# Upgraded funding: rounds and investors

> Upgraded has raised $750K across 1 round since 2021. Investors include Y Combinator and Liquid 2 Ventures. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *Upgraded*

One round we have observed, with the 2 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.

E-commerce

Y Combinator: S16

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$750K** raised across 1 round since 2021, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Debt, $750K Sept 2021
- **Investors:** 2

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Sept 2021** Debt **$750K** [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Upgraded's own website: 1 founder, 4 on the team.

**John Erik Metcalf** Co-founder & CEO

- **Ziad Sawalha** Chief Builder/RBI
- **Ben Stevenson** Head of Growth
- **Dante Jaquez** Head of Ops
- **Paula de Vega Garcia** Product Manager

## Everyone who backed them

[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **1** round

[Liquid 2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Upgraded as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[Mobi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mobi) Investment firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Upgraded

### Who invested in Upgraded?

Upgraded's investors include Y Combinator and Liquid 2 Ventures.

### How much has Upgraded raised?

Upgraded has raised $750K across 1 round since 2021.

### When did Upgraded last raise?

Upgraded's most recent round was a Debt of $750K in Sept 2021.

### What was Upgraded's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $750K in Sept 2021, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Upgraded first?

Upgraded's first round on record, in Sept 2021, was backed by Y Combinator and Liquid 2 Ventures.

### What stage is Upgraded at?

Upgraded's latest named round is a Debt, in Sept 2021.

### Where is Upgraded based?

Upgraded is based in the United States.

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