Uplevyl

What Uplevyl does

Uplevyl is an Austin, Texas-based for-profit company founded in 2021 by Shubhi Rao, a former executive at Alphabet, Ford, and Tesco, that builds an AI-powered "knowledge layer" designed to aggregate fragmented data about individual lived experiences — drawn from public research, advocacy work, and licensed sources rather than surveillance — so that organizations serving women and diverse populations can make better-informed decisions. Its product surface includes a Knowledge System core platform, Collaboration Platform, and Adaptive Learning modules, alongside the UpSocial (UP) female-forward consumer social app available on iOS and Android, the Future Forward Accelerator AI and digital leadership certification program, and, as of May 2026, an AI Knowledge Layer for Survivors covering all 50 U.S. states in partnership with Futures Without Violence. Infrastructure is SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, and CCPA compliant, and the company positions itself explicitly as a "custodial" rather than "extractive" platform.

The business model blends a 12-month auto-renewing platform membership subscription (with applications reviewed at Uplevyl's discretion), a freemium consumer social app with planned premium subscription, and the Future Forward Accelerator priced at $1,599 one-time or $150/month with nonprofit pricing and employer tuition reimbursement. Go-to-market is hybrid: product-led for UpSocial via app stores, sales-assisted with Calendly demo scheduling for the accelerator, and community- and event-led for top-of-funnel demand through extensive earned media (CNBC, Bloomberg, Forbes, Fast Company, The Times) and conference participation (Aspen Institute, Women Economic Forum, NACD). The company is privately held, headquartered in Texas with stated global reach, and counts Jacki Zehner as Lead Investor and Chief Engagement Officer since April 2025; no institutional funding round sizes, cap table, or enterprise platform customers are disclosed in the available source material, leaving the financial profile of the company largely unverified.

Name

Uplevyl

Legal name

Uplevyl, Inc.

Website

https://uplevyl.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Uplevyl is an Austin-based AI platform that aggregates fragmented data on women's lived experiences from public and licensed sources to help organizations serve diverse populations. Offerings include memberships, a privacy-first social app, an AI leadership accelerator, and a survivor-rights knowledge layer.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

AI Knowledge Platform

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise AI Data & Knowledge Platforms (Vector Databases, Knowledge Graphs) (HDAEANAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Responsible AI, Security & Privacy Platforms (Safety, Guardrails, PII) (HDAEANAG), Adaptive Learning & Personalization Engines (EDAFAFAB)

Keywords

• AI knowledge platform
• Women-focused AI
• Social media platform
• Professional training programs
• Intelligence layer software

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Membership Subscription: 12-month subscription membership providing access to the Uplevyl platform, community, and services. Auto-renews for successive 12-month periods. Not refundable during subscription period. Payment via credit card.
2. Social Platform Premium (Planned): The UP social platform is currently ad-free with subscription coming soon for premium features.
3. Future Forward Accelerator: Self-paced AI and digital leadership certification program. Investment: $1,599 (one-time) or $150/month. Nonprofit pricing and grant assistance available. Employer tuition reimbursement options included.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Uplevyl builds an AI-powered knowledge layer platform that aggregates fragmented data about individual lived experiences from public research, advocacy work, and licensed sources to help organizations understand the diverse populations they serve. Its portfolio includes the Knowledge System for organizations, UpSocial (UP) — a privacy-first female-forward social media app for consumers — and the Future Forward Accelerator, a self-paced AI and digital leadership certification program for professional women.

Product overview

Uplevyl is a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on an AI-powered intelligence layer that aggregates fragmented individual data (health, finances, safety, work) to enable organizations to understand diverse populations. The core platform consists of the Knowledge System, Collaboration Platform, and Adaptive Learning modules. The product portfolio extends to UpSocial (UP), a female-forward social media platform prioritizing privacy and safety, and the Future Forward Accelerator, an AI and digital leadership certification program. A 2026 addition includes the AI Knowledge Layer for Survivors, providing jurisdiction-specific guidance for violence survivors. The platform is SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, and CCPA compliant.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Knowledge System: AI-powered knowledge system platform that brings together fragmented data about individual lives for organizational understanding
• Collaboration Platform
• Adaptive Learning
• UpSocial
• Future Forward Accelerator

