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Building transformative new companies
Transforming the moving world, one STARTUP at a time
UP.Labs is a first-of-its-kind venture lab unlocking the future of transportation and mobility. We work with global corporate partners to identify the most pressing challenges that they, and broader society, face. Inspired by these complex problems, we launch startups built by proven entrepreneurs, product leaders and technologists to develop transformative solutions. After these companies have matured and proven market fit, our corporate partners are able to acquire them, reaping strategic value while enriching their culture and core business. We believe this to be the shortest road to a faster, cleaner, safer, and more accessible future.
UP.Labs’ approach combines Porsche’s capabilities with external market incentives to build exciting business models for the benefit of the company.
SEASONED EXECS AND FOUNDERS
We attract the worlds best Entrepreneurs who can rapidly create and launch technology startups at UP.Labs with a financial, commercial & operating advantages they would not get independently
SELECT CORPORATE PARTNERS
We partner with the world's most influential corporations to solve the most pressing strategic challenges they face and cannot tackle alone. Our first corporate investor is Porsche. We will launch six new ventures with Porsche before the end of 2024.
A Portfolio of High-Value Startups
The result? Dozens of high-growth startups that solve core problems our corporate partners and broader society face, while changing the way we move through the world.
THE UP.ECOSYSTEM
Our team is a core pillar of the UP.Partners ecosystem, a California-based community dedicated to transforming the moving world. UP.Partners and UP.Summit support the UP.Labs vision to create disruptive new startups and believe this to be the shortest road to a faster, cleaner, safer, and more accessible future.
THE VENTURE FUND
Investing in entrepreneurs who are creating the key enabling technologies that help move people and goods cleaner, faster, safer, and more efficiently.
The Venture Lab
A first-of-its-kind venture lab that builds startups to solve pressing strategic challenges our corporate partners & broader society face.
The Summit
UP.Summit is the definitive gathering of the world’s most innovative minds, companies, CEOs, and policymakers in transportation. It is jointly organized with the Walton Family, and the Perot Family.
Our Culture
up.Labs isUnlockinga new era ofTRANSPORTATION& mobility
We are a group of entrepreneurs, product leaders, engineers, designers whom have all launched early-stage companies and been part of their growth and scale. Our office is located in Hangar 7 at the Santa Monica Airport in Los Angeles, where we ideate, prototype, take an occasional flight (or flying lesson) or do things that make us say Hell Yes!
Our Values
01 — Find Comfort in Discomfort
Solving society's unsolved challenges is not for the faint of heart. We believe the foundation of an incredible team is a willingness to lean into discomfort. Enjoy the ride.
02 — Think Like an Aviator
Great things are possible with speed, precision, and decisiveness. We move with an aviator's sights and a surgeon's precision.
03 — Quality Comes First
Our commitment to excellence enables maximum value creation. We review every detail with a magnifying glass because quality over quantity ensures success.
04 — Make Your Family Proud
We work with integrity, transparency, and determination. At the end of the day, we want to make our families and ourselves proud of the work we do.
JOIN THE TEAM
We look for the best and brightest to build radical new startups with us. So if you like founding tech startups, equity, helicopters in your office, and things that make you say ‘Hell Yes!’ get in touch.
Meet the team
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John Kuolt IV
Founder & CEO
UP.Labs
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Katelyn Foley
President
UP.Labs
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Patrick Pettay
CFO & Head of Growth
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Kristine Pachuta
Venture CEO & Head of Product
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Louis Matthews
Venture CEO
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Vicki Nakata
Venture CEO
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Jess Hollins
Venture Head of Business Operations & Growth
UP.Labs
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Phil Schmid
Venture Head of Business and Growth
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Jacob Maestas
Head of Operations
UP.Labs
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Jonathan Meyrowitz
VP, Talent Acquisition & People
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Niall Sohan
Venture Head of Product
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Ankita Chadha
Venture Head of Product
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Brent Chow
Venture Head of Product
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Luom Cooper
Executive Assistant
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Amin Einakian
UX/UI Product Design Lead
UP.Labs
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Rob Patrick
Venture CTO
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Joe Gillette
UX/UI Product Design Lead
UP.Labs
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Halley Sprung
Office Manager
UP.Labs
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Kel Jackson
Venture Head of Product
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Henry Pray
Venture Head of Product
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Andre Rabold
Venture CTO
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Tanuj Nigam
Venture CTO
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Kyle Emory
Venture Head of Business & Growth
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Jim Payne
Board & Investment Committee Member
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Tyler Watson
Venture Head of Product
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Alex Chang
Venture Head of Operations
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