When was Uptake founded?

Uptake was founded in 2014 and become a unicorn in its 1st funding round in 2015.

Where is Uptake located?

Uptake is headquartered in Chicago, United States.

How many employees does Uptake have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Uptake is 110.

Is Uptake a funded company?

Uptake is a funded company, having raised a total of $282M across 6 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was raised for an undisclosed amount in a Series A round on Mar 05, 2015.

How much is Uptake worth?

The latest valuation of Uptake is $2.3B as of Dec 31, 2025.

When was the latest funding round of Uptake?

Uptake's latest funding was a Series D round on 2018, with participation from 1 investor.

Is Uptake a Manufacturing Tech company?

The primary sectors of Uptake are Manufacturing Tech, Big Data Analytics, Logistics Tech and Artificial Intelligence.

Where does Uptake rank among its competitors?

Uptake ranks 2nd amongst 640 active competitors, of which 92 are funded. It stands 3rd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Algo8, which secured $1.97M in Apr, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Uptake?

Uptake's top competitors include Augury, TRACTIAN and Infinite Uptime. Among them, Algo8 secured the most recent funding round in April, 2026.

Uptake - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Sectors and market segments that Uptake operate in

Uptake serves in the Industrial Goods and Manufacturing, Transportation and Logistics Tech, Native AI market segments.The primary business model of Uptake are:

Company Details

Cloud-based platform for predictive analytics and asset performance management. The company offerings include Asset Performance Management software and Uptake Fusion for OT data management on Microsoft Azure. These solutions predict failures, support ESG compliance, and reduce maintenance costs.

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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2014

Location

Chicago, United States

Stage

Series D

Total Funding

$282M in 6 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series D, 2018, Undisclosed

Post Money Valuation

$2.3B as on Dec 31, 2025

Investors

Groupon & 14 more

Ranked

2^nd among 640 active competitors

Employee Count

110 as on Sep 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

ShookIOT & 2 more

Similar Companies

NextBillion AI & 818 more

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Uptake is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
UPTAKE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. CIN: 5571098 , Belgium, Active	Jul 17, 2014	-	102 (As on Dec 31, 2022)	-

Uptake has raised a total funding of $282M over 6 rounds. Its first funding round was on Mar 05, 2015. Its latest funding round was a Series D round on 2018 for an undisclosed amount. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Uptake has 15 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Uptake:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
2018	Undisclosed	Series D	-	-	Plug and Play Tech Center	-
Nov 30, 2017	$117M	Series D	$2.3B	-	Baillie Gifford	GreatPoint Ventures, Revolution
Apr 06, 2017	$50M	Series C	-	-	-	-

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The founders of Uptake are Eric Lefkofsky and Bradley Keywell.

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

Eric Lefkofsky: Co-Founder of Uptake and founder of 7 other companies, including Olivia health, Flashtalking and Flashtalking Production. They are also an angel investor in 4 startups.
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Bradley Keywell: Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of Uptake and founder of 8 other companies, including Flashtalking, Flashtalking Production and Mediaocean. They are also an angel investor in 3 startups.

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Uptake's employee count trend

Uptake has 110 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Uptake's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Uptake include Augury, TRACTIAN and Infinite Uptime. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Uptake, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Augury 2011, New York City (United States), Series F	Provider of IoT and cloud-based machine analytics and predictive maintenance solutions	$369M	Qualcomm Ventures, First Round Capital & 20 others	71/100
2nd	Uptake 2014, Chicago (United States), Series D	Cloud-based platform for predictive analytics and asset performance management	$282M	Baillie Gifford, Dot Edu Ventures & 13 others	71/100
3rd	TRACTIAN 2019, Sao Paulo (Brazil), Series C	AI company specializing in predictive maintenance and asset monitoring for manufacturing	$196M	Next47, Sapphire Ventures & 15 others	69/100
4th	Infinite Uptime 2015, Alpharetta (United States), Series C	Provider of AI-powered predictive maintenance solutions for industrial equipment reliability	$68.7M	Ventureast, Innoven Capital & 21 others	67/100
5th	Algo8 2016, Houston (United States), Seed	Provider of industrial artificial intelligence platform for energy and manufacturing sectors	$2.59M	Chemelex, IIT Startups & 3 others	65/100
6th	Fleetio 2011, Birmingham (United States), Series D	Provider of cloud-based fleet management solutions	$624M	Elephant Venture Capital, Goldman Sachs & 1 others	65/100
7th	AVEVA 1967, Cambridge (United Kingdom), Acquired	Developer of industrial software for engineering operations and data management	-	Summit Partners, Europa	63/100
8th	Whip Around 2016, Charlotte (United States), Acquired	Provider of web-based fleet inspection and maintenance software	$14M	Amplo, Punakaiki Fund & 2 others	60/100
9th	Solace 2001, Ottawa (Canada), Acquired	Provider of event-driven integration platform for real-time data streaming and management	-	Hawthorn Equity Partners, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan ... & 9 others	60/100
10th	I-Care 2004, Mons (Belgium), Series C	Provider of predictive maintenance solutions	$72.6M	CPH, IMBC & 3 others	60/100

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Uptake has acquired 3 companies including ShookIOT, Asset Performance Technologies and Real Travel. Uptake has not made any investments as of now.

Here is the list of its acquisitions:

Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Feb 08, 2021	Acquisition	ShookIOT	2017	Edmonton (Canada)
Apr 16, 2018	Acquisition	Asset Performance Technologies	1996	Albuquerque (United States)
Nov 04, 2010	Acquisition	Real Travel	2005	Los Altos (United States)