Upward

Upward is a global incubator focused on revitalizing second-tier cities by fostering a community of innovators and entrepreneurs. Based in Hartford, Connecticut, Upward has established a thriving ecosystem that prioritizes human-centered innovation and quality of life. This model encourages collaboration, learning, and experiential growth, aiming to attract a new generation of individuals seeking meaningful engagement and empowerment. By transforming areas previously in economic decline, Upward demonstrates how integrated communities can promote positive change and success. Its approach encompasses not just physical spaces, but also a collective mindset, making it an inclusive initiative that transcends demographics and neighborhoods. Upward aspires to create a promising future for motivated startups and dedicated change-makers, cultivating environments where innovative ideas can flourish.

Shana Schlossberg

CEO

31 past transactions

QEA Tech

Seed Round in 2023
QEA Tech is a software company that combines AI, drone technology, and thermal imaging to provide insights into the building envelope. They process thousands of images using its proprietary software, transforming each pixel into a comprehensive 3D model of the building for quantifiable data and insights. Using 10,000+ high-resolution drone images, proprietary QEA Tech software converts each pixel into quantifiable data and a comprehensive 3D model before uploading each image to the cloud-based dashboard for 24/7 access. The QEA System identifies where and how much energy is being wasted in a building's envelope, allowing you to prioritize repairs and calculate payback and ROI. The QEA Solution calculates Negawatt (NKwh), which quantifies energy gushers (heat and cool air escaping) through the walls, windows, doors, and roof of the building.

EarthGrid PBC

Seed Round in 2022
EarthGrid is pioneering a novel approach to tunneling, trenching, and excavation through its patented plasma tunnel-boring technology. This innovative method utilizes high-power plasma torches to vaporize and break down materials such as rock and clay, enabling significantly faster operations and substantial cost savings compared to conventional techniques. The company's network of tunnels aims to enhance infrastructure and connectivity within communities by facilitating the movement of clean renewable energy, extending broadband access to underserved areas, and providing essential services like clean water and efficient transportation for e-commerce. EarthGrid's comprehensive infrastructure solutions are designed to create interconnected and sustainable environments, fostering improved access and quality of life for communities.

Setpoint.ai

Seed Round in 2021
Setpoint.ai, formerly known as Zero Energy Solutions Ltd, is an Israeli company established in 2015 and located in Bnei Brak. The company specializes in developing a climate intelligence platform that leverages Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to provide smart and scalable energy solutions. Setpoint.ai offers autonomous room energy optimizers that can be easily installed, connecting energy consumers to a comprehensive Energy Intelligence platform. Their system comprises smart controllers and sensors that wirelessly communicate with a cloud-based software, utilizing big data analysis and advanced algorithms to automatically optimize energy consumption while ensuring user comfort.

Retrolux

Seed Round in 2021
Retrolux is a developer of a cloud-based software platform aimed at enhancing the efficiency of upgrading energy systems in commercial buildings. Their Smart Energy scaleOS software facilitates contractor productivity and streamlines product purchases through a digital marketplace. Additionally, it automates project discovery using a proprietary machine learning recommendation engine. The platform transforms the traditional sales channel for energy system upgrades by providing integrated sales and installation tools. This enables contractors, project owners, manufacturers, and vendors to efficiently identify, design, and execute cost-effective energy projects. Retrolux generates revenue through license fees from project developers and implementers, as well as transaction fees from suppliers.

Ellcie Healthy

Seed Round in 2021
Ellcie Healthy SAS is a company based in Nice, France, founded in 2016, that specializes in the development of smart eyeglasses equipped with advanced sensors. These glasses incorporate infrared sensors, accelerometers, and gyroscopes to detect early signs of drowsiness, such as blinking, yawning, and micro-head movements. The collected data is transmitted to an artificial intelligence software on the user's smartphone or health tracking device, allowing for real-time analysis. This technology aims to enhance safety by monitoring conditions such as fatigue while driving and anticipating falls in older adults. Additionally, Ellcie Healthy's eyewear supports health awareness and wellness by providing users with valuable insights into their physical and physiological states, ultimately contributing to improved wellbeing and security.

Wondrwall

Venture Round in 2021
Wondrwall is an innovative company that specializes in intelligent living systems designed to enhance home environments through automated control of heating, lighting, and security. The company's technology adapts to individual lifestyles by learning how residents interact with their homes, identifying patterns in their daily habits, and adjusting settings accordingly. With voice control capabilities, users can easily modify their home settings at any time. Wondrwall's systems not only optimize energy consumption but also improve safety by allowing for alerts to be sent to family, friends, or caregivers in case assistance is needed. This approach ensures that the living environment is both supportive and responsive to the needs of its occupants.

