# Upwave funding: rounds and investors

> Upwave has raised $14M across 1 round since 2018. Investors include Y Combinator, Uncork Capital and Initialized Capital. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *Upwave*

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.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$14M** raised across 1 round since 2018, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Series B, $14M Jul 2018
- **Investors:** 5

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Jul 2018** Series B **$14M** [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Uncork Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uncork-capital) [Initialized Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/initialized-capital) [Ridge Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ridge-ventures) [Industry Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/industry-ventures) Source recorded

## Everyone who backed them

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

[Uncork Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uncork-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Initialized Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/initialized-capital) VC firm **1** round

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

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

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## Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Upwave 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.

[VitalizeVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vitalize-venture-capital) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Upwave

### Who invested in Upwave?

Upwave's investors include Y Combinator, Uncork Capital, Initialized Capital, Ridge Ventures and Industry Ventures.

### How much has Upwave raised?

Upwave has raised $14M across 1 round since 2018.

### When did Upwave last raise?

Upwave's most recent round was a Series B of $14M in Jul 2018.

### What was Upwave's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $14M in Jul 2018, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Upwave first?

Upwave's first round on record, in Jul 2018, was backed by Y Combinator, Uncork Capital and Initialized Capital and 2 others.

### What stage is Upwave at?

Upwave's latest named round is a Series B, in Jul 2018.

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