Seattle-based engineering management tool Uplevel has raised $20 million.
With the round, announced Wednesday, Uplevel plans to grow its 36-person team to 50 by the end of the year, a spokesperson said. Half of the team is based in the Seattle area, the spokesperson added, but its open roles are fully remote and open to anyone in the U.S.
“Uplevel is the only solution that helps engineering organizations, from executives to developers, ensure everyone is able to work on the right priorities to meet their business objectives,” Joe Levy, CEO of Uplevel, said in a release. “We are helping organizations work more effectively."
On its website, Uplevel has two open roles listed: one in customer success and one in marketing. Its spokesperson said the company got rid of its office space during the pandemic, but the company has been using coworking spaces and flying employees every two months to meet.
Uplevel, founded in 2018, helps engineering team managers keep track of projects and employees, for example seeing data on which employees might be overworked or are not getting enough deep work time. Uplevel pulls from tools like GitHub, Slack and public calendars to provide a clearer picture. The company's clients include Avalara, Remitly and Qualtrics.
Along with the funding news, Uplevel announced Nimrod Vered, formerly the chief engineering officer at the Seattle-based business-texting platform Zipwhip, as Uplevel's new chief technology officer. San Francisco-based Twilio acquired Zipwhip last year for about $850 million.
Cota Capital led the round, while Norwest, Madrona Venture Group and Voyager, among others, participated. Cota Capital has invested in fintech companies like MX and Current, as well as the HR platform Gusto.
“Historically, software engineering managers had to rely solely on gut feelings and output to gauge team health, making it almost impossible to improve developer velocity,” Bobby Yazdani, founder and partner at Cota Capital, said in a release. “We were attracted to Uplevel because they are solving this enterprise problem in a way no one else is."