Habidatum

Seed Round in 2021
Habidatum specializes in location risk scoring for commercial real estate (CRE) investment, lending, and insurance models. Utilizing its Chronotope platform, the company integrates real-time mobile and business data to deliver standardized location risk assessments. This platform transforms raw data from reliable sources into structured, market-tested data feeds that offer historical, present, and forward-looking insights. By providing automated reports, Habidatum enables clients to access real-time insights crucial for informed decision-making in the real estate sector.

Coastal Risk

Venture Round in 2021
Coastal Risk Consulting, established in 2014 and headquartered in Plantation, Florida, specializes in enhancing resilience to floods and natural hazards for individuals, businesses, and governments. The company offers a flood prevention intelligence application that conducts detailed flood and climate risk analyses at the individual property level. This application provides measures to mitigate damage and loss while also offering guidance that may help reduce insurance premiums. By utilizing proprietary scientific and technological methodologies, Coastal Risk Consulting identifies the specific locations and durations of potential flooding, empowering property owners and communities to prepare for and respond effectively to climate-related challenges.

Oval Digital

Seed Round in 2020
OVAL Digital, Inc. is a company focused on providing advanced smart sensor solutions for indoor monitoring and awareness. Founded in 2014 and based in New York, the company offers a range of wireless and battery-operated sensors that monitor motion, light, temperature, humidity, and water. These sensors connect through a Wi-Fi hub and can be controlled via an app, allowing users to receive instant alerts on their phones or emails from anywhere in the world. OVAL Digital targets a diverse customer base, including homeowners, renters, caregivers, small businesses, and various industries such as food and beverage, property management, and smart technology. By making home monitoring accessible, easy, and discreet, OVAL Digital aims to enhance security and peace of mind for its users.

Cutii

Seed Round in 2020
Cutii is an interaction platform designed to enhance the lives of elderly individuals by fostering connections with family, caregivers, charities, and healthcare professionals. The platform features a robot equipped with advanced functionalities such as speech recognition, vocal commands, facial recognition, artificial intelligence, and text-to-speech capabilities. This technology allows elderly users to engage in a variety of daily activities and services, promoting their well-being and social engagement. By facilitating interactions and providing tailored support, Cutii aims to combat isolation among seniors and enrich their daily experiences.

ImagineX

Seed Round in 2020
ImagineX operates a self-served virtual reality platform designed to assist property developers in enhancing sales through innovative technologies. The platform offers a digital twin, which is a customizable and hyper-realistic three-dimensional model of unbuilt properties. This technology allows users to explore properties virtually, thereby attracting potential customers and facilitating efficient sales processes. With a growing audience of over 25,000 users, ImagineX aims to provide valuable leads to developers in the long term. By merging elements of existing real estate visualization tools with virtual reality, ImagineX presents a unique solution for showcasing unbuilt spaces.

Unifi.id

Seed Round in 2020
Unifi.id specializes in digital engagement through innovative long-range card detection and data interrogation systems. Based in Level39 at Canary Wharf, a prominent hub for the Internet of Things (IoT), Unifi.id aims to enhance business operations by leveraging IoT capabilities. Their solutions facilitate seamless integration and improve automated responses while ensuring non-intrusive engagement. The company's advanced RF platforms allow for rapid deployment and real-time analysis, offering diverse communication options. Unifi.id's patented three-step systems focus on the detection of their Smart Unifi.ID cards, providing insights that boost efficiency and enhance engagement in various sectors, including security, hospitality, and educational institutions. Additionally, the platform supports workspace efficiency by enabling zone-by-zone location tracking, automated alerts, and data-driven insights, ultimately assisting clients in meeting safety and environmental goals.

Komfort IQ

Seed Round in 2020
Komfort IQ is focused on enhancing energy efficiency in commercial buildings, which are responsible for approximately 40% of total energy consumption, with HVAC systems being the largest contributor. The company has developed an advanced HVAC energy efficiency system that leverages artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and machine learning algorithms to optimize heating and cooling. This system not only manages temperature effectively throughout the day but also caters to individual comfort preferences, resulting in reduced energy usage and lower electricity costs for commercial offices. By addressing the critical issue of energy consumption in buildings, Komfort IQ aims to create a more sustainable and comfortable working environment.

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.

HeyHerbie

Pre Seed Round in 2020
HeyHerbie is a television-based platform that facilitates connections between older adults and their loved ones, promoting independence and well-being at home. Developed as part of the Cities (Health) program by 10.10.10, the platform responds to the challenges of long-term care. Under the leadership of CEO Ashish Mudgal, HeyHerbie integrates video calling with caregiving, wellness, and entertainment features, creating an intuitive tool for older adults. This comprehensive approach aims to enhance the quality of life for seniors, enabling them to engage actively with family and friends while accessing essential support and resources.

