# Upwell funding: rounds and investors > Upwell has raised $6.5M across 2 rounds since 2025. Investors include Plug and Play, SaaS Ventures and Nvp Capital. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/upwell (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Upwell* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 6 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. Professional Services Raised 6 months ago Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$6.5M** raised across 2 rounds since 2025, from 2 sources - **Latest round:** Venture May 2026 - **Biggest round:** $6.5M Seed · Feb 2025 - **Investors:** 6 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. 2026 **$6.5M** Seed **?** Venture - **First round:** Seed, $6.5M - **Biggest round:** $6.5M - **Between rounds:** 15 months ## The rounds - **May 2026** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* *4 returning* [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) [SaaS Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/saas) [Stage 2 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stage-2-capital) [Nvp Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvp-capital) [Vertical Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vertical-venture-partners) Source recorded - **Feb 2025** Seed **$6.5M** *5 new* [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) [Invest Nebraska](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invest-nebraska) [SaaS Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/saas) [Nvp Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvp-capital) [Vertical Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vertical-venture-partners) Source recorded ## Founders and team From Upwell's own website: 2 founders, 4 on the team. **Charley Dehoney** CEO & Co-Founder **Aaron Freeman** CTO & Co-Founder - **Kris Gjemre** VP of Solutions - **Alicia Gjemre** Customer Success Manager - **Kacy Ek** Operations Manager - **Michael Pair** Product 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** 2025 **Venture** 2026 [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) [SaaS Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/saas) [Nvp Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvp-capital) [Vertical Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vertical-venture-partners) [Invest Nebraska](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invest-nebraska) [Stage 2 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stage-2-capital) ## Everyone who backed them [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) Accelerator **2** rounds [SaaS Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/saas) VC firm **2** rounds [Nvp Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvp-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [Vertical Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vertical-venture-partners) VC firm **2** rounds [Invest Nebraska](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invest-nebraska) Government **1** round [Stage 2 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stage-2-capital) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=upwell). ## Also claim to have backed them This firm lists Upwell 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. [Venture 53](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venture53) Accelerator Per its own site ## Quick answers about Upwell ### Who invested in Upwell? Upwell's investors include Plug and Play, SaaS Ventures, Nvp Capital, Vertical Venture Partners and Invest Nebraska, and 1 more on record. ### How much has Upwell raised? Upwell has raised $6.5M across 2 rounds since 2025. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did Upwell last raise? Upwell's most recent round was a Venture in May 2026. ### What was Upwell's biggest round? Upwell's largest round on record is $6.5M (Seed), in Feb 2025. ### Who backed Upwell first? Upwell's first round on record, in Feb 2025, was backed by Plug and Play, Invest Nebraska and SaaS Ventures and 2 others. ### What stage is Upwell at? Upwell's latest named round is a Venture, in May 2026. ### Where is Upwell based? Upwell is based in the United States. ## Companies like Upwell In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Gradient** $24M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/gradient)[**Qualitate** $32M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/qualitate)[**Platform Accounting Group** $355M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/platform-accounting-group)[**Remitian** $27M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/remitian)[**Fortastra** $38M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/fortastra)[**Confido** $82M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/confido) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. 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