# Upshift funding: rounds and investors > Upshift has raised $3.3M across 4 rounds since 2012. Investors include Y Combinator, 500 Global and Pioneer Fund. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/upshift (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Pre-seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Upshift* 4 rounds we have observed, with the 7 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. HR Tech Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$3.3M** raised across 4 rounds since 2012, from 4 sources **$20K** Seed **$2.0M** Venture **$770K** Seed **$500K** Pre-seed - **Latest round:** Pre-seed, $500K Dec 2024 - **Biggest round:** $2.0M Venture · Sept 2022 - **Investors:** 7 See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 **$20K** Seed **$2.0M** Venture **$770K** Seed **$500K** Pre-seed - **First round:** Seed, $20K - **Biggest round:** $2.0M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.1 years ## The rounds - **Dec 2024** Pre-seed **$500K** *2 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) Source recorded - **Oct 2024** Seed **$770K** *3 new* [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Climate Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/climate-capital) [Third Sphere](https://millionrounds.com/fund/third-sphere) Source recorded - **Sept 2022** Venture **$2.0M** *1 new* [Rev1 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rev1-ventures) Source recorded - **Apr 2012** Seed **$20K** *1 new* [Hub Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hub-ventures) Reported by techcrunch.com ## Founders and team From Upshift's own website: 2 on the team. - **Bryn Heveldt** DevOps Engineer - **Sheldon Mazzola** Junior Full Stack Developer ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Seed** 2012 **Venture** 2022 **Seed** 2024 **Pre-seed** 2024 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) [Rev1 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rev1-ventures) [Climate Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/climate-capital) [Third Sphere](https://millionrounds.com/fund/third-sphere) [Hub Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hub-ventures) ## Everyone who backed them [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **1** round [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) Angel **1** round [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) Private equity **1** round [Rev1 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rev1-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round [Climate Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/climate-capital) VC firm **1** round [Third Sphere](https://millionrounds.com/fund/third-sphere) VC firm **1** round [Hub Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hub-ventures) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=upshift). ## Quick answers about Upshift ### Who invested in Upshift? Upshift's investors include Y Combinator, 500 Global, Pioneer Fund, Rev1 Ventures and Climate Capital, and 2 more on record. ### How much has Upshift raised? Upshift has raised $3.3M across 4 rounds since 2012. ### When did Upshift last raise? Upshift's most recent round was a Pre-seed of $500K in Dec 2024. ### What was Upshift's biggest round? Upshift's largest round on record is $2.0M (Venture), in Sept 2022. ### Who backed Upshift first? Upshift's first round on record, in Apr 2012, was backed by Hub Ventures. ### What stage is Upshift at? Upshift's latest named round is a Pre-seed, in Dec 2024. ### Where is Upshift based? Upshift is based in the United States. ## Companies like Upshift In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**VIVA Finance** $370M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/viva-finance)[**Origin** $121M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/origin)[**Angle Health** $1.2B · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/angle-health)[**Thatch** $151M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/thatch)[**Intermezzo** $10M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/intermezzo)[**BrightPlan** $14M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/brightplan) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app