Uptake Recognized as one of Chicago’s Best Large Employers
CHICAGO — January 5, 2022 — Uptake was named today to Built In’s 2022 Best Places To Work Awards. Specifically, Uptake earned a place in the Best Large Companies to Work For in Chicago category. The annual awards program includes companies of all sizes, from startups to those in the enterprise, and honors both remote-first employers as well as companies in the eight largest tech markets across the U.S.
“We’re thrilled to be named as a Built In Best Places to Work company for our culture and benefits,” said Linda Bartman, Chief Operating Officer, Uptake. “We know that work-life balance is essential to a collaborative, productive, and authentic culture, and to the impact we make on our customers in the heavy industries.”
Built In determines the winners of Best Places to Work based on an algorithm, using company data about compensation, benefits and companywide programming. To reflect the benefits candidates are searching for more frequently on Built In, the program also weighs criteria like remote and flexible work opportunities, programs for DEI and other people-first cultural offerings.
“It is my honor to extend congratulations to the 2022 Best Places to Work winners,” shared Sheridan Orr, Chief Marketing Officer, Built In. “This year saw a record number of entrants — and the past two years fundamentally changed what tech professionals want from work. These honorees have risen to the challenge, evolving to deliver employee experiences that provide the meaning and purpose today’s tech professionals seek.”
This recognition from Built In comes as Uptake was recently acknowledged by Purpose Jobs for Best Benefits at a Mid-Size Tech Company in its Top Chicago Startups to Watch in 2022 list.
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ABOUT BUILT IN’S BEST PLACES TO WORK
Built In’s esteemed Best Places to Work Awards, now in its fourth year, honor companies across numerous categories: 100 Best Places to Work, 50 Best Small Places to Work, 100 Best Midsize Places to Work, 50 Companies with the Best Benefits and 50 Best Paying Companies, 100 Best Large Companies to Work For, and 50 Best Remote-First Places to Work.
ABOUT UPTAKE
Uptake is the industrial intelligence system, providing actionable insight for operators across a variety of industries. Uptake gives all departments — maintenance, reliability, operations, and financial teams — a single, shared, and contextualized view of every operational asset and interaction that affects performance. Driven by powerful data science models and cloud computing, Uptake’s products deliver actionable insights that predict and prevent asset failure, increase compliance with ESG initiatives, mitigate catastrophic risk, optimize maintenance strategy, reduce repair costs, enhance productivity, and ensure operator safety. With 40+ patents and recognized for leadership in industrial intelligence by Gartner, the World Economic Forum, CNBC, and Forbes, Uptake is headquartered in Chicago with a presence in Canada, South America, Europe, India, and Australia. To stay up-to-date on what we’re doing, visit us at www.uptake.com and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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Purpose Jobs recently released its “Top Chicago Startups to Watch in 2022” list, which recognized Uptake for “Best Benefits” at a mid-size tech company.
It’s true, we do have great benefits. Uptake’s entire workforce is currently remote with an option to work in our big, beautiful, empty offices in Chicago, Illinois or Missassaga, Ontario, Canada. We know benefits and culture are what matters – not unlimited coffee and snacks (well, maybe coffee). The best we can do is give our people the flexibility to balance work and life while trying to foster genuine camaraderie.
Uptake’s benefits program includes a mandatory, hour-long “re-power hour” added to employees’ calendar every day for any personal needs, during which no meetings are scheduled, and of course health, dental, vision, unlimited PTO (yep), 12 weeks paid parental leave (we’re all about family), extensive infertility benefits, 14 paid holidays (more family time), 401K match (no one wants to work forever), and a technology stipend (we use our phones a lot).
These are just a few of the essential benefit components Uptake provides. Our vision is to translate data into smarter operations, and our people make that possible.
Come build with us.
Recognized for 33 U.S. patents and creating advanced analytics solutions for asset-intensive industries, Uptake claims #2 on this year’s list.
CHICAGO, IL — October 23, 2020 — Uptake has been named #2 on the ninth annual Crain’s Chicago Business Most Innovative Companies List. Based on an independent review of patent output and quality, Uptake ranked among Chicagoland’s top companies conducting research and developing cutting-edge products. With 33 U.S. patents to date — fifteen of which were granted in 2019 — Uptake is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to deliver asset management products that enable operators of heavy equipment to make data-driven decisions that mitigate risk, optimize maintenance strategies, reduce costs, and enhance safety and sustainability.
“Our 33 patents span across data science and industry-specific inventions and are incorporated in the products we deliver,” shared Brad Keywell, Founder & CEO of Uptake. “Since our founding in 2014, we’ve been building products that empower our customers to tackle challenges to asset maintenance and reliability. Research and development are foundational to our commitment to our customers as we help them solve their toughest operational challenges.”
Uptake President Kayne Grau added, “We’re thrilled to be recognized on this year’s list, and you can expect to see additional inventions and patents coming from Uptake. Our product suite will always reinforce our ability to be the market leader, providing superior value to heavy industry.”
This recognition from Crain’s Chicago comes as Uptake recently announced its expanded deployment with Berkshire Hathaway Energy Renewables and MidAmerican Energy Company. The company also recently released a new SaaS product, Uptake Scout, and launched into its twentieth country, providing advanced analytics to the trucking, rail, and wind sectors in India.
