UpWest
UpWest is a Seed, Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, CA investing in SaaS, Enterprise. The firm typically writes $500K–$3.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.
- Check size
- $500K–$3.0M
- Portfolio
- 1 company on record
- Partners
- 1 listed
- Stage
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- Sectors
- SaaS, Enterprise
- HQ
- Palo Alto, CA
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-03-13
Seed, Pre-Seed
$500K – $3.0M
1+ companies
1 partner
Investment Thesis
Invests in seed-stage startups with strong enterprise focus, supporting founders with scaling and product-market fit.
How UpWest invests
UpWest is a vc firm based in Palo Alto, CA. The firm invests at the Seed, Pre-Seed stages, with a focus on SaaS, Enterprise. It does not invest in Consumer.
UpWest typically writes checks of $500K–$3.0M per investment.
UpWest has backed 1 company in our records, including HoneyBook.
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HoneyBook
- •Raising at Seed, Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in SaaS, Enterprise — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $500K – $3.0M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Shuly Galili, Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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