Transforming the moving world, one STARTUP at a time
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
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.
up.Labs is Unlocking a new era OF TRANSPORTATION & mobility
We are a group of entrepreneurs, product leaders, engineers, designers, who live a fulfilled life. We 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!
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

John Kuolt IV
Founder & CEO

Katelyn Foley
President

Patrick Pettay
COO & Head of Growth

Henry Furman
Venture Head of Product

Phil Schmid
Head of Finance

Sanjay Kothari
Co-founder & Senior Advisor

Anthony Guidarelli
Venture Head of Product

Jacob Maestas
Head of Venture Operations

Jonathan Meyrowitz
VP of Talent Acquisition

Simon Nielsen
Venture Head of Product

Louis Matthews
Venture CEO

Niall Sohan
Venture Head of Product

Brent Chow
Venture Head of Product

Audrey Farr
Executive Assistant & Office Manager

Chris Sandor
Chief Legal Officer

Jim Payne
Board & Investment Committee Member

Tanuj Nigam
Engineering & Venture CTO

Kyle Emory
Head of Business & Growth