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UpWest

Last cheque observed Oct 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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AcceleratorQuiet

Pre-seedSeedSeries AAI & Machine LearningAdvanced MaterialsAdvertising (AdTech)

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 44 on record
Since the last cheque2590days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$5.8MCheque size, as they say$100K – $3.0MRounds led0 of 44Sole investor26 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 93%
Pitch UpWest

UpWest highlights

  1. 01

    44 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 98% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 26 rounds, median $20K

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Leading pre-seed & seed rounds.From their own website
Type
Accelerator (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $3.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
AI & Machine LearningAdvanced MaterialsAdvertising (AdTech)
Based in
Palo Alto, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first44 appearances

  1. 2019

    2 rounds

  2. Oct
    WaycareSeries A · IL · VentureBeat$7.3MWith 7 others
  3. Jun
    SimpoSeed · US · TechCrunch$4.5MWith 4 others
  4. 2018

    1 round

  5. Aug
    StampliSeries A · US · FinSMEs$6.7MWith 2 others
  6. 2017

    2 rounds

  7. Nov
    BuildupSeries A · US · FinSMEs$7.0MWith 3 others
  8. Feb
    Javelin NetworksSeries A · US · FinSMEs$5.0MWith 3 others
  9. 2016

    1 round

  10. Jul
    JoltSeed · US · Geektime$2.0MSole investor
  11. 2015

    12 rounds

  12. Dec
    uMakeSeries A$5.2MWith 3 others
  13. Oct
    SentinelOneSeries B · US$25MWith 6 others
  14. Sept
    CustomersHQSeedUndisclosedSole investor
  15. Sept
    Take & MakeSeedUndisclosedSole investor
  16. Sept
    ClipCallSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  17. Sept
    JoltSeedUndisclosedSole investor
  18. May
    CodersClanSeed · US$820KWith 7 others
  19. Mar
    KeyweeSeries A · US$9.1MWith 4 others
  20. Feb
    LiveMedSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  21. Feb
    jacoSeedUndisclosedSole investor
  22. Feb
    ImubitSeedUndisclosedSole investor
  23. Feb
    BuildUpSeedUndisclosedSole investor
  24. 2014

    19 rounds

  25. Nov
    MobilizeSeed · US$1.2MSole investor
  26. Nov
    MobilizeSeed · US$1.2MWith 2 others
  27. Sept
    HoneyBook Inc.Series A · US$10MWith 10 others
  28. Aug
    Code FreshSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  29. Aug
    SecuredTouchSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  30. Aug
    GenooxSeedUndisclosedSole investor
  31. Aug
    XyrosoftSeedUndisclosedSole investor
  32. Aug
    uMakeSeedUndisclosedSole investor
  33. Aug
    FirstImpressionSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  34. May
    Swift ShiftSeed · GB$1.0MWith 3 others
  35. Apr
    SentinelOneSeries A · US$12MWith 5 others
  36. Apr
    vBrandSeed · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  37. Apr
    MamayaSeed · US$20KSole investor
  38. Mar
    MarqueeSeed$150KWith 1 other
  39. Mar
    KeyweeSeedUndisclosedWith 3 others
  40. Feb
    Javelin NetworksSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  41. Feb
    DondeSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  42. Feb
    ModusPSeed · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  43. Feb
    LeaderzSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  44. 2013

    7 rounds

  45. Sept
    SlickLoginSeed · US$20KSole investor
  46. Sept
    CodersClanSeed · US$20KSole investor
  47. Sept
    BuzzSpiceSeed · US$20KSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 8 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

30 of 47 we have independently watched raise

AnywordBeeheroCodefreshComeetCyberx-labsCycognitoDeetoDondesearchEliolabsFirstimpressionHoneybookImubitInnerplantJoltLaticaLevlMobilizePeer5PerfectscaleRavenSecuredtouchSentineloneSimpoStampliSwiftshiftTheneuraTorchUmakeUnityscmZone7AiroboticsdronesCanopycareDarwingovEctonGetbalanceGiftedLivbleLoadmillMetisdataMozilla FirefoxNavmaticSalespeakTillionTrialkitWaycaretechWithrotateZenity

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

TapDogBought by SimilarWebUndisclosedMar 2014
SlickLoginBought by GoogleUndisclosedFeb 2014

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as UpWest. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

HillsvenVC firm4rounds togetherKima VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherBen NarasinAngel2rounds togetherDCVCVC firm2rounds togetherGranite Hill Capital PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherInnovation EndeavorsVC firm2rounds togetherThe Westly GroupVC firm2rounds togetherTiger Global ManagementVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies UpWest put money into.

Stampli$6.7M · Aug 2018Buildup$7.0M · Nov 2017Jolt$2.0M · Jul 2016

Quick answers about UpWest

What does UpWest invest in?

UpWest invests most often at Seed and Series A (98% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI & Machine Learning, Advanced Materials and Advertising (AdTech).

How active is UpWest?

44 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2019.

What has UpWest invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Waycare (Series A, Oct 2019), Simpo (Seed, Jun 2019) and Stampli (Series A, Aug 2018).

How big are UpWest's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.8M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $3.0M.

Does UpWest lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 44 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does UpWest invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (93%).

Is UpWest investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2019.

Who does UpWest invest alongside?

Most often Hillsven (4 rounds together), Kima Ventures (3 rounds together) and Ben Narasin (2 rounds together).

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