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Location: United States, California, Santa Monica
Employees: 1-10
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A; Series B
Portfolio 42
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 11.10.2025 | Eli | eli.build | - | - |
| 11.10.2025 | Ashbrook T... | ashbrook-technologies.com | - | - |
| 11.10.2025 | Pacific Fu... | pacificfusion.com | - | - |
| 11.10.2025 | Reliable R... | reliable.co | $133.5M | United Sta... |
| 11.10.2025 | Space Kine... | spacekinetic.com | - | United Sta... |
| 15.07.2025 | Tailsight | tailsight.ai | - | - |
| 05.07.2025 | SaySo | justsayso.co | - | - |
| 05.07.2025 | arteli.com | - | - | |
| 05.07.2025 | InfinitFor... | infinitform.com | - | - |
| 05.07.2025 | Panorama A... | panorama.ai | - | - |
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| Date | First Name | Last Name | Title | Location | |||
| - | Brian | McClendon | Venture Pa... | linkedin.c... | - | b***[email protected]... | - |
| - | George | Durzi | - | linkedin.c... | - | g****e@up.... | - |
| - | Joshua | Schachter | - | linkedin.c... | - | J****a@up.... | - |
| - | Ben | Marcus | Co-Founder... | linkedin.c... | - | b*[email protected]... | - |
| - | Jen | Nguyen | - | linkedin.c... | - | j*[email protected]... | - |
| - | Luciano | Froes | Partner &a... | linkedin.c... | - | l*****o@up... | - |
| - | Ally | Warson | Partner | linkedin.c... | - | a**[email protected]... | - |
Mentions in press and media 29
| Date | Title | Description |
| 10.10.2025 | HavocAI Raises $85M in Funding | HavocAI, a Providence, NI-based developer of maritime autonomous systems, raised $85m in funding. Backers included new investors B Capital, In-Q-Tel, Lockheed Martin, Hanwha, Taiwania, Vanderbilt University, Up Partners, Island Green Capita... |
| 26.08.2025 | Loft Dynamics: $24 Million Series B Raised To Transform VR Pilot Training | Loft Dynamics, known as a global leader in virtual reality flight training, has successfully raised $24 million in a Series B funding round. This pivotal investment was led by Friedkin, with participation from Alaska Airlines, existing shar... |
| 23.08.2025 | VR Revolutionizes Pilot Training: Loft Dynamics Secures $24M to Reshape Aviation Safety | Loft Dynamics secured $24M in Series B funding, revolutionizing pilot training with advanced VR simulators. Led by Friedkin, with Alaska Airlines joining, this round brings total funding to $60M. The capital will expand commercial airline o... |
| 21.08.2025 | Loft Dynamics raises $24M Series B to redefine pilot training with VR simulators | Swiss VR Flight training company Loft Dynamics has raised a $24 million Series B funding round led by Friedkin with participation from Alaska Airlines and existing shareholders Sky Dayton and Craft Ventures, as well as UP.Partners. The roun... |
| 21.08.2025 | Loft Dynamics secures $24M series B to transform pilot training with VR | Loft Dynamics’ immediate focus is developing a next-generation, cloud-connected training suite—the world’s first fully integrated hardware and software system built to make pilot training safer, more effective, immersive and scalable. Init... |
| 12.05.2025 | Porsche & UP.Labs Launch AutoUnify, a Revolutionary Developer Platform to Solve the Automotive Industry Data Divide | Fragmented automotive landscape The auto industry’s multibillion dollar integration problem finds its ‘Plaid Moment’ with the first unified platform for real-time communication with retailers SANTA MONICA, CA, UNITED STATES, May 12, 2025 /E... |
| 06.12.2024 | Teleo's $16.2 Million Boost: A Leap into Autonomous Heavy Machinery | In the heart of Silicon Valley, a revolution is brewing. Teleo, a Palo Alto-based company, has secured $16.2 million in a Series A extension funding round. This infusion of capital is not just a financial boost; it’s a catalyst for change i... |
| 05.12.2024 | Teleo: Heavy Equipment Autonomous Company Secures $16.2 Million (Series A Extension) | Teleo – a company building autonomous technology for heavy equipment – announced it has raised $16.2 million in Series A extension funds in addition to its previously announced Series A funding round. Teleo’s first extension round, totaling... |
| 21.11.2024 | Teleo: $16.2 Million (Series A Extension) Raised To Build Autonomous Technology For Heavy Equipment | Teleo, a company building autonomous technology for heavy equipment, today announced it has raised $16.2 million in Series A extension funds in addition to its previously announced Series A funding round. The company will use the funds to s... |
| 18.11.2024 | China Digest: UniUni closes Series C2; UnitX bags $46m in Series B | UniUni, which offers shipping and last-mile delivery solutions across North America, has completed its Series C2 round while robotics firm UnitX has pocketed $46 million in a Series B round. Bessemer Venture Partners leads UniUni’s Series C... |
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