UpWest
VC Fund
Palo Alto, United States
UpWest is a Silicon Valley-based seed fund investing in Israel’s most promising entrepreneurs. UpWest is focused on a hands-on approach to supercharge the growth of its startups, providing the essential ingredients for success: seed funding, proximity and access to markets and capital, and a supportive community of talented peers. For more information, visit upwest.vc.
- Total investments:
- 129
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 5%
- Fund size:
- $9.5M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries UpWest invests in
Stages UpWest invests in
Countries UpWest invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 9 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $20k–$5M
- Pre-Seed
- $1M–$2.5M
- Series A
- $5.3M–$18M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 29 (22%)
- Mobile 13 (10%)
- Artificial Intelligence 12 (9%)
- SaaS 11 (9%)
- Information Technology 11 (9%)
Stage
- Seed 69 (53%)
- Series A 24 (19%)
- Pre-Seed 7 (5%)
- Series B 6 (5%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 5 (4%)
Country
- United States 67 (52%)
- Israel 14 (11%)
- Brazil 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex Sirota
Mentor
|
Mentor | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Don Loeb
Mentor
|
Mentor | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Gil Ben-Artzy
Founding Partner
|
Founding Partner | Total investments: 6 | Find email | |
Guy Hirsch
Mentor
|
Mentor | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jeff Tannenbaum
Mentor
|
Mentor | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
| See all 9 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elio Labs develops an optical computing technology to improve sensing capabilities across diverse cellular environments. | $21M / Series A / Jul 23, 2026 | ||
| Raven.io provides a runtime application protection platform that secures cloud‑native software by monitoring code execution behavior and preventing exploits as they occur. Its technology operates inside applications to detect abnormal execution patterns and block malicious code before it runs, addressing traditional security gaps that reactivetools often miss. The platform includes features for runtime vulnerability prioritization, runtime patching that doesn’t require source code changes, and anomaly detection and response to surface and respond to threats in real time. Raven.io’s solution supports a range of programming languages and cloud deployments, allowing security and engineering teams to apply security controls across containers, Kubernetes environments, and compute instances. The company’s tooling also provides forensic data on suspicious activity, helping users understand the context of attempted attacks and make informed decisions about remediation. Raven.io integrates with existing development and operations workflows to extend application protection throughout the software lifecycle. Its approach centers on continuous observation of library behavior and execution flow rather than relying on signature‑based or external perimeter defenses. Raven.io’s platform is designed for environments where visibility into runtime behavior and real‑time threat mitigation are essential for securing applications against evolving exploit techniques. | $20M / Seed / Mar 18, 2026 | ||
| GenAI Adoption and GRC platform for state and local government agencies. | $15M / Series A / Oct 23, 2025 | ||
| Deeto provides an AI‑driven customer activation platform that automates sourcing, sharing customer testimonials, and reference engagement. | $12.5M / Series A / Jul 01, 2025 | ||
| TrialKit is a SAAS company that offers a platform for legal professionals to manage discovery data. | $4.3M / Seed / Apr 02, 2025 | ||
| GenAI Adoption and GRC platform for state and local government agencies. | $5M / Seed / Mar 12, 2025 | ||
| PerfectScale is a team of innovative and passionate DevOps experts, product leaders and software engineers on a mission to make it easy for organizations of any size to optimize their Kubernetes ecosystem continuously.Our solutions empower teams to make quick, data-driven decisions that continuously improve Kubernetes performance and availabilitywhile bringing down costs.Visit our website and start your free 30-day trial today! | $7.1M / Seed / Oct 02, 2023 | ||
| Zenity is the first and only governance and security platform for low-code/no-code applications. It creates a win-win environment where IT and information security can give business and pro developers the independence they want to move the business forward while retaining full visibility and control. | $16.5M / Series A / Sep 12, 2023 | ||
| Unity SCM develops a platform helping manufacturers streamline supply chain operations. It automatically maps and transforms data. UnitySCM integrates with a wide range of data sources and easily adapts to inaccurate or incomplete supply chain data. | $8M / Series A / May 09, 2023 | ||
| BeeHero is a developer of a beehive technology platform intended to maximize crop yields through pollination. The company's technology uses artificial intelligence with low-cost sensors to collect in-hive data and to stimulate full output potential during peak pollination cycles, enabling farmers to protect beehives from colony collapse andmaximize pollination efficiency for growers around the world.The company was founded in 2017 by Itai Kanot, Omer Davidi, and Yuval Regev, and operates out of Tel Aviv and Silicon Valley, employing 50 people, 30 of which in its Israeli R&D center. | $42M / Series B / Dec 01, 2022 | ||
| See all 129 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does UpWest invest in?
UpWest invests primarily in Software, Mobile and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 129 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does UpWest invest in?
UpWest typically joins rounds of $20k–$5M at Seed, $1M–$2.5M at Pre-Seed and $5.3M–$18M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not UpWest's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds UpWest took part in.
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Who are the partners at UpWest?
The team at UpWest includes Alex Sirota (Mentor), Don Loeb (Mentor) and Gil Ben-Artzy (Founding Partner), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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