Uptake scores $2B valuation with $40M investment
February 02, 2017
While the $2 billion valuation is notable in and of itself, it becomes a bit more remarkable when you consider the company is about three years old. Uptake was founded in 2014 by its current CEO Brad Keywell and Eric Lefkofsky, both of whom previously co-founded Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) and VC firm Lightbank (an Uptake investor), where they are managing partners.
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