# Up Capital

> Up Capital is a VC fund in Toronto backing Video, Software and Automotive. See 2 investments, round sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2020
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Up Capital is a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage companies.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Video | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Automotive | 1 | 50% |
| Cloud Computing | 1 | 50% |
| Electric Vehicle | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Series C | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| inMotive | inMotive is the world’s most efficient and least expensive automatic transmission. Ingear transmission makes for lighter, less expensive and better performing plug-in vehicles. | $7.5M | Series A | Apr 30, 2020 | https://www.inmotive.com/ |
| QuickPlay Media | QuickPlay Media is the leading provider of managed service solutions for the distribution of premium video to IP-connected devices. Successfully used by the world’s largest communications and media companies, QuickPlay’s cloud-based OpenVideo platform provides the most scalable and secure way for companies to deliver engaging multiscreenentertainment experiences. For more information, please follow QuickPlay Media on Twitter at @quickplaymedia. Interested parties can also follow QuickPlay on Facebook at www.facebook.com/quickplaymedia.QuickPlay was founded in April 2004 by telecommunications executive Wayne Purboo and media executive Raja Khanna and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with local sales offices in North America and Europe. | $15M | Series C | Sep 19, 2007 | https://quickplay.com/ |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Relay Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/relay-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ventures West](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ventures-west) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Up Capital invest in?

Up Capital invests primarily in Video, Software and Automotive startups, most often at Series A and Series C stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Up Capital last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Up Capital closed in Apr 2020. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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