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UpWest

VC
Palo Alto, CAWebsite

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

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Pre-Seed

Check Size

$500K – $3.0M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

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.

Partners & Team

SG

Shuly Galili

Partner

Seed-stage
Enterprise software

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Enterprise

Does Not Invest In

Consumer

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

HO

HoneyBook

B2B software
How to pitch UpWest
  • 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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