The fund is building on the success of its portfolio companies highlighted by the recent SentinelOne $10 billion IPO and is also expanding its presence in Tel Aviv with a new office
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UpWest invests in Israeli founders in the early stages of their companies, leading the Pre-Seed and Seed rounds. UpWest’s unique cross-border approach has seen it amass the largest portfolio of Israeli companies with their headquarters in the U.S.
UpWest team. Photo: UpWest
“After a decade of being a key partner to top Israeli entrepreneurs at the inception of their startups, UpWest is thrilled to expand it’s seed and pre-seed investments backing the next generation of Israeli founders,” said Gil Ben-Artzy. “Raising this fund is a testament to the strategy we’ve had since day one — to help entrepreneurs break into the U.S. market — and the trust and track record we’ve established among the founder community.”
Established in 2012 in Silicon Valley by Founding Partners Gil Ben-Artzy and Shuly Galili, UpWest is a first-check investor in leading Israeli companies such as cybersecurity leader SentinelOne (valued at over $10 billion at recent IPO), HoneyBook, a business software leader recently valued at over $2 billion, AP automation fintech startup, Stampli, AI-process optimization platform Imubit, attack surface management platform CyCognito, and many more.
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