VC  UP Partners

https://up.partners/





     Office Locations:

2828 Donald Douglas Loop North, Suite 101 ,
Santa Monica, CA 90405

 

Stages:

  • Early


 

Industries:

  • Information Technology
  • Software & Internet
  • Transportation & Distribution

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    Description:

    UP.Partners is Transforming the Moving World by building and investing in companies that help move people and goods cleaner, faster, safer, and at lower cost- on the ground, in the air, on the sea, and in space. The multi-strategy firm achieves this goal through a multi-strategy, cross-sector approach. UP.Ventures and UP.Abundance invest in companies and technologies to enable the future of mobility and energy, working with some of the world's most innovative investors and entrepreneurs. With flagship launch partner Porsche, UP.Labs is a first-of-its-kind venture lab, partnering with the world's largest corporations to identify the most pressing challenges that they, and broader society, face.



    Investment Firm Key

       VC = Venture Capital
       PE = Private Equity
       A = Angel
       I = Incubator
       MB = Merchant Bank
       VD = Venture Debt
       FI = Family Investment Office
       FOF = Fund of Funds
       ED = Economic Development Office   
       TT = Technology Transfer Office
       CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
       SEC = Secondary Purchaser
       HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
       
       
       
    COMPANY STAGEREVENUE
    Venture Capital
    Seed Stage
    (includes "pre-seed," or
    concept stage)
    No Revenue
    Early StageMinimal
    Revenue
    Growth Stage
    (also called Mid-stage)
    $2M-$7M
    Expansion Stage
    (also called Late-stage)
    $7M and greater
    Private Equity
    Lower Middle Market$10M-$249M
    Middle Market$250M-$499M
    Upper Middle Market$500M-$1B
    Large Cap>$1B
       
       
     

    Investment Team:


    Name   Title
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    Adam Grosser Chairman & Managing Partner
    Ben Marcus Co-Founder and Managing Partner
    Cyrus Sigari Co-Founder and Managing Partner
    Luciano Froes Partner & Chief Marketing Officer

     

    Recent Funding Events (trailing 12 months):


      Date


      Name


      State


      Amount


      Stage


      11/20/2025


      Point One Navigation


      CA


      $35,000,000


      Series C


      10/10/2025


      HavocAI


      RI


      $85,000,000


      


      06/13/2025


      WARP Freight


      CA


      $10,000,000


      Series A


     

    Portfolio companies include:


      HavocAI
        web link


      Linevision
        web link


      Metropolis Technologies
        web link


      Point One Navigation
        web link


      Range Energy
        web link


      VOOM
        web link


      WARP Freight
        web link


     

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