About Uptake
We are an intersectional community of startups, corporations, investors, and policymakers creating the market conditions for frontier climate ventures to thrive.
Our difference
Today, the market is fragmented and inefficient. That’s why Uptake Alliance is bringing the most innovative players together to create win-win-wins. Our global venture development program is where it all happens.
We connect corporations with technical problems to startups with novel solutions. After helping corporations hone their roadmap and identify technical barriers, we select startups to pilot and scale relevant solutions.
We bring ingenuity and agility to deal making. With everyone’s backing, Uptake facilitates innovative, win-win-win commercial agreements that maximize corporate growth while protecting venture IP.
We help startups activate a holistic funding strategy to scale on their own terms. With our support, startups compete and win in the market, earn revenue, secure non-dilutive public funding — and then raise investor capital.
We drive market adoption and climate impact. By maturing the market, Uptake creates a regenerative upward spiral that benefits corporate performance, startup revenue, and everyone’s climate future.
Community
On our own we’re strong. Together, we’re unstoppable. Each member of our global community plays a pivotal role in driving market adoption and climate impact.
Startups
come to Uptake to get their frontier solutions out into the wild, grow revenue, secure non-dilutive funding, and raise capital.
Corporations
illuminate and broadcast market demand, shape solutions, and elevate both their business performance and climate impact.
Investors
empower proven climate ventures to grow, scale, and maximize their positive impact on the market and the planet.
Policymakers
create supportive policies and incentives, share guidance, and provide non-dilutive funding through grants and prizes.
POWERED BY
ADL Ventures develops and launches clean infrastructure innovations. By bridging the gap between incumbents and the entrepreneurial ecosystem, we deliver the full innovation life cycle from strategy to development to launch.
SUPPORTED BY
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) works to advance clean energy innovation and investments to combat climate change, improve the health, resiliency, and prosperity of New Yorkers and delivering benefits equitably to all.
Team
Together, we serve our global community, manage our programs, and run operations at Uptake Alliance.
Mentors
These are the weathered entrepreneurs, market innovators, and values-aligned investors who have our startups’ backs.
With their diverse backgrounds and extensive networks, advisors help guide our programs and grow our community.
Advisors
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On our own, we’re strong. Together, we’re unstoppable. Experience the power of our community for yourself.