Uplift was founded by parents of children on the spectrum. Our mission is to significantly improve quality of life for all individuals with autism, and their families, through technological advancements.
“If you’ve met one individual with autism, you’ve met one individual with autism”
-Dr. Stephen Shore
The Challenge
We would like to live in a world where each individual with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can lead a productive and rewarding life.
While this encompasses active support from family, community, healthcare organizations and government, our aim is to augment these efforts through advanced technologies.
The stats below highlight the scope of ASD, reflecting an imperative need for all of us involved to innovate with next
generation solutions. Successful outcomes will benefit the ASD community while motivating societal good.
CURRENT STATE OF ASD
Estimated cost is anticipated to grow from $268B in 2015 to $461B by 2025
1/3rd
of autistic cases are
non-verbal
35% of young adults
(ages 19-23) with autism
have not had a job or
received postgraduate
education after leaving
high school
Medical costs for
Autistic Children and
Adolescents are
4.1-6.2 times
greater than for those
without autism
More than 70 million
people, or 1%
of the world’s population,
has ASD of which
3.5million are
Americans
It costs approximately
$9k extra per year
to educate a student
with ASD
Autism affects
1 in 59
Children
in the U.S.
ASD is 4 times
more common among
boys than girls
Only 1%
of Autism
research funding went
to the study of lifespan
issues
Early diagnosis and Intervention can reduce the cost of lifelong care by ~66%
approach
There are three components to our unique “Hub and Spoke ” acceleration model – all aligned to maximize impact:
Hub
Programming, mentoring and investment are centralized within a common platform for leverage and efficiencies
Spokes
Startups are embedded inside organizations that have domain expertise and are very close to high impact problems
Entrepreneurial Community
Each “Spoke” is surrounded by an Entrepreneurial Community that cultivates an extended network of mentors, volunteers and advocates
Hub
Centralized Accelerator Platform
Programming
Seed Funding
Mentoring
Follow on Funding
Spokes
Our Areas of Focus
Communications
Executive Functioning
Nutrition
Anxiety
Employment
Sleep Disorders
We’d like to hear from you
Whether you have a question about our approach, our business model, events, or anything else, our team is ready to answer all your questions