Upgraded helps software, hardware, and venture-backed startups claim tax credits, grants, technology savings & other hard-to-see opportunities. We help unlock hundreds of thousands of dollars in working capital for clients through four pillars: 1. Government Programs/Grants: average mid-sized company leaves $86k/employee 2. AI Solutions/Automations: 47% of white collar work is automatable 3. Tech Savings: save 10 to 50% on tech spend 4. Inexpensive Financing: VC IRR is ~40%, their IRR is your cost of capital We are completely performance based: 1. Only work together if >$75k savings likely 2. We only make money if you do 3. Our interests are closely aligned