Building transformative new companies

UP.Labs’ approach combines Porsche’s capabilities with external market incentives to build exciting business models for the benefit of the company.

Lutz Meschke Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board & CFO - Porsche AG
DRIVEN.
Agile.
Precise.
DRIVEN.
Agile.
Precise.
DRIVEN.
Agile.
Precise.
DRIVEN.
Agile.
Precise.

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 is
Unlocking
a new era of
TRANSPORTATION
& 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.

Current
open
positions

CEO - Stealth OEM Brokerage & Logistics SaaS
Business Operations
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CEO - Stealth Airline Maintenance SaaS Startup
Business Operations
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Venture CEO (Silicon Valley)
Business Operations
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Lead Data Scientist (Silicon Valley)
Engineering
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Meet the team

John Kuolt IV
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John Kuolt IV

Founder & CEO

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Katelyn Foley
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Katelyn Foley

President

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Patrick Pettay
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Patrick Pettay

CFO & Head of Growth

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Kristine Pachuta
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Kristine Pachuta

Venture CEO & Head of Product

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Louis Matthews
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Louis Matthews

Venture CEO

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Vicki Nakata
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Vicki Nakata

Venture CEO

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Jess Hollins
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Jess Hollins

Venture Head of Business Operations & Growth

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Phil Schmid
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Phil Schmid

Venture Head of Business and Growth

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Jacob Maestas
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Jacob Maestas

Head of Operations

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Jonathan Meyrowitz
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Jonathan Meyrowitz

VP, Talent Acquisition & People

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Niall Sohan
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Niall Sohan

Venture Head of Product

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Ankita Chadha
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Ankita Chadha

Venture Head of Product

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Brent Chow
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Brent Chow

Venture Head of Product

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Luom Cooper
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Luom Cooper

Executive Assistant

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Amin Einakian
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Amin Einakian

UX/UI Product Design Lead

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Rob Patrick
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Rob Patrick

Venture CTO

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Joe Gillette
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Joe Gillette

UX/UI Product Design Lead

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Halley Sprung
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Halley Sprung

Office Manager

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Kel Jackson
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Kel Jackson

Venture Head of Product

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Henry Pray
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Henry Pray

Venture Head of Product

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Andre Rabold
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Andre Rabold

Venture CTO

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Tanuj Nigam
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Tanuj Nigam

Venture CTO

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Kyle Emory
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Kyle Emory

Venture Head of Business & Growth

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Jim Payne
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Jim Payne

Board & Investment Committee Member

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Tyler Watson
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Tyler Watson

Venture Head of Product

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Alex Chang
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Alex Chang

Venture Head of Operations

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