Upriver Raises $14M Seed

Upriver, a San Francisco, CA-based AI-native data engineering platform, announced it has secured $14 million in seed funding in a round.

This funding round was co-led by Valley Capital Partners and Hetz Ventures.

Upriver plans to use the new capital to expand its engineering and go-to-market teams, deepen product development, and accelerate deployments with enterprise customers.

Upriver is an AI-native data engineering platform that helps enterprises build reliable data foundations for artificial intelligence. The company's agentic platform autonomously discovers, organizes, validates, and maintains data across complex enterprise environments, enabling organizations to improve data quality, automate data engineering workflows, and accelerate AI adoption. Upriver serves enterprise customers across multiple industries and integrates with leading data platforms including Databricks and Snowflake.

Funding Details

Company Website: https://upriverdata.com

Company: Upriver

Raised: $14M

Round: Seed

Funding Date: June 8, 2026

Lead Investor: Valley Capital Partners, Hetz Ventures

Software Category: Data Engineering / AI Infrastructure