Can you guess what most kids’ dream job is today? Here’s a hint: It’s not what it was in 1971, when it was “astronaut.” Take a look at slide 20 from The Moving World Report for the top three dream jobs of kids today — and also the rankings of the top countries around the world for graduates in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) disciplines. As we highlight in our report, a rapid shift in the world’s economic center of gravity happened between 2000 and 2010, reversing previous decades of development. Much of this has to do with ongoing educational challenges. If you want to read more about this and other macro themes we believe are essential to help navigate trends impacting mobility and technology, download The Moving World Report here: https://lnkd.in/gjU_d5rC #Education #STEM #Schools #VentureCapital #Technology #Entrepreneurship #MovingWorldReport
UP.Partners
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Santa Monica, CA 5,443 followers
Early stage VC firm that partners with entrepreneurs building companies that support multi-dimensional mobility.
About us
The world needs innovation in how people and things move. This is why helping humanity to go UP has always been our North Star at UP.Partners. Over the next 20 years, people and goods will be moving about our world with far more freedom. By investing in the key enabling technologies and services for multi-dimensional mobility, we are helping humanity go UP.
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Christian Bailey
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Gary Gysin
CEO GTM Consulting Group, LLC
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Peter Corbett
Post Exit Founder/CEO, Exec Coach @ Still Rush | Mindful Leadership Coaching
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Hoda Kemp
Executive Business and Operations Advisor for VCs, Startups & Early-Stage, Family Office & Fortune 100 Executives, Privately Held Companies &…
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We are excited to host an exclusive evening at our beautiful hangar in the iconic Santa Monica Airport on October 16, from 6-9 p.m. (Pacific Time). This special reception — done in partnership with Fenwick & West and Justworks — brings together the brightest minds and leading innovators in the mobility and technology sectors. Mingle with fellow entrepreneurs and investors while enjoying a vibrant atmosphere designed to inspire and connect. Expect engaging conversations, networking opportunities, and a glimpse into the future of mobility and technology. Whether you’re looking to spark new ideas or explore potential collaborations, this event is the perfect platform to elevate your vision and ambitions. Our event is a part of LA #TechWeek — a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. This event has limited space, so click the link below to indicate your interest in attending: https://lu.ma/0so33w35 — and expect a final guest confirmation shortly before the event. We hope to see you at the Santa Monica Airport on Wednesday, Oct. 16! #LATechWeek #UPLabs #VentureCapital #VCNews
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Flying cars, drones, rockets, space ships, and much more — you won’t want to miss the UP.Summit Community Day at the Bentonville Municipal Airport! A special event that is open to the public, UP.Summit Community Day is a fun and educational day for families, students, and tech enthusiasts. Come explore the latest innovations in transportation — from autonomous vehicles to cutting-edge drones and space exploration technologies — and see what the future of mobility holds. You’ll get to watch an air show that features historic warbirds, flying cars, autonomous drones, futuristic aircraft, and an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest rocket model launch with 6,500 Estes Industries, LLC rockets that have been built by Bentonville Schools students. UP.Summit partners and exhibitors include SpaceX, Wing, Hermeus, Boom Supersonic, Archer, JetZero, Electra.aero, Teleo, Range Energy, Boston Dynamics, Trousdale Ventures, Walmart, CesiumAstro, and many more. If you are in the Bentonville area, join us on Sunday, September 29 from noon to 5 p.m. at the Bentonville Municipal Airport. Click below to secure your complimentary tickets and learn more about the event: https://www.upsummit.day/ #UPSummit #CommunityDay #Aviation #FutureOfTransportation #AviationInnovation #AirShow #FlyingCars #AutonomousVehicles #DroneTechnology #SpaceExploration #STEMeducation #BentonvilleEvents #RocketLaunch #Bentonville #Arkansas #Events
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“Build a little. Test a little. Learn a lot,” said Andrew Duggleby, Co-Founder & CTO of Venus Aerospace, in his presentation from the 2023 #UPSummit. With exciting footage from the flight of a drone model of their hypersonic plane to improvements on their detonation engine, building, testing, and learning is exactly what the team at Venus Aerospace have been up to in their quest to develop a reusable hypersonic engine. Their hypersonic plane design — the Venus Stargazer™ Spaceplane — is designed to travel at speeds of up to Mach 9. Compare this with the Mach 2 speeds of the Concorde, which still holds the record for the fastest commercial passenger flight across the Atlantic. The Venus Stargazer would allow for flights from Los Angeles to Tokyo in an hour — but getting to that point through the development of a reusable hypersonic engine is an R&D intensive endeavor. To hear about the challenges that Venus Aerospace has been meeting, matching, and overcoming, watch Andrew’s presentation below. With the 2024 UP.Summit fast approaching, this will be the last video presentation we'll post from the 2023 edition of the event. Stay tuned for information, announcements, and breaking news from the 2024 UP.Summit — we're excited to hear from all the amazing companies and speakers involved as they share their continued progress and updates. #VenusAerospace #VenusAero #Hypersonic #Concorde #Aviation #Innovation #VentureCapital #Technology #Aerospace #Entrepreneurship #Reusable #UPSummit
