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UpWest
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Last verified
9/20/2026
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9/20/2026
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Seed-stage venture capital firm.
Leadership
Shuly Galili
Founding Partner
Shuly is a Founding Partner of UpWest who brings her entrepreneurial, investment, and network expertise to supercharge market growth in UpWest’s portfolio startups.
Gil Ben-Artzy
Founding Partner
Gil relocated to the US in 2000 and joined UpWest to help level the playing field for Israeli founders by investing and bringing them early to market.
Lia Cromwell
Partner
Lia joined UpWest in 2017 and is adept at helping Israeli founders translate their vision to the US market, with select investments including CyCognito and Balance.
Aya Neeman
Principal
Aya joined the investment team in 2023, bringing a unique understanding of the high tech industry from her experience in Sales, Customer Success, and Product positions.
Gil Birnboim
Head of Platform
Gil is committed to empowering startups operations and sharing best practices to drive founders' growth and setting their companies up for success.
Portfolio Companies
Source: https://upwest.vc/portfolio
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