# Uptake

> Chicago industrial AI platform for predictive analytics and asset performance management in energy, rail, and heavy industry.

## Why it is interesting

Brad Keywell's third Illinois unicorn — $2.3B post-money at Series D (Nov 2017) on industrial data from wind turbines to locomotives; Revolution Growth and Caterpillar on the cap table before Bosch announced acquisition (Mar 2026).

## Profile

- **Stage:** other
- **Status:** acquired
- **Industries:** ai-ml, enterprise-saas, climate-tech
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-29

## Key facts

- Series D (Nov 2017): $117M led by Baillie Gifford; $2.3B post-money valuation — PR Newswire
- Revolution Growth backed Uptake in 2017 Series C participation
- Strategic partnerships with Caterpillar and Berkshire Hathaway Energy wind fleets
- Bosch merger/acquisition completed Mar 2026 per PitchBook

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/revolution

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