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UpWest
MediumNot on record · Website
Last verified
11/10/2026
Firm Overview
70
Portfolio tracked
0
Sectors
0
Regions
11/10/2026
Last verified
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 to pursue an MBA and gain exposure to the Israeli tech ecosystem, eventually investing and bringing Israeli founders early to market.
Lia Cromwell
Partner
Lia is adept at helping Israeli founders translate their vision to the US market, with select investments including CyCognito, Balance, and Canopy.
Aya Neeman
Principal
Aya brings diverse experience in Sales, Customer Success, and Product positions at startups like Riskified and Pagaya to the investment team.
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 on record
Portfolio by sector
- Unclassified53 of 70
- B2B Software10 of 70
- Healthcare3 of 70
- Industrials3 of 70
- Consumer1 of 70
70 portfolio companies on record in the index, grouped by sector hub.
Current and exited
Current: 36 of 70Exited: 34 of 70
Portfolio size among all firms
70 companies on record, more than 77% of the 405 firms in the index.
0885 companies (log scale)
Portfolio Companies
| Company | Sector | Status | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airobotics | Not on record | Exited | Visit ↗ |
| Not on record | Exited | Visit ↗ | |
| Anyword | Not on record | Current | Visit ↗ |
| Aspecto | Not on record | Exited | Not on record |
| Not on record | Current | Visit ↗ | |
| BeeHero | Not on record | Current | Visit ↗ |
| BOLTX | Not on record | Current | Visit ↗ |
| Canopy | Not on record | Current | Visit ↗ |
| Not on record | Current | Visit ↗ | |
| CodeFresh | Not on record | Exited | Visit ↗ |
| Comeet | Not on record | Exited | Visit ↗ |
| Contacts | Not on record | Exited | Not on record |
| CyberX | Not on record | Exited | Visit ↗ |
| Not on record | Current | Visit ↗ | |
| Not on record | Current | Visit ↗ | |
| Deeto | Not on record | Current | Visit ↗ |
| Donde Search | Not on record | Exited | Visit ↗ |
| Drippler | Not on record | Exited | Not on record |
| Not on record | Current | Visit ↗ | |
| Elio Labs | Not on record | Current | Visit ↗ |
| EXO | Not on record | Exited | Not on record |
| FirstImpression | Not on record | Exited | Visit ↗ |
| Flowmill | Not on record | Exited | Not on record |
| Not on record | Current | Visit ↗ | |
| Gifted | Not on record | Current | Visit ↗ |
| Not on record | Current | Visit ↗ | |
| Imubit | Not on record | Current | Visit ↗ |
| Not on record | Current | Visit ↗ | |
| Invi | Not on record | Exited | Not on record |
| invi Messages | Not on record | Exited | Not on record |
| jaco | Not on record | Exited | Not on record |
| Jaco Analytics | Not on record | Exited | Not on record |
| Javelin Networks | Not on record | Exited | Not on record |
| Jolt | Not on record | Current | Visit ↗ |
| Latica | Not on record | Current | Visit ↗ |
| Levl Technologies | Not on record | Exited | Visit ↗ |
| Livble | Not on record | Exited | Visit ↗ |
| Not on record | Current | Visit ↗ | |
| Metis | Not on record | Current | Visit ↗ |
| MetisData | Not on record | Exited | Visit ↗ |
| Mobilize | Not on record | Current | Not on record |
| Navmatic | Not on record | Exited | Visit ↗ |
| Not on record | Exited | Visit ↗ | |
| ONDiGO | Not on record | Exited | Not on record |
| Peer5 | Not on record | Exited | Visit ↗ |
| PerfectScale | Not on record | Exited | Visit ↗ |
| Not on record | Current | Visit ↗ | |
| Qlika | Not on record | Exited | Not on record |
| Raven | Not on record | Current | Visit ↗ |
| Rotate | Not on record | Current | Visit ↗ |
| Salespeak | Not on record | Current | Visit ↗ |
| SecuredTouch | Not on record | Exited | Visit ↗ |
| Senexx | Not on record | Exited | Not on record |
| Not on record | Exited | Visit ↗ | |
| Simpo | Not on record | Current | Visit ↗ |
| SlickLogin | Not on record | Exited | Not on record |
| Stampli | Not on record | Current | Visit ↗ |
| Stealth | Not on record | Current | Not on record |
| SwiftShift | Not on record | Current | Not on record |
| Tillion | Not on record | Current | Visit ↗ |
| Torch Security | Not on record | Current | Visit ↗ |
| TrialKit | Not on record | Current | Visit ↗ |
| uMake | Not on record | Current | Visit ↗ |
| UnitySCM | Not on record | Current | Visit ↗ |
| Vbrand | Not on record | Exited | Not on record |
| Veedme | Not on record | Exited | Not on record |
| Waycare | Not on record | Exited | Visit ↗ |
| Waycaretech | Not on record | Exited | Visit ↗ |
| Not on record | Current | Visit ↗ | |
| Not on record | Current | Visit ↗ |
Source: https://upwest.vc/portfolio
In the 2027 Digital Value Creation Baseline
1 of UpWest's 70 portfolio companies on record were measured in the 2027 Digital Value Creation Baseline (October 2026).
Firms that also back UpWest's companies
Co-investor web
Line width shows shared portfolio companies on record in the index. Top 8 co-investors shown.
Blumberg Capital2 shared companies
DCVC2 shared companies
01 Advisors1 shared company
Canaan Partners1 shared company
Pillar VC1 shared company
Quiet Capital1 shared company
Third Point1 shared company
Trivest Partners1 shared company
Questions about UpWest
- How many portfolio companies does UpWest have?
- PE Firm Index tracks 70 UpWest portfolio companies from the firm's public portfolio page, as of 2026-10-26. The firm's own count may differ, for example where exited companies are listed.
- Who leads UpWest?
- Public sources name Shuly Galili (Founding Partner), Gil Ben-Artzy (Founding Partner) and Lia Cromwell (Partner) among UpWest's leadership.
Sources for this profile, updated 2026-10-26
This profile is based on publicly available information and may be incomplete or outdated. PE Firm Index is not affiliated with UpWest and does not provide investment advice.
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