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UpWest

HQ · California
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UpWest helps Israeli founders access the US market and grow their startups with seed funding. It operates as a Silicon Valley-based seed fund that leads early rounds and provides market immersion, operational support, and access to a founder community. The firm focuses on domains such as cybersecurity, DevOps, digital health, and enterprise software as a service. With a portfolio of over 90 companies and billions in follow-on funding, UpWest scales Israeli startups toward global adoption.

Stage focus
Pre-Seed / InceptionSeed
Lead / follow
Mostly Lead
Ownership target
7–10%
Generalist / Specialist

Generalist

Investing team
  • Aya Neeman, PrincipalAya NeemanPrincipal
  • Gil Ben-Artzy, Founding PartnerGil Ben-ArtzyFounding Partner
  • Lia Cromwell, PartnerLia CromwellPartner
  • Shuly Galili, Founding PartnerShuly GaliliFounding Partner
Notable investments

SentinelOne, HoneyBook, Stampli, CyCognito, Zenity, Tillion.ai, Elio

Sources
upwest.vc ↗upwest.vc/approach ↗upwest.vc/team ↗upwest.vc/portfolio ↗

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