UpWest

Venture Capital
51investments
8exits
$128Mraised by its portfolio in 12 months
2,712open roles in its portfolio

Overview

UpWest is a pre-seed and seed venture capital firm that funds Israeli founders building companies for the American market. It invests early in Israeli startups, mostly in enterprise software, and helps them relocate, fast-track and establish a presence in Silicon Valley and the wider United States. The firm was founded by Shuly Galili and Gil Ben-Artzy and is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Investor profile

Venture capital
Investments
51
26 of them startups
Hiring now
13
2,712 open roles
Rounds in 12 months
2
$128M raised
Exits
8
1 closed
Focusshare of its companies
Artificial Intelligence 37%Software 23%Cybersecurity 20%Information Technology 9%Consumer Electronics 9%Health Care 9%Transportation & Logistics 6%Commerce 6%
Where its companies are
United States 41%Israel 6%Australia 2%
Stage of its companies
Series C and later 33%Series A 33%Pre-seed & seed 20%Series B 13%
Its companies, the freshest money firstAll 51 investments
ZenitySeries C $125M · 3 mo ago · 28 roles ForjVenture round $3M · 9 mo ago Darwin AISeries A $15M · 12 mo ago TrialKitVenture round $4.7M · 2 yr ago Sales PeakVenture round $3.5M · 3 yr ago unityscm.comVenture round $13.2M · 3 yr ago InnerPlantVenture round $20.9M · 4 yr ago · 2 roles CyCognitoSeries C $100M · 4 yr ago · 1 role AnywordVenture round $21M · 4 yr ago HoneyBookVenture round $250M · 5 yr ago · 6 roles BeeHeroSeries A $19M · 5 yr ago Zone7Series A $8M · 5 yr ago
2,712 open roles at 13 of its companies
Hiring fastestroles opened in 30 days
Microsoft976 new roles in 30 days Check Point Software Technologies94 new roles in 30 days SentinelOne85 new roles in 30 days Ping Identity40 new roles in 30 days Mozilla Corporation32 new roles in 30 days Stampli20 new roles in 30 days
New in the portfolioadded to its portfolio page in 6 months
Piper AI, Inc.added Nov 3
Co-investorscompanies they hold together
Insight Partners 6 shared Spider Capital 4 shared Lightspeed Venture Partners 3 shared Accel 3 shared General Catalyst 3 shared Innovation Endeavors 3 shared Trinity Ventures 3 shared Redpoint Ventures 3 shared Y Combinator 2 shared FundersClub 2 shared
Similar investorstheir companies share markets and countries
Notable Capital Sapphire Ventures Greylock Lightspeed Venture Partners Redpoint Ventures Insight Partners Menlo Ventures Bessemer Venture Partners
Sources: its portfolio page, read Nov 3

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
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San Francisco United States
HQ
Palo Alto United States
Regional office
Connect
550 California Ave #1, Palo Alto, CA 94306
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