Aura Air

Funding Round in 2020
Aura Air specializes in developing and marketing advanced air purification systems that enhance indoor air quality through real-time monitoring. The company's flagship product features a unique four-stage purification process that effectively captures and eliminates 99.99% of viruses, bacteria, germs, and allergens, including SARS-CoV-2. Aura Air's solutions are utilized across various settings, including homes, hospitals, schools, businesses, hotels, restaurants, buses, and nursing homes, and the company has established a presence in over 50 countries. Alongside its main product, Aura Air also offers the Aura Air Mini and Ray Filters, contributing to its comprehensive approach to air purification and monitoring in diverse environments.

Sensara

Series A in 2019
Sensara B.V., located in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, specializes in home healthcare equipment and software through its product Sensara HomeCare. The company aims to empower senior citizens and vulnerable individuals to maintain their independence while ensuring their safety and well-being. Sensara utilizes self-learning algorithms to monitor 30 medically verified profiles, providing alerts and advice to family members and caregivers when necessary. Information gathered from various sensors is transmitted to user-friendly apps and interfaces, allowing for better-informed care. The company prioritizes client control over their data and privacy. Sensara's modular product line offers integrated solutions suitable for various living situations, from independent homes to assisted living and nursing facilities, emphasizing the importance of historical data in enhancing future care.

Naboso

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Naboso is a health and wellness consumer products company which designs sensory-based products to optimize the way people move and recover. All products feature their patented texture which is based on two-point discrimination of the feet and hands. Utility of the Naboso products can be found in neuro rehabilitation, fitness and performance, as well as overall foot and movement wellness.

Well-Beat

Seed Round in 2019
Well-Beat is a patient engagement platform designed to enhance treatment adherence among chronic patients through a deep understanding of human behavior and data-driven technology. The platform focuses on increasing patient engagement and personal responsibility in managing their health and wellness. By offering personalized communication and interventions, Well-Beat helps healthcare providers identify and address the underlying obstacles to adherence, improving the effectiveness of patient interactions. This tailored approach not only fosters better face-to-face meetings between providers and patients but also enables healthcare organizations to improve operational efficiency, increase revenues, and reduce long-term healthcare costs while maintaining the quality of treatment.

Softhard.IO

Seed Round in 2019
Softhard.IO specializes in providing Internet of Things (IoT) network solutions that facilitate the seamless adoption of IoT technologies for businesses. The company offers an IoT-based platform designed to simplify the process of implementing wireless infrastructure, allowing customers to leverage IoT capabilities without the associated complexities and costs. By utilizing low-power wide-area network (WAN) technology, Softhard.IO enables enterprises to streamline their deployments and manage all devices through a cloud system. This approach significantly reduces the time required to establish IoT networks, transforming a process that typically takes months into one that can be accomplished in just days, thereby lowering the overall cost of ownership for clients.

OSD

Seed Round in 2019
OSD develops an 『all-in-one』 ICT-Based Personalized Mobile Wellness Care Platform powered by pocket-size IoT devices that measure, analyze and report timely and accurate 8 biometric data along with AI-Based exercise and nutrition contents, SDK, Tablet Kiosk, and Web Services to maximize health, engagement, and productivity. [Solution Video] * OSD Intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bmSuVaCU5A&t=8s * OneSmartdiet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPVtoRzH7UA * Fitrus Plus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69ypPbRrgBs&t=2s * Fitrus B2B Kiosk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2C4KCnlyDM&t=23s

SAYA Life

Seed Round in 2019
Saya.life specializes in water monitoring and leak detection, utilizing an advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning platform. The company's technology offers significant advantages for property owners, tenants, insurance providers, and utility companies by leveraging big data and analytics. Its devices provide high accuracy, repeatability, and dependability, which are essential for enabling multi-unit residences to separately bill individual water users when there is only one utility-owned water meter serving the building. Furthermore, Saya's cloud-based algorithms can detect small leaks and major pipe ruptures, automatically shutting off water to prevent damage, thereby enhancing the overall water risk management for various stakeholders.

