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    UP.Partners

    Santa Monica, California, United StatesFounded 2020
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    Mobility & TransportationDefense & SpaceClimate & EnergyRobotics & Automation

    UP.Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Ben Marcus and Cyrus Sigari, headquartered in Santa Monica, California. The firm invests in pioneering entrepreneurs building companies that support multi-dimensional mobility — moving people and goods cleaner, faster, safer, and at lower cost across ground, air, sea, and space.

    Deal activity increased 100% year-over-year (10 deals in the last 12 months). Average disclosed round size is $52.5M (across 41 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    32

    Fund Size

    $230M

    Top Stage

    Seed

    Last 12 Mo

    11

    Team

    Ben Marcus

    Ben Marcus

    Co-Founder & Managing Partner

    Brian Adams

    Brian Adams

    Co-Founder & Managing Partner UP.Abundance

    David Ellmann

    David Ellmann

    Co-Founder & General Partner UP.Abundance

    Adam Grosser

    Adam Grosser

    Chairman & Managing Partner

    Ally Warson

    Ally Warson

    Partner UP.Ventures

    Bob Riccomini

    Bob Riccomini

    Design Partner UP.Ventures

    Brian McClendon

    Brian McClendon

    Venture Partner UP.Ventures

    Christian Bailey

    Christian Bailey

    Venture Partner UP.Ventures

    Colby Goff

    Colby Goff

    Venture Partner UP.Ventures

    Daniel Buchmueller

    Daniel Buchmueller

    Venture Partner UP.Ventures

    Darren Pleasance

    Darren Pleasance

    Venture Partner UP.Ventures

    David Jen

    David Jen

    Venture Partner UP.Ventures

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    41 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Coram logoCoramSeries B$35MJun 2026
    HHavocSeries A$100MMay 2026
    PPartsPulseSeed$3MMar 2026
    BeyondMath logoBeyondMathSeed$18.5MFeb 2026
    Zanskar logoZanskarSeries C$115MJan 2026
    Zanskar logoZanskarSeries C$115MJan 2026
    Zanskar logoZanskarSeries C$115MJan 2026
    ZZanskarSeries B$115MJan 2026
    Coram logoCoramSeries B$35MJan 2026
    Point One Navigation logoPoint One NavigationSeries C$35MNov 2025
    Havoc AI logoHavoc AISeries C$85MOct 2025
    Warp logoWarpSeries A$10MJun 2025
    WakeCap logoWakeCapSeries A$28MMay 2025
    LLulaSeries A$8MJan 2025
    Space kinetic logoSpace kineticSeed$12MJan 2025
    Lula logoLulaSeries A$8MJan 2025
    Teleo logoTeleoSeries A$16.2MNov 2024
    Odysee logoOdyseeSeed$5MOct 2024
    BeyondMath logoBeyondMathSeed$8.5MAug 2024
    Range Energy logoRange EnergySeed$23.5MFeb 2024
    SSkydio IncSeries E$230MFeb 2023
    Pull Systems logoPull SystemsSeed$5MJan 2023
    Loft Dynamics logoLoft DynamicsSeries B$20MDec 2022
    Metropolis logoMetropolisSeries B$167MJun 2022
    Teleo logoTeleoSeries A$12MJun 2022
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    Top Co-Investors

    Union Square Ventures5 shared
    University Growth Fund5 shared
    Obvious Ventures5 shared
    Lowercarbon Capital5 shared
    StepStone Group5 shared
    Spring Lane Capital5 shared
    Safar Partners5 shared
    Orion Industrial Ventures5 shared
    Carica Sustainable Investments5 shared
    Cross Creek5 shared
    GVP Climate5 shared
    Clearvision Ventures5 shared
    Andreessen Horowitz4 shared
    Susquehanna Sustainable Investments4 shared
    Plug and Play Tech Center3 shared
    Outlander VC3 shared
    IA Capital Group2 shared
    Slow Ventures2 shared
    Lockheed Martin Ventures2 shared
    Taiwania Capital Management Corporation2 shared

    Last updated: 9 September 2026