# UpWest Labs: portfolio, investments and team > UpWest Labs is a vc firm based in United States. 19 investments on record, latest Jul 2013. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/upwest-labs-management-llc (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # UpWest Labs Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in May 2025, closing $10M. Last cheque observed Jul 2013. Quiet New fund $9.5M, May 2025 VC firm Seed Venture Consumer Electronics Electric Vehicle Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 19 on record Since the last cheque **4862** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$135K** Rounds led **0 of 19** Sole investor **14 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch UpWest Labs ## UpWest Labs highlights - 01 19 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 100% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 14 rounds, median $20K - 04 2 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Consumer Electronics Electric Vehicle - **Based in:** Palo Alto, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **19 appearances** - **2013** 5 rounds - **Jul** **[dscovered](https://millionrounds.com/company/dscovered)** Seed · US · xconomy.com **$20K** Sole investor - **Mar** **[SentinelOne](https://millionrounds.com/company/sentinelone)** Seed · US · xconomy.com **$20K** Sole investor - **Mar** **[VeedMe](https://millionrounds.com/company/veedme)** Seed · US · xconomy.com **$20K** Sole investor - **Mar** **[Qlika](https://millionrounds.com/company/qlika)** Seed · US · xconomy.com **$20K** Sole investor - **Jan** **[ONDiGO Mobile CRM](https://millionrounds.com/company/ondigo-mobile-crm)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$20K** Sole investor - **2012** 11 rounds - **Nov** **[invi](https://millionrounds.com/company/invi)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$750K** With 3 others - **Oct** **[AutomateIt](https://millionrounds.com/company/automateit)** prnewswire.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **Oct** **[Tenfoot](https://millionrounds.com/company/tenfoot)** US · prnewswire.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **Oct** **[Contacts+](https://millionrounds.com/company/contacts)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 5 others - **Oct** **[Peer5](https://millionrounds.com/company/peer5)** US · prnewswire.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **Oct** **[HoneyBook Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/honeybook-inc)** US · prnewswire.com **Undisclosed** With 2 others - **Oct** **[KeyWee](https://millionrounds.com/company/keywee)** Venture · prnewswire.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **Jun** **[PlayerDuel](https://millionrounds.com/company/playerduel)** US · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **Mar** **[OffScale](https://millionrounds.com/company/offscale)** Seed · US · alacrastore.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **Mar** **[Bfly](https://millionrounds.com/company/bfly)** techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **Jan** **[Tradyo](https://millionrounds.com/company/tradyo)** **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **2011** 3 rounds - **Jun** **[Drippler](https://millionrounds.com/company/drippler)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$250K** With 3 others - **Mar** **[Senexx](https://millionrounds.com/company/senexx)** Seed · US · techstars.com **$250K** With 2 others - **Feb** **[Superfly](https://millionrounds.com/company/superfly)** Seed · US **$500K** Sole 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 Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **3 named** GB **Gil Ben-Artzy** Managing Director of the General Partner i Filing they signed SG **Shlomit Galili** Managing Director i Form ADV SG **Shuly Galili** Managing Director of the General Partner i Filing they signed We also hold **1** person 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 the register says From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law **$170M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026 **Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds - **Legal name:** Upwest LABS Management, LLC - **SEC number:** CRD 297392 ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **2 in all** **[Peer5](https://millionrounds.com/company/peer5)** Bought by [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) **Undisclosed** Aug 2021 **[Qlika](https://millionrounds.com/company/qlika)** Bought by Priceline **Undisclosed** Mar 2014 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. New fund on file **$9.5M** raised in May 2025 From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy. ## The cheque Seed Venture Median round joined **$135K** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$20K** Led 0 of 19 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 14 rounds - **Last cheque:** Jul 2013 - **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed *11* - Venture *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2011 2013 **Pitching UpWest Labs?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Quick answers about UpWest Labs ### What does UpWest Labs invest in? UpWest Labs invests most often at Seed and Venture (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Consumer Electronics and Electric Vehicle. ### How active is UpWest Labs? 19 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2013. ### How big are UpWest Labs's cheques? The median round it joins is $135K. ### Does UpWest Labs lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 19 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does UpWest Labs invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is UpWest Labs investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2013. ### What kind of investor is UpWest Labs? UpWest Labs is a VC firm based in Palo Alto, United States. ### How much does UpWest Labs manage? About $170M, as gross assets of its private funds (Oct 2026). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. 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