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UP Partners

HQ · California
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UP.Partners is a venture capital firm focused on transforming the moving world by investing in and building technologies that make transportation cleaner, faster, safer, and more cost-effective. They partner with bold entrepreneurs and large companies across various sectors including aerospace, automotive, logistics, and energy. UP.Partners invests in seed and early-stage ventures, with a particular emphasis on enabling software technologies that drive breakthroughs in mobility. Their investment thesis covers areas like sensing and perception, automation, logistics optimization, design and manufacturing, energy systems, space infrastructure, prime movers, marketplaces, and digital industries.

Stage focus
SeedSeries A
Lead / follow
Can Lead
Check size
$1m–$10m
Ownership target
7–10%
Specialization
Aerospace / DefenseSupply Chain / Logistics / MobilityIndustrial / ManufacturingClimate / Energy
Generalist / Specialist

Specialist

Latest fund size

$230M Fund I plus $20M sidecar


Investing team
  • AGAdam GrosserChairman & Managing Partner
  • AGLAlex Garcia LautzenheiserPrincipal, UP.Ventures
  • AWAlly WarsonPartner, UP.Ventures
  • BMBen MarcusCo-Founder & Managing Partner
  • JAJacob AndreesenSenior Associate, UP.Ventures
  • NMNicola MunariniPartner, UP.Ventures
How to reach them

entrepreneurs@up.partners


Notable investments

Skydio, Axiom Space, Beta Technologies, Reliable Robotics, Hermeus, Pacific Fusion, Metropolis, Range, Zanskar, Veo

Sources
up.partners ↗up.partners/ventures ↗up.partners/companies ↗up.partners/thecrew ↗up.partners/up-partners-announces-the-launch-of-up-labs-a-first-of-its-kind-venture-lab-announces-porsche-as-its-first-corporate-partner ↗up.partners/up-labs-porsche-launch-ai-powered-automotive-data-startup-sensigo-to-make-auto-repairs-faster-and-more-affordable ↗

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