ABOUT US

The Thought, Purpose, & People Behind Uplevyl

Uplevyl CEO-Founder Shubhi Rao in conversation with Bloomberg Tech’s Caroline Hyde in June 2025

The Only Company

operating at the intersection of gender and technology.

with a large language model built entirely from first-party, permissioned data from women.

designing algorithms that understand and address women’s needs, wants, and perspectives

The Only Company

operating at the intersection of gender and technology.

with a large language model built entirely from first-party, permissioned data from women.

designing algorithms that understand and address women’s needs, wants, and perspectives

Discover Our Why

WHAT GUIDES US

Public Good First:
We put societal good above our own interests. We align decisions with long-term societal benefit, measure our work by outcomes that matter, and hold ourselves accountable to the people our platform is meant to serve.

Urgency with Excellence:
We move quickly without cutting corners. In a fast-changing AI landscape, we ship high-quality products, learn in public, and refine with rigor to help deliver progress that is trustworthy, useful, and durable.

Partnering with Purpose:
We collaborate with organizations whose work we admire. We listen first, co-design solutions, and share credit and believe in building relationships that compound value across networks rather than isolating wins.

Technology for Broad Access:
We build technology that expands access and agency for everyone. Our systems are designed to reduce gatekeeping, surface opportunity, and distribute capability so more people can participate and benefit.

WHAT INSPIRES US

To create a platform that stitches together a fractured landscape long shaped by unfair systems, we aim to create a place where people thrive and a company that delivers impact at scale.

WHAT INSPIRES US

To create a platform that stitches together a fractured landscape long shaped by unfair systems, we aim to create a place where people thrive and a company that delivers impact at scale.

WHAT INSPIRES US

To create a platform that stitches together a fractured landscape long shaped by unfair systems, we aim to create a place where people thrive and a company that delivers impact at scale.

WHAT DRIVES US

Build products led by purpose and driven by outcomes, rooted in responsible, privacy-first AI, designed to expand access, accelerate learning, and advance equity.

WHAT DRIVES US

Build products led by purpose and driven by outcomes, rooted in responsible, privacy-first AI, designed to expand access, accelerate learning, and advance equity.

WHAT DRIVES US

Build products led by purpose and driven by outcomes, rooted in responsible, privacy-first AI, designed to expand access, accelerate learning, and advance equity.

Our Journey

2020

We began with a simple but ambitious idea: build a secure, women-forward intelligence platform grounded in verified, trustworthy knowledge. This foundation set the stage for everything that followed.

Concept & Foundation

2020

Concept & Foundation

We began with a simple but ambitious idea: build a secure, women-forward intelligence platform grounded in verified, trustworthy knowledge. This foundation set the stage for everything that followed.

2020

Concept & Foundation

We began with a simple but ambitious idea: build a secure, women-forward intelligence platform grounded in verified, trustworthy knowledge. This foundation set the stage for everything that followed.

2021

Building the Knowledge Core

We invested deeply in creating authoritative, first-party content across professional, personal, and financial domains. This formed the early knowledge architecture that would later power UpGenie and all our enterprise solutions.

2021

Building the Knowledge Core

2021

Building the Knowledge Core

2022

We developed and launched our Android and web applications, establishing the initial user experience, technical spine, and operational workflows. This was the year UpGenie’s underlying ecosystem quietly took shape.

Product Buildout

2022

Product Buildout

2022

Product Buildout

2023

UpGenie Launch

We introduced UpGenie, our proprietary female-forward AI engine designed to turn fragmented information into secure, contextual intelligence. This marked a major shift from “platform” to “intelligence layer.”

2023

UpGenie Launch

2023

UpGenie Launch

2024

We ran multiple enterprise pilots across diverse organizations to pressure-test the suite, refine security, validate impact, and strengthen reliability. These real-world engagements shaped the enterprise-grade architecture we operate today.

Enterprise Validation

2024

Enterprise Validation

2024

Enterprise Validation

2025

Platform Expansion & Scale

We launched UpSocial and the Future Forward Accelerator, expanded our internal engineering capabilities, and grew partnerships to support large-scale adoption. This year marks our evolution into a mature, scalable enterprise platform with a clear path for growth across communities, networks, and organizations.

2025

Platform Expansion & Scale

2025

Platform Expansion & Scale

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Meet the Leadership

We’reateamofdomainexpertsincludingengineers,marketers,designers,storytellers,andeducators.

TheuniquethreadofconnectionfortheUplevylteamisourexpertiseandourdeepconnectiontoservice.

Eachofusfeelsatremendousneedtogivebacktoourcommunities.

Ourteamservesonnonprofitboards,mentorsyoungtalent,andactivelyengageswithorganizationsthatalignwithourvaluesandvisionforthefuture-includingtheintersectionofgenderequity,economicequity,educationalequity,healthequity,civicequityandanimalwelfare.

Serviceisthesourceforourcreativity,ourcompassion,andwhatdrivesourinnovation.

We’reateamofdomainexpertsincludingengineers,marketers,designers,storytellers,andeducators.