"We welcome Uptake to this group of extraordinary pioneers," says Fulvia Montresor, Head of Technology Pioneers at the World Economic Forum. "By bringing together connected information in real-time, Uptake's platform increases productivity and reliability through previously untapped data. Uptake's meteoric growth is a testament to the appetite for these actionable data insights."
"The Fourth Industrial Revolution, a concept born from the World Economic Forum, is unfolding before our eyes," said Keywell. "Across the world, billions of people and machines are connected to each other. Through groundbreaking technology, unprecedented processing power and speed, and massive storage capacity, data can be collected and harnessed like never before. At Uptake, we're leading this revolution with our data-driven approach to disrupting how industries and people work. We put products and solutions in action through predictive analytics and insights, helping companies use their own data for the most important decisions."
The Technology Pioneers were chosen by a selection committee of more than 60 academics, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and corporate executives. Notable members of the committee include Geoffrey Moore (Adviser, Geoffrey Moore Consulting, USA), Yossi Vardi (Chairman, International Technologies, Israel) and Lee Sang-Yup (Distinguished Professor and Dean, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea). The committee based its decisions on criteria including innovation, potential impact and leadership. Past recipients include Airbnb, Google, Kickstarter, Mozilla, Scribd, Spotify, Twitter and Wikimedia.
All information on this year's Technology Pioneers can be found here. More information on past winners can be found here. Our press release announcing the recognition is available here.