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Just announced: BeyondMath has secured $8.5 million in seed funding! This funding supports BeyondMath’s ambitious mission to reshape engineering practices with its AI-driven multiphysics simulation platform, which accelerates engineering iterations by a factor of 1,000 compared to current solutions. "Current simulation tools are not only prohibitively expensive, requiring up to $50 million supercomputers that take days to process data, but they also demand PhD-level expertise," said Alan Patterson, Co-Founder & CEO of BeyondMath. "Our platform employs cutting-edge AI trained to decipher the core equations of the physical world, delivering a monumental leap in speed and cost." BeyondMath is among the first to adopt an NVIDIA DGX H200 system to enhance the capabilities of its platform. DGX H200 systems provide advanced AI supercomputing, allowing BeyondMath to train its physics solver at industrial scales and helping it deliver even more groundbreaking solutions to its customers. Congrats to the team at BeyondMath for successfully reaching this milestone! Read more here: https://lnkd.in/efDVSrVh #AI #Formula1 #F1 #BeyondMath #NVIDIA #Innovation #VentureCapital #Technology #Entrepreneurship #UPLabs
BeyondMath's 'digital wind tunnel' puts a physics-based AI simulation to work on F1 cars | TechCrunch
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Successful innovation requires demand for change, a business that can create and provide improved goods and/or services, the capital to make it happen — and time. Especially with legacy transportation industries, the process of successfully disrupting and improving the product offerings in a segment can take decades. Uber provides a good illustration of the time and capital required, as this chart from The Moving World Report illustrates. In this case, the payoff was there for early investors — with $1.2B initially invested, the company’s market cap grew from $41B in 2014 to $140B in 2023. Whether it’s with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), electric vehicles, or private space travel, transforming the moving world is a complex process, but one which holds potentially great rewards for humanity and for investors. Download your copy of The Moving World Report for data and insights on the mobility themes that are changing the way we move people and goods around the globe: https://lnkd.in/gjU_d5rC #Uber #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #VentureCapital #Technology #MovingWorldReport #EconData #Markets #MarketCap #Investing
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“There’s a tremendous amount of pressure to decarbonize the trucking industry,” said Ali Javidan, Founder & CEO of Range Energy, in his presentation at the 2023 #UPSummit. “Trucks account for about 5% of vehicles on the road, but they create about 30% of total emissions on our roadways.” When looking for a solution to address this, he honed in on the shape and construction of the trailers that are used to transport goods. In this presentation, he details how Range can get 40% better fuel economy from the existing diesel fleet — and perhaps most excitingly, how he and his team can increase the range of an electric tractor, expanding the utility of these new electric solutions. Watch this presentation from the 2023 UP.Summit, in which Ali shares Range’s latest updates and insights around the future of mobility and how they are accelerating the electrification of commercial transportation. #RangeEnergy #SupplyChain #GroundFreight #GroundTransportation #UPSummit #Innovation #VentureCapital #Technology #Entrepreneurship #EVs #ElectricVehicles #ElectricTrucking
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EV sales hit a record 15 million in 2023, with China being the largest electric vehicle producer (6x USA). But outside the market for electric cars, there’s significant demand for 2-wheeler electric vehicles and micromobility options like electric motorcycles, mopeds, scooters, and e-bikes. Check out this slide from The Moving World Report for data on electric 2-wheeler adoption across different regions — and download the UP.Partners research report for more info and analysis about the future of electric transportation: https://lnkd.in/gjU_d5rC #eBikes #ElectricBikes #Motorcycles #CleanEnergy #Innovation #SustainableEnergy #UPPartners #VentureCapital #Technology #Entrepreneurship #eMotorcycles #emotos #escooters #EVs
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🌟 Exciting News from our portfolio company Loft Dynamics 🌟 Thrilled to share that the company’s innovative VR flight simulation training device has just received FAA qualification! 🎉 This groundbreaking achievement marks a significant step forward in pilot training, enhancing both safety and accessibility. This FAA-qualified VR training device revolutionizes aviation training by providing an immersive, cost-effective, and highly efficient solution. It's designed to elevate pilot proficiency and ensure a safer and more comprehensive flight training experience. Loft Dynamics continues to push the boundaries of what's possible in aviation training, setting new standards for the industry. Kudos to Fabian Riesen and the incredible Loft Dynamics team whose dedication made this milestone possible. 🚁 ✈️ 🚀 #Aviation #VR #Innovation #FlightTraining #LoftDynamics #FAA #Technology #PilotTraining
Loft Dynamics Becomes World's First VR Flight Simulation Training Device to Receive FAA Qualification
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Mark Moore was at NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration for 32 years, and in the words of Cyrus Sigari during the 2023 UP.Summit, is the “father of the eVTOL,” having developed the concept for the NASA Puffin, then working on the GL-10 UAV, the LEAPTech full-scale DEP wing, and the X-57. A Co-Founder of Uber Elevate, Mark is now CEO at Whisper Aero, where he and his team are working on a next-gen electric propulsion solution that provides cleaner, quieter, more efficient thrust for drones, jets, and more. “If you look at aerospace, the key to major advances is new propulsion,” says Mark in this fascinating talk. Check out his presentation from the 2023 UP.Summit — and stay tuned for more news about this year’s gathering of the top minds in mobility tech. #Aviation #UPSummit #Innovation #VentureCapital #Technology #Aerospace #Entrepreneurship #eVTOL #UberElevate #NASA #WhisperAero