When was Uplift founded?

Uplift was founded in 2014 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Uplift located?

Uplift is headquartered in Sunnyvale, United States. It is registered at Menlo Park, California.

How many employees does Uplift have?

As of Jan 18, 2025, the latest employee count at Uplift is 158.

Is Uplift a funded company?

Uplift is a funded company, having raised a total of $695M across 6 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Nov 17, 2014.

How much is Uplift worth?

The last known valuation of Uplift was $***** as of Apr 30, 2025.

When was the latest funding round of Uplift?

Uplift's latest funding was a $***** Conventional Debt round on Jan 07, 2021, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is Alternative Lending. In United States, the Alternative Lending sector has seen $1.79B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Uplift rank among its competitors?

Uplift ranks 15th amongst 256 active competitors, of which 70 are funded. It stands 2nd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Addi, which secured $150M in Apr, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Uplift?

Uplift's top competitors include Square, Klarna and Tabby. Among them, Addi secured the most recent funding round in April, 2026.

Uplift - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Q: Is Uplift an acquired company?

Uplift got acquired by Upgrade on Jul 27, 2023.

Uplift is an acquired company based in Sunnyvale (United States), founded in 2014 by Stewart Kelly and Brian Barth. It operates as a Provider of a point of sale financing solution for travel bookings. Uplift has raised $695M in funding from investors like PAR Capital Management, IDG Ventures and Madrona, with last known valuation of $*****. The company has 256 active competitors, including 70 funded and 48 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Square, Klarna and Tabby.

Company Details

Provider of a point of sale financing solution for travel bookings. It features a purchase financing platform exclusively for travel-related purchases through partner travel providers. Consumers can choose the payment option, and distribute the payment in monthly installments with an auto-debit solution.

Website: uplift.com
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Email ID: *****@uplift.com
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Registered Address: Menlo Park, California

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2014

Location

Sunnyvale, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$695M in 6 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Conventional Debt, Jan 07, 2021, $*****

Last Known Valuation

$***** as on Apr 30, 2025

Investors

PAR Capital Management & 13 more

Ranked

15^th among 256 active competitors

Employee Count

158 as on Jan 18, 2025

Similar Companies

Square & 217 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Upgrade (Jul 27, 2023)

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Uplift is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
UPLIFT, INC CIN: 320363429 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1999	-	148 (As on Dec 31, 2022)	-

Uplift got acquired by Upgrade on Jul 27, 2023 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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Uplift has raised a total funding of $695M over 6 rounds. Its first funding round was on Nov 17, 2014. Its latest funding round was a Conventional Debt round on Jan 07, 2021 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Uplift has 13 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Uplift:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jan 07, 2021	8089371	Conventional Debt	2183083	3010289	7120548	1929256
Dec 2019	2934565	Conventional Debt	5053107	3450171	5964703	6690701
Dec 28, 2018	6543572	Series C	7172610	8241149	Madrona	Ridge Ventures & 3 more

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The founders of Uplift are Stewart Kelly and Brian Barth.

Here are the details of Uplift's key team members:

Stewart Kelly: Founder and CTO of Uplift.
Brian Barth: Co-Founder & CEO of Uplift.

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Uplift's employee count trend

Uplift has 158 employees as of Jan 25. Here is Uplift's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Uplift include Square, Klarna and Tabby. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Uplift, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Square 2009, San Francisco (United States), Public	Provider of integrated point of sale and business management solutions	$520M	Victory Park Capital Advisors, GIC & 59 others	85/100
2nd	Klarna 2005, Stockholm (Sweden), Public	Developer of an online platform for point-of-sale financing	$4.19B	Sequoia Capital, Silver Lake & 131 others	85/100
3rd	Tabby 2019, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Series E	Provider of purchase financing solutions for businesses	$604M	STV, Global Founders Capital & 28 others	83/100
4th	Addi 2018, Bogota (Colombia), Series C	Provider of an online platform for point of sale financing	$238M	GIC, Union Square Ventures & 36 others	79/100
5th	Paidy 2014, Tokyo (Japan), Acquired	App-based lending platform for purchase financing	$281M	Tybourne Capital Management, ITOCHU & 28 others	78/100
6th	Sunbit 2016, Los Angeles (United States), Series D	Online platform for point of sale financing	$159M	Zeev Ventures, Group 11 & 20 others	78/100
7th	Afterpay 2014, Melbourne (Australia), Acquired	Provider of buy now, pay later services with flexible options	$35.4M	Tiger Global Management, Sarissa Capital ... & 13 others	77/100
8th	Sezzle 2016, Minneapolis (United States), Acquired	Online platform for point of sale financing	$17.5M	E-Merge, Continental Investors & 10 others	76/100
9th	Zilch 2018, London (United Kingdom), Series D	Direct-to-consumer ad-subsidised payments network	$565M	Gauss Ventures, Ventura Capital & 54 others	76/100
10th	Zip 2013, Sydney (Australia), Public	Provider of an online platform for point-of-sale financing	-	Cooper, Victory Park Capital Advisors & 3 others	75/100
15th	Uplift 2014, Sunnyvale (United States), Acquired	Provider of a point of sale financing solution for travel bookings	$695M	State48 Ventures, Ridge Ventures & 12 others	71/100