightbank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightbank) VC firm **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=1up).

## Also claim to have backed them

These 4 firms list 1up as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[Sixth Street](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sixth-street) Private equity Per its own site

[8-Bit Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8-bit-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[1121.vc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1121-vc) VC firm Per its own site

[Scala Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scala-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about 1up

### Who invested in 1up?

1up's investors include Upfront Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Gaingels, RRE Ventures and Lightbank. Upfront Ventures led its latest round.

### How much has 1up raised?

1up has raised $5.3M across 1 round since 2025.

### When did 1up last raise?

1up's most recent round was a Seed of $5.3M in Jan 2025, led by Upfront Ventures.

### What was 1up's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $5.3M in Jan 2025, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed 1up first?

1up's first round on record, in Jan 2025, was backed by Upfront Ventures, Alumni Ventures and Gaingels and 2 others.

### What stage is 1up at?

1up's latest named round is a Seed, in Jan 2025.

### Where is 1up based?

1up is based in the United States.

### Who led 1up's rounds?

Upfront Ventures led the Seed in 2025.

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