Upswell Ventures
VC Fund
Perth, Australia
Upswell Ventures is a VC fund in Perth focused on Software and Developer Tools. Upswell is an early-stage venture firm backing the next generation of great Aussie founders.
- Total investments:
- 13
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 23%
Last updated:
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Industries Upswell Ventures invests in
Stages Upswell Ventures invests in
Countries Upswell Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $621k–$5M
- Series A
- $5M–$13M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 5 (38%)
- Developer Tools 2 (15%)
- Apps 1 (8%)
- SaaS 1 (8%)
- Laser 1 (8%)
Stage
- Seed 7 (54%)
- Series A 2 (15%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (15%)
- Funding Round 1 (8%)
Country
- Australia 7 (54%)
- Canada 1 (8%)
- United Kingdom 1 (8%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Breidahl
Managing Partner & Founder
|
Managing Partner & Founder | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loopit is a SaaS platform that provides car rental, car subscription, and fleet management software. It also offers mobile software solutions for automakers, dealerships, and new mobility providers. With Loopit, they can provide customers with a comprehensive range of private transportation services that meet all of their current and future needs.The platform handles both the customer-facing touchpoints and the back-office management required to offer a car subscription to customers simply and easily.Loopit was founded in 2019 and is based in Sydney, Australia. | $2.6M / Seed / May 07, 2024 | ||
| Predelo offers easy-to-use AI-powered forecasting and optimization. | $2M / Seed / May 01, 2023 | ||
| Circle In is building a global community for the modern working parent. They have one goal: to support today’s working parents, because the Circle In team knows they need more support than ever before. Founders Jodi and Kate met through work and felt connected by their shared experience of parental leave. They both returned to work with a loss inconfidence, and realised very quickly that this was not uncommon. | $1.3M / Seed / Apr 12, 2023 | ||
| Loopit is a SaaS platform that provides car rental, car subscription, and fleet management software. It also offers mobile software solutions for automakers, dealerships, and new mobility providers. With Loopit, they can provide customers with a comprehensive range of private transportation services that meet all of their current and future needs.The platform handles both the customer-facing touchpoints and the back-office management required to offer a car subscription to customers simply and easily.Loopit was founded in 2019 and is based in Sydney, Australia. | $2.5M / Seed / Jun 27, 2022 | ||
| Amaka is a professional software for accountants, bookkeepers, and business owners with the need to automate their data entry. It connects the systems that the user use every day in a matter of minutes and starts synchronizing their data with a reliable and flexible accounting integration software designed by professional accountants.It wasfounded in 2014 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia. | $5M / Seed / Dec 03, 2021 | ||
| Plan and book your next soul‑fulfilling escape | $2.9M / Seed / Nov 24, 2021 | ||
| Lasertrade is an online marketplace that offers a wide range of medical devices and equipment for the healthcare sector. | $620.7K / Seed / May 03, 2021 | ||
| AmazingCo is an experiences and activities creator. Through its platform, it makes it easy for people all across the globe to discover and enjoy amazing real world experiences, helping people spend their time in a more connected way. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 01, 2021 | ||
| SecureStack helps software developers find security & scalability gaps in their web applications and offer ways to fix those gaps without forcing those developers to become security experts. The results are faster time to business and 60%-70% reduction in the application attack surface. The industry failed bringing the developers to security.SecureStack mission is to bring security to the developers. | $1M / Seed / Nov 26, 2020 | ||
| Wonde operates a platform that provides schools with the tools to manage their school data. Its solution allows schools to control their school data; approve, decline, and monitor those who integrate with their data; and receive monthly reports and manage the application. The company’s solution also allows developers to view the status of existingintegrations and request access to new school data, as well as school data integration. In addition, it offers reporting tools to the school senior leadership team. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Cambridge, United Kingdom. | $2.6M / Venture - Series Unknown / Dec 02, 2019 | ||
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FAQ
What does Upswell Ventures invest in?
Upswell Ventures invests primarily in Software, Developer Tools and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 13 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Upswell Ventures's check size?
Upswell Ventures typically joins rounds of $621k–$5M at Seed and $5M–$13M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Upswell Ventures participates in.
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Who are the partners at Upswell Ventures?
The team at Upswell Ventures includes Chris Breidahl (Managing Partner & Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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