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Lia Cromwell UpWest

“The recovery of the Israeli IPO market in 2026 is fundamentally tied to the stabilization of US capital markets”

21.01.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal

UpWest Partner Lia Cromwell joins CTech as part of the VC Survey 2026: The Next Leap to offer her predictions for the investment landscape, from the anticipated thaw of the IPO window for Israeli startups to the latent potential of Vertical AI.

UpWest promotes Aya Neeman to Principal

The promotion supports the expansion of the fund’s investment activity in Israel; UpWest leads pre-Seed and Seed rounds and has invested in more than 100 Israeli startups.

CTech Roadshow conference - Lia Cromwell

“Most teams are building under the radar,” says UpWest Partner Lia Cromwell

26.11.25|Amy Shapiro

Lia Cromwell, Partner at UpWest, speaks to CTech about the state of Israeli startups, the funding outlook for 2026, and the role AI is likely to play.

UpWest: ‘AI can accelerate the prep, but it can’t replace human judgment’

12.08.25|James Spiro, Elihay Vidal

In CTech’s VC AI Survey, Gil Ben-Artzy says when it comes to choosing the right founders, no algorithm can match the trust and chemistry from face-to-face meetings.

CTech NY Conference Gil Ben-Artzy

UpWest: “This is an excellent time to back strong founders”

26.03.25|James Spiro

Gil Ben-Artzy, Founding Partner at UpWest, joined CTech at Mind The Tech NY to discuss the state of the investor landscape following the events of the last two years.

UpWest's 2025 outlook: "Cautious optimism" for Israel's tech sector with AI and cyber leading

20.01.25|James Spiro, Elihay Vidal

“With greater stability and clarity in Israel’s situation, investor confidence should improve," said Gil Ben-Artzy.

Lia Cromwell UpWest

UpWest promotes Lia Cromwell to Partner

“I am confident that her unique experience and close familiarity with the US market will greatly benefit our existing and future portfolio companies,” said Gil Ben-Artzy

Tech entrepreneurs Liron and Naomi Petrushka die in California plane crash

31.03.24|Meir Orbach

The Petrushkas, well-known entrepreneurs and investors, had been living in California in recent years and invested in, among others, Check, Next Insurance and VC firm UpWest.

"The ingenuity and persistence of Israeli entrepreneurs are reasons to remain optimistic and bullish"

12.03.24|James Spiro, Elihay Vidal

Shuly Galili, Co-Founding Partner at UpWest, joined CTech for its 2024 VC Survey to discuss why she remains optimistic regarding Israeli tech and the significance of maintaining a healthy communication with international bodies amid war.

“The Israeli tech market is proving to be resilient, productive, and competitive”

26.12.22|Elihay Vidal, James Spiro

UpWest has joined CTech to share its views on how Israel has tackled the tech crisis in comparison to the rest of the world

Shuly Galili Upwest

“I think Silicon Valley is a state of mind more than a physical place”

20.02.22|James Spiro

Shuly Galili, Co-founding Partner at UpWest, speaks to CTech about the changing roles of California and Startup Nation for Israeli companies

מייסדי Zenity בן קליגר מיכאל ברגורי

Zenity comes out of stealth with $5 million Seed round to secure Low Code/No Code applications

The Israeli startup’s tech allows businesses to adopt Low-Code/No-Code platforms while avoiding critical data exfiltration or disruption to business continuity

UpWest announces new $70 million seed fund

The fund is building on the success of its portfolio companies highlighted by the recent SentinelOne $10 billion IPO and is also expanding its presence in Tel Aviv with a new office

מימין אירית קאהן אסף ורהפט דינה פסקא רז ו עופר בנגל

Can Israel’s tech ecosystem overcome its workforce crisis?

22.09.21|Elihay Vidal

Industry leaders discussed the challenge at Calcalist's “Emergency Meeting - Israeli High-Tech 2022” online event, with solutions spanning from importing manpower to employee welfare

Gil Ben-Artzy UpWest

"I get great joy from working with various domains and various founders, and being there for them.”

Gil Ben-Artzy, founding partner of UpWest, tells Michael Matias that inspiration comes from making a difference with each founder and company they invest in.

שולי גלילי UpWest

The key lessons I learned from SentinelOne’s journey from our first check to a Wall Street IPO

14.07.21|Shuly Galili

Shuly Galili, Founding Partner at UpWest and an early investor in SentinelOne, tells CTech about the company's 8-year journey from a dream to NYSE

Gil Ben-Artzy HoneyBook

The HoneyBook Story: Innovating and investing in less obvious markets

05.05.21|Gil Ben Artzy

Based on our experience, we ask ourselves three main questions when evaluating these opportunities, as we try to figure out for which Israeli founders we could potentially be a great fit.

“They have this image of a successful entrepreneur... and then along comes a woman”

08.03.21|James Spiro

CTech spoke with 10 women in the VC space to learn some of the ways the industry has changed in relation to diversity and inclusion

C-tech - Lia Cromwell

CTalk: In Israel, Seed Investments Are Getting Bigger, Says Venture Capitalist

Lia Cromwell, Principal at UpWest Ventures spoke to CTech reporter Adi Pick at the OurCrowd Summit in Jerusalem

קרן אפווסט UPWEST שולי גלילי גיל בן-ארצי

Israel-Focused Silicon Valley Venture Firm UpWest Labs Closes $18 Million Fund

14.02.18|Hagar Ravet

The Palo Alto-based investment firm focuses on early stage Israeli tech startups