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Portfolio Spotlight: Torch
We’re proud to spotlight Torch, our portfolio company closing one of the biggest gaps in identity governance: the legacy, homegrown, and non-standard applications traditional IGA platforms still can’t reach. We sat down with Gal to talk about selling into the crowded U.S. identity market, what sets Torch apart, what it means to build in an AI-first market, how early customers are shaping the product, and what he’s learning as a first-time founder.
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Community as a Force Multiplier: Reflections from the UpWest Founder Retreat
Getting away from the daily executive sprint — the roadmaps, the pipelines, the endless board prep — is incredibly hard to do. That’s why at UpWest we bring our founders together every year for a chance to zoom out for a few days. This year’s retreat took the portfolio to Tomales Bay, just north of San Francisco. UpWest, quite literally.
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Portfolio Spotlight: Elio
We’re proud to spotlight Elio, our portfolio company redefining how AI sees the physical world with its next-generation optical sensing platform.
We sat down with Nadav to talk about what they’re building, where they’re seeing early momentum, and why the next wave of AI will depend on the systems that connect intelligence to the physical world.