# Upswing funding: rounds and investors > Upswing has raised $2.5M across 3 rounds since 2014. Investors include JP Morgan, JP Morgan Chase and Village Capital. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/upswing (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Upswing* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 9 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. Edtech Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$2.5M** raised across 3 rounds since 2014, from 3 sources **$500K** Seed **$2.0M** Round - **Latest round:** Venture Apr 2024 - **Biggest round:** $2.0M Round · May 2019 - **Investors:** 9 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. 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 **$500K** Seed **$2.0M** Round **?** Venture - **First round:** Seed, $500K - **Biggest round:** $2.0M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 4.8 years ## The rounds - **Apr 2024** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *4 new* [JP Morgan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jpmorgan) [JP Morgan Chase](https://millionrounds.com/fund/j-p-morgan-chase) [Village Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/village-capital) [Triangle Tweener Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/triangle-tweener-fund) Source recorded - **May 2019** Round **$2.0M** *4 new* [Rethink Education](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rethink-education) [Lumina Impact Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lumina-impact-ventures) [Impact America Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/impact-america-fund) Strada Reported by Americaninno - **Dec 2014** Seed **$500K** *1 new* [Charlotte Angel Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charlotte-angel-fund) From a historical funding record ## Founders and team From Upswing's own website: 2 founders, 8 on the team. **Melvin Hines** CEO & Co-Founder **Alex Pritchett** COO & Co-Founder - **Elaina Carroll** VP of Corporate Development & Marketing - **Addie Peck** Support Team Manager - **Becky Baylor** Senior Product Manager - **Ben Crowther** Director of Customer Success - **Eva Chavez** Higher Education Retention Officer (HERO) - **Kimberly Knowles** Higher Education Retention Officer (HERO) - **Shane Cronin** Tutor and Operations Specialist - **Simone Brewer** Growth Marketing Manager ## 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** 2014 **Round** 2019 **Venture** 2024 [JP Morgan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jpmorgan) [JP Morgan Chase](https://millionrounds.com/fund/j-p-morgan-chase) [Village Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/village-capital) [Triangle Tweener Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/triangle-tweener-fund) [Rethink Education](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rethink-education) [Lumina Impact Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lumina-impact-ventures) [Impact America Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/impact-america-fund) [Charlotte Angel Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charlotte-angel-fund) Strada ## Everyone who backed them [JP Morgan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jpmorgan) Investment bank **1** round [JP Morgan Chase](https://millionrounds.com/fund/j-p-morgan-chase) Corporate VC **1** round [Village Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/village-capital) Accelerator **1** round [Triangle Tweener Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/triangle-tweener-fund) VC firm **1** round [Rethink Education](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rethink-education) VC firm **1** round [Lumina Impact Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lumina-impact-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round [Impact America Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/impact-america-fund) VC firm **1** round [Charlotte Angel Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charlotte-angel-fund) Angel network **1** round Strada no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=upswing). ## Also claim to have backed them These 5 firms list Upswing 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. [Tech Wildcatters](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tech-wildcatters) Accelerator Per its own site [Bonsal Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bonsal-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Nex Cubed](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nex-cubed) Accelerator Per its own site [Better Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/better-capital-2) VC firm Per its own site [V7 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/v7-capital) Company Per its own site ## Quick answers about Upswing ### Who invested in Upswing? Upswing's investors include JP Morgan, JP Morgan Chase, Village Capital, Triangle Tweener Fund and Rethink Education, and 4 more on record. ### How much has Upswing raised? Upswing has raised $2.5M across 3 rounds since 2014. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did Upswing last raise? Upswing's most recent round was a Venture in Apr 2024. ### What was Upswing's biggest round? Upswing's largest round on record is $2.0M (Undisclosed round), in May 2019. ### Who backed Upswing first? Upswing's first round on record, in Dec 2014, was backed by Charlotte Angel Fund. ### What stage is Upswing at? Upswing's latest named round is a Venture, in Apr 2024. ### Where is Upswing based? Upswing is based in the United States. ## Companies like Upswing In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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