Cloudastructure

Seed Round in 2019
Cloudastructure Inc., founded in 2013 and based in Palo Alto, California, specializes in cloud-based video surveillance and access control solutions. The company provides enterprise-level services such as Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS) and Door Access Control as a Service (ACaaS), integrating with various sensors to support Internet of Things (IoT) applications. Utilizing advanced computer vision, artificial intelligence, and machine learning technologies, Cloudastructure enables real-time access and monitoring of surveillance data, allowing for customized deployment across multiple locations. Their hardware is designed to be cost-effective, with zero maintenance or replacement costs, and is backed by a lifetime warranty. The platform centralizes access control and video monitoring, ensuring that critical data is securely stored offsite, while offering clients scalable security solutions tailored to their needs.

Algorithmic Intuition

Seed Round in 2019
Algorithmic Intuition Inc, established in 2016 and located in Mountain View, California, specializes in developing deep-learning algorithms that enhance device capabilities to understand human needs. The company's flagship product, ADLcare, is a connected monitoring system designed for elder care, employing an on-body smart patch alongside a cloud-based analytics engine. This innovative system tracks vital signs, daily activities, and falls of aging adults, providing real-time insights to caregivers and family members through a smartphone application and an office dashboard. By ensuring that elder care is respectful, unobtrusive, and secure, Algorithmic Intuition aims to improve the quality of life for seniors while facilitating better communication and reporting among caregivers.

Nonnatech

Venture Round in 2019
Nonnatech Inc. offers digital health solutions tailored for the senior care continuum, facilitating real-time health monitoring and data transfer to patients, caregivers, health plans, and medical facilities. Founded in 2010 and based in New York, the company provides a device-agnostic platform that emphasizes early detection and intervention for physiological changes, thereby aiming to prevent unnecessary hospitalizations and reduce rehabilitation stays. The platform incorporates predictive analytics and machine learning, allowing healthcare providers to continuously monitor patient health and identify those at risk of adverse health events. Nonnatech's services are utilized by managed care organizations, hospital systems, senior living communities, and health plans, enhancing the quality of care for seniors through timely and informed decision-making.

WizeCare

Seed Round in 2019
Wizecare operates a cloud-based telerehabilitation platform designed to enable healthcare providers to deliver physical therapy sessions directly to patients' homes. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, with an additional location in Or Yehuda, Israel, Wizecare's platform integrates remote care, patient management, monitoring, and communication, all while ensuring HIPAA compliance. Utilizing artificial intelligence, computer vision, and big data analysis, the platform allows physical therapists to create personalized video training programs that track and analyze patient movements. This approach empowers medical professionals to offer measurable, affordable, and standardized quality of care, enhancing the accessibility and effectiveness of physical therapy.

Interactive SOLUTIONS

Seed Round in 2019
AJI DIGITAL has developed touchscreen wall displays, easily customisable for cultural, creative, and retail industries.

Xandar Kardian

Seed Round in 2019
Xandar Kardian specializes in advanced occupancy detection solutions for smart building applications, employing a unique radar technology that achieves 99.9% accuracy in presence detection and people counting. Their proprietary system is the first commercial-grade occupancy counting solution capable of measuring foot traffic in open spaces, eliminating the need for traditional cameras. By analyzing micro-vibration patterns generated by human body movements, such as breathing and heartbeat, Xandar Kardian can continuously and autonomously monitor occupant wellness in various environments, including offices, factories, hospitals, and residential settings. This innovative approach ensures accurate monitoring without compromising privacy or requiring wearable devices, making it a valuable tool for enhancing safety and operational efficiency in diverse settings.

BEAD Technology

Convertible Note in 2019
BEAD Technology GmbH, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Berlin, develops an innovative IoT system known as BEAD, designed to optimize energy usage and operational efficiency in commercial, industrial, and residential buildings. The BEAD system comprises multiple sensor devices and a cloud-based AI platform that analyzes real-time occupancy data, enabling building owners to automate energy management and adapt operations to the building's daily usage patterns. By learning from user behavior and occupancy changes, BEAD provides actionable insights that help improve energy efficiency while maintaining comfort. Its solutions are applicable in various settings, including banks, clinics, office buildings, supermarkets, DIY retail, and fitness facilities. BEAD Technology aims to transform buildings into intelligent, adaptive environments that operate effectively and sustainably, acting as a smart energy agent available around the clock.

letus (previously RentMoola)

Venture Round in 2017
letus is the leading online payment platform that empowers customers to take control of their finances through a simple, integrated and secure solution powered by a world-class ecosystem of partners. With flexible rent options, credit reporting, and 360-degree payment methods, letus is innovating the rental industry by providing tenants with choices on how they pay rent and ensuring that landlords get paid on time and in full, regardless of payment method, all reconciled on one digital dashboard. We empower renters to better balance their pay checks and work towards their goal of Home-Ownership, while landlords secure increased returns through predictable and scalable on-time revenue streams.
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