# Upland Workshop

> Upland Workshop is a VC fund in Los Angeles backing Beauty and Artificial Intelligence. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/uplandworkshop/
- Website: https://www.uplandworkshop.com/

Upland Workshop is a boutique advisory creating value and opportunities through strategic communications.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Beauty | 2 | 100% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 100% |
| Women's | 1 | 50% |
| Virtual Reality | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hairtelligence | Hairtelligence is using computer vision technology that enables customers to customize their hair wigs and extensions, all from the comfort of their home. This is the first direct-to-consumer customization business model, eliminating the need for in person visits, and removing the costs associated with customization from traditional stylists.Our service generates customizable 3D hair models that match wigs and other hair extensions, such as clip-ins, braids, bundles, and closures that we manufacture, customize and sell, allowing the user to visualize realistic product results in real time. By capturing the dimensions of our customers facial features to measure wig, closure, and frontal fit, using color identification to match skin tone to lace tint, and allowing our customers to select the color and cut of their hairstyle, we provide fully customized wigs, weave bundles, frontals, and closures with a single purchase. The company was co-founded by Isoken Igbinedion and Ifueko Igbinedion. | $5M | Seed | Apr 28, 2022 |  |
| Parfait | Parfait is a brand-new wig customization platform aimed at disrupting the category by integrating facial recognition and artificial intelligence to provide buyers with customizable wig products. | $5M | Seed | Apr 12, 2022 |  |

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## Co-investors
- [Contrary](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/contrary-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Serena Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/serena-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ulu Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ulu-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Unshackled Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/unshackled-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Upfront Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/upfront-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Visible Hands](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/visible-hands) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Upland Workshop invest in?

Upland Workshop invests primarily in Beauty, Artificial Intelligence and Women's startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Upland Workshop last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Upland Workshop closed in Apr 2022. 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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