Upward

Upward is global incubator with a vision to re-invigorate second-tier cities through a generation of innovators with ideas that are fostered through connection, learning and experience. Our foundation city, Hartford CT, is already host to one of our flourishing integrated communities. A thriving ecosystem serving as the core to our principal Upward City. An Upward City is one that puts humans at the heart of innovation. It is a city driven by a community of tech-forward creators and innovators focused on improving quality of life. A city that works for you. Through vision and determination, Hartford CT, a city once in economic decline, is quickly proving positive transformation by adopting the Upward model. Upward is not limited to a building, neighborhood or demographic. Upward is the physical space, the community and the mindset. An ecosystem working in harmony to attract and retain a new generation of people who seek a place of enrichment. A desire for empowerment and success through collaboration, learning and lifestyle. We strive for a promising future for second-tier cities and motivated startups, ambitious change-makers, and dedicated entrepreneurs who aspire to a new way of working and living. Move Upward. Ideas start here.

Rachel Dantess

Startup Scout and Investor Relationships Director and Director of Operations

10 past transactions

OVAL Digital

Seed Round in 2020
OVAL Digital is a smart sensor company that makes indoor home monitoring and awareness accessible, easy, private and discreet. OVAL smart sensors make your life easier and your home safer. OVAL sensors monitor motion, light, temperature, humidity and water around your home or office - sending alerts to your phone or email, anywhere in the world, instantly.

Komfort IQ

Seed Round in 2020
Developer of HVAC energy efficiency system designed to manage the temperature in commercial buildings. The company's system utilizes artificial intelligence, the internet of things, and machine learning algorithms to optimize the heating and cooling systems while providing each person with their preferred temperatures throughout the entire day, enabling commercial offices to reduce energy usage, save electricity bills, and provide a comfortable working.

Unifi.id

Seed Round in 2020
Unifi.id is digital engagement through our Smart card long-range card detection, data interrogation, and communication protocols. Based at Level39 in Canary Wharf, the world-renowned center of IoT, they strive to serve businesses better utilizing the potential of the IoT. At the core of all Unifi.id solutions is digital engagement through their Smart card long-range card detection, data interrogation, and communication protocols. In the emerging IoT space Unifi.id are unique in that we deliver systems that remove all barriers to inclusion and engagement. Their focus is on seamless integration, delivered through non-intrusive systems that deliver greater digital detection and improved automated responses. Their cutting edge RF platforms have been developed to enable rapid deployment, real-time analysis, and a large variety of communication options. Whether focused on security, hospitality, university engagement, enhanced bank cards, membership clubs, or fire evacuation systems, our patented three-step solutions based around the detection of their Smart Unifi.ID cards deliver a level of insight that transforms efficiencies and enhances customer and employee engagement.

Djinn Sensor

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Djinn Sensor platform helps businesses to create a great sustainable workplace design: the best performance environment in big offices, to predict health risks, to reduce the cost of operating a building through providing deep analytics, and then diagnosing issues so you can act. From data-driven project work to smart monitored commissioning based on deep analytics, our services help your teams work better.

CleanAir

Seed Round in 2020
CleanAir is an Engineering company that specializes in air quality,reduces energy consumption & sends actionable alerts filter performance.

Cutii

Seed Round in 2020
Cutii, developed by CareClever SAS, is a home care platform centered around a robot designed to facilitate interaction among elderly individuals, their families, caregivers, charities, and healthcare professionals. Launched in 2016 and based in Roubaix, France, Cutii aims to enhance the daily lives of seniors by providing access to a variety of activities and services that promote well-being and social engagement. The robot is equipped with advanced functionalities such as speech recognition, vocal commands, facial recognition, artificial intelligence, and the ability to convert speech to text and vice versa. Additionally, Cutii can interact with connected devices, further enriching the user experience and fostering a sense of connection and support for its users.

ImagineX

Seed Round in 2020
ImagineX is a B2B digital-based startup that helps companies in the real state, finishing, pharmaceutical, and retail industries to increase their sales via upselling, cross-selling and prompt selling though their physical and digital channel using a unique blend of visualization technologies of the industry 4.0. We have R&D agreement with Andes University.

HeyHerbie

Pre Seed Round in 2020
HeyHerbie is a TV-based platform that connects older adults with their loved ones and helps them stay active and vibrant in their own homes. Herbie was born in the crucible of 10.10.10's Cities (Health) program. The company's CEO, Ashish Mudgal, and his team were tasked with looking at solutions to ease the pressures of long-term care. Months of hard work resulted in HeyHerbie - a platform designed to help older adults use the latest technologies to remain independent, healthy, and connected to loved ones.

SAYA Life

Seed Round in 2019
Saya provides water monitoring and leak detection with key market differentials. The accuracy, repeatability and dependability of the device has resulted in certifications which allow multi-unit residences to bill individual water users where there is only one utility-owned water meter servicing the building. In addition, the meter accuracy and cloud-based algorithms which monitor water flow are sufficient to warn users of both small water leaks (e.g., slab leaks) and pipe ruptures and automatically shut off water, preventing water-related building damage.

BEAD Technology

Convertible Note in 2019
BEAD Technology GmbH develops BEAD, an IoT multiple sensor devices and a cloud base AI platform that analyzes real-time occupancy in a commercial, industrial, and residential buildings. Its solutions analyzes, optimizes, and operates building’s energy management, marketing strategies, and operations by measuring real-time occupancy data. The company’s building solutions connect directly to tenants and offers insights on weather forecasts, energy-saving actions, and more. Its solutions are used in banks, clinics, office buildings, supermarkets, DIY retail, and fitness facilities. BEAD Technology GmbH was founded in 2015 and is based in Berlin, Germany.
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