Upswing

About

Upswing provides colleges and universities with an integrated student services platform to increase student retention.

Austin,Texas,United States
51 - 100
http://www.upswing.io

Highlights

Details

Last Funding Type: Seed
Last Funding Money Raised: $525K
Industries: EdTech,Higher Education,Software
Founded date: Mar 1, 2013
Number Of Employee: 51 - 100
Operating Status: Active
Legal Name: Upswing International, Inc.

Upswing provides colleges and universities with an integrated student services platform to increase student retention. Colleges are able to integrate their various student support operations in a virtual environment to allow students to easily find and meet with staff in support functions like advising, counseling, student success coaching, and tutoring. Additionally, Upswing's virtual assistant connects students via SMS to college reminders and information. By streamlining student services, college administrators are able to manage support staff in a single location, oversee communication with students, and access streamlined reporting and insights.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

8

$10.04M

Upswing has raised a total of $10.04M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Mar 30, 2021 from a Series A round.

Announced Date	Round	Money Raised	Number of Investors	Lead Investors	Post Valuation
Mar 30, 2021	Series A	$5M	7	Imaginable Futures JP Morgan Chase	—	Detail
May 22, 2020	Seed	—	1	—	—	Detail
May 20, 2019	Series Unknown	$2M	4	—	—	Detail
Nov 29, 2017	Series Unknown	$1.50M	5	Lumina Impact Ventures	—	Detail
Jun 1, 2017	Seed	$75K	1	—	—	Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors

Number of Investors

4

30

Upswing is funded by 30 investors. Imaginable Futures and JP Morgan Chase are the most recent investors.

Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round
Imaginable Futures	Yes	Series A
JP Morgan Chase	Yes	Series A
Lumina Impact Ventures	Yes	Series Unknown
Tech Wildcatters	Yes	Seed
Bonsal Capital	—	Series A
Impact America Fund	—	Series A
Lumina Foundation	—	Series A
Newtype Ventures	—	Series A
SustainVC	—	Series A
ECMC Foundation	—	Seed