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Upkey: Funding, Investors & Team (Aug 2026)

Upkey is a provider of remote career readiness and talent engagement tools for students, universities, and companies. The company's platform provides students with innovative tools including personal branding services and materials, vast network reach of jobs and opportunities, and on-demand services based on professional needs, enabling competitive candidates to polish, present, and brand themselves more effectively and amplifies their success in transitioning into the professional world. UpKey was founded in 2016 by Amir Badr, Mark Pawloski, and Mo Bitar.

www.upkey.com LinkedIn Chicago, United States 501-1000 employees
Career Planning Education Recruiting Software
Total raised
$2.6M
Rounds
1
Latest
Seed
Feb 2021

Upkey has raised $2.6M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent a Seed of $2.6M announced in Feb 2021.

That round is above the $1.5M median round size for Education companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Upkey Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$2.6M
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Seed
$2.6M in Feb 2021
Employees
501-1000
reported band
Headquarters
Chicago, United States

Latest funding round on record: Feb 2021.

Upkey Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Seed
$2.6M

Upkey Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Amir Badr
CEO
Locked

Contact details for the Upkey team: 1 of 1 has an email address on file.

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Upkey Funding Compared to Other Education Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
1,474
$1.5M
29,722
$7.5M
16,485
$3.1M

Upkey's latest round of $2.6M is above the median round in Education. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Upkey Funding FAQs

What does Upkey do?

Upkey is a provider of remote career readiness and talent engagement tools for students, universities, and companies. The company's platform provides students with innovative tools including personal branding services and materials, vast network reach of jobs and opportunities, and on-demand services based on professional needs, enabling competitive candidates to polish, present, and brand themselves more effectively and amplifies their success in transitioning into the professional world. UpKey was founded in 2016 by Amir Badr, Mark Pawloski, and Mo Bitar.

How much funding has Upkey raised?

Upkey has raised $2.6M across 1 round on record. The most recent is a Seed of $2.6M announced in Feb 2021.

When did Upkey last raise funding?

Upkey's most recent funding round on record is a Seed of $2.6M, announced in Feb 2021.

Who is the CEO of Upkey?

Amir Badr is listed as CEO at Upkey.

Where is Upkey headquartered?

Upkey is based in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

How many employees does Upkey have?

Upkey is in the 501-1000 employee band.

How does Upkey's funding compare to other Education startups?

Upkey's latest round of $2.6M is above the $1.5M median round size for Education companies on FundedIQ across 1,474 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Upkey Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Upkey is left off this page rather than filled in.

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