Products and services

• Knowledge System The core intelligence platform that aggregates fragmented data about individuals' lives across health, finances, safety, and other domains to create a comprehensive understanding for organizations serving diverse populations. It is SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, and CCPA compliant.
• Collaboration Platform A platform module enabling collaboration features for members and organizations using Uplevyl's intelligence systems.
• Adaptive Learning A platform module providing adaptive learning capabilities within the Uplevyl ecosystem for professional development.
• UpSocial (UP) The first female-forward social media platform prioritizing privacy, safety, voices, perspectives, and meaningful representation. Features end-to-end encryption, active content moderation, privacy-first protections, and an ad-free experience. Available on iOS and Android.
• Future Forward Accelerator Uplevyl's signature AI and digital leadership certification program for professional women. Features 32 self-paced sessions across 8 expert-curated modules covering AI fundamentals, leadership, digital transformation, and ethical AI. Investment: $1,599 (one-time) or $150/month installment. Includes nonprofit pricing, grant funding assistance, and employer tuition reimbursement options.
• AI Knowledge Layer for Survivors AI-powered knowledge layer focused on survivor rights, built in partnership with Futures Without Violence. Transforms fragmented legal and support resources into personalized, jurisdiction-specific guidance covering all 50 U.S. states. Attorney-supervised and continuously updated; free to survivors through nonprofit channels.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% of professionals who completed digital acumen training report at least one career benefit
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Futures Without ViolencecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Partnership with Futures Without Violence to launch the first AI knowledge layer focused on survivor rights. The platform transforms fragmented legal and support resources into personalized, jurisdiction-specific guidance covering all 50 U.S. states. Attorney-supervised and continuously updated, the system is free to survivors through nonprofit channels.
• SheMoneymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership with SheMoney to study women and social media patterns. Joint research revealed that 66% of women strategically retreated from major social platforms and 48% abandoned at least one platform entirely, documenting a structural trust deficit on legacy platforms.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Coursera: Coursera is the leading online learning platform for professional development, directly comparable to Uplevyl's Future Forward Accelerator — a self-paced professional certification program with employer tuition reimbursement support, sold in a similar cohort- or subscription-based model.
• Maven: Maven is a women-focused cohort-based learning and community platform serving professional women and working mothers — directly comparable to Uplevyl's combination of Future Forward Accelerator and female-forward community/UpSocial platform.
• Guild Education: Guild Education partners with employers to fund education and upskilling programs for working adults (with a strong focus on women and frontline workers), directly comparable to Uplevyl's employer tuition reimbursement model and Future Forward Accelerator targeting women's AI fluency.
• BetterUp: BetterUp combines AI-driven coaching and learning for professional development; comparable to Uplevyl's combination of Adaptive Learning module and Future Forward Accelerator program targeting career advancement for women professionals.
• Ellevest: Ellevest is a women-focused financial services and education platform; comparable to Uplevyl's positioning as a women-centric platform addressing systemic data gaps in women's financial lives through both consumer and enterprise products.

Broad incumbents

• Anthropic: Anthropic is a frontier AI lab with explicit safety/responsible-AI positioning — broadly comparable to Uplevyl's custodial, privacy-first, responsible AI approach to enterprise knowledge systems, though Uplevyl operates at a much smaller scale and with domain specialization rather than foundational model development.
• Salesforce (Einstein / Data Cloud): Salesforce offers enterprise AI knowledge/data layers (Einstein, Data Cloud) for organizations seeking unified views of customers — broadly comparable to Uplevyl's Knowledge System that aggregates fragmented individual data to serve enterprise decision-making in healthcare, HR, and financial services.
• Palantir: Palantir builds enterprise data integration and AI platforms for organizations serving complex populations (healthcare, government, finance) — broadly comparable to Uplevyl's enterprise Knowledge System aggregating fragmented individual data, though Palantir operates at vastly greater scale.

Emerging players

• Linktree / Geneva (community platforms): Geneva is a community platform for niche/special-interest groups with privacy and engagement features — comparable to Uplevyl's female-forward UpSocial community platform that prioritizes privacy, moderation, and meaningful engagement over algorithmic amplification.
• Maven Clinic: Maven Clinic is a women's and family health platform providing specialized guidance and care — comparable to Uplevyl's domain-specialized AI knowledge layers addressing women's health, safety, and survivor rights with partnership-driven distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/uplevyl
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/uplevyl

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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