Upswing

company

About

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

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

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
7
Upswing has 7 current employee profiles, including Executive Melvin Hines
Executive
Executive
Executive
Executive
Board observer

Acquisition

Upswing has acquired 2 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was YourSigma on Apr 1, 2014. They acquired YourSigma for 0.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
Apr 1, 2014 YourSigma
Education acquisition Detail
Feb 6, 2016 AskOnline
Education acquisition Detail