Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Uplift Labs was created by co-founders Sukemasa Kabayama, Jonathan Wills, and Rahul Rajan. Each brings years of experience in tech innovation, uniting their expertise to build a cutting-edge startup dedicated to improving human movement.
Mission
Uplift Labs is driven by a mission to enhance human movement performance across all aspects of life.
Their AI-powered technology delivers advanced analytics designed to optimise performance while reducing the risk of injury across sports, fitness, and daily activities.
With a strong focus on movement and health, Uplift places human interaction at the forefront of coaching and training, helping people move better in all areas of life.
Key Partnerships
Uplift Labs collaborates with a range of leading organisations to push the boundaries of movement technology, including:
LAFC
AWS Startups
Nvidia Inception Program
Driveline Baseball
Athletes Unlimited
Investment Profile
Uplift Labs is backed by a prestigious group of institutional and individual investors. This includes prominent professional athletes such as Seth and Callie Curry, David DeCastro, Eric Gagné, Marc Gasol, Andrew Luck, and Renee Montgomery, as well as celebrated Olympic medallists including Kosei Inoue, Kosuke Kitajima, and Yuki Ota.
With a unique combination of cutting-edge AI, strategic partnerships, and world-class support, Uplift Labs is poised to transform how movement is understood, trained, and optimised.
Solutions
The company’s solutions are split into three categories of Sports performance, Sports medicine and Sports media. This is Uplift’s vision on how to tackle these issues in sports.
Sports Performance
Gather accurate and reliable data for comprehensive movement analysis.
Track 28 key points to generate kinematics and movement-specific events and metrics across entire athletic movements.
Optimise your athletes’ movement performance.
Elevate your assessment of athletic movements and unlock athletes’ full potential by analysing functional movements using only iOS devices.
Make data and insights accessible and easy to understand.
Evaluate player movements in a variety of ways across your organisation, from detailed kinematic data to directional reporting and 3D visualisations.
Sports Medicine
Quantify movement health to improve baselines, boost performance, and reduce injury risk.
Establish baseline movement abilities to track improvements and identify potential risk factors.
Perform detailed movement assessments.
Evaluate players or patients and generate reports with valuable, actionable insights. Using iPhones or iPads, our solution reliably captures biomechanical and kinematic data in any environment.
Prioritise player health by minimising injury risks.
Maximise performance and reduce risks by collecting detailed movement data that highlights deficiencies and identifies opportunities for improvement.
Support rehabilitation and recovery with objective measurements.
Use individualised movement analyses, reports, and visualisations to develop informed return-to-play programming and rehabilitation plans. Provide precise Individual Patient reports to guide recovery.
Sports Media
Captivate fans with biomechanical data overlays during live games.
Boost fan engagement by presenting exciting content that overlays biomechanical data, offering a new perspective on elite athletic performance.
Deliver valuable insights in real-time.
Integrate Uplift with your media production pipeline to analyse player movement and provide instant, ready-to-use insights during live commentary or replays.
Enhance the fan experience with clear, engaging visuals.
Offer simple, engaging data on athlete performance and skills to help fans connect with the action. Provide fresh insights for commentary and graphics, helping fans better understand movement analysis in the context of their favourite sports.
Conclusion
As soccer continues to evolve, technology like Uplift Labs’ AI-powered movement analysis is becoming increasingly vital for the sport’s future.
By providing accurate, real-time data and actionable insights, Uplift empowers clubs, players, and medical staff to optimise performance, prevent injuries, and enhance player health.
The ability to track and analyse movement in such detail not only elevates athletic development but also opens new avenues for fan engagement and storytelling.
