Driving large-scale adoption of Immersive Learning
Uptale, a French pioneer in immersive, experiential virtual reality (VR) training, has announced a €9 million fundraising. The investment comes from We Positive Invest 2, Arkéa Capital’s impact fund, Go Capital, and a group of prestigious business angels.
This significant step forward, one of the most important in the XR learning sector in Europe, enables Uptale to deploy the use of Virtual Reality worldwide with its VR training solution entirely developed for field training.
Its mission: Make Digital Learning as Experiential, Real, Agile and Impactful as the Field itself.
A Success Story that has conquered the Big Names
Founded in 2017 by four entrepreneurs -David Ristagno, Sébastien Leang, Aurélie Truchet and Dwayne Iserief- Uptale has redefined training with an intuitive, no-code platform enabling companies to create immersive virtual and augmented reality experiences for professional training.
With no external funding, Uptale has established itself as the French leader in immersive field training. Its team of 50 passionate employees supports over 300 customers worldwide, with 30% of sales already generated in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific.
Customers include industry leaders such as Stellantis, Alstom, Michelin, Schneider Electric, Carrefour and Airbus.
Make Digital Learning
As Experiential, Real and Impactful
As the Field Itself
Strong partnerships with major XR industry players
Uptale’s platform is renowned for its cutting-edge technologies, adopted by major players such as Meta and Lenovo. By collaborating with global leaders such as Accenture, Uptale fosters the widespread adoption of immersive training solutions.
These strategic partnerships ensure that the platform is compatible with all players in the XR ecosystem and remains at the cutting edge of innovation.
3 key areas of development for the future
This €9 million investment will enable Uptale to move forward in three major areas:
- Strengthen sales and marketing efforts: Collaborate with strategic partners to broaden its customer base and raise its profile worldwide.
- Accelerate international development: Focus on North American (USA, Canada) and Asian (Singapore, Japan) markets.
- Stimulate innovation: Integrate AI-based solutions to simplify content creation and enhance their pedagogical effectiveness.
The goal: Become the World Leader in Immersive and Experiential Training
“We’re proud to have developed a platform that accelerates and secures the upskilling of field professionals via an agile, experiential and realistic learning format.
This significant round of financing gives us the means to accelerate rapidly and realize our ambition of becoming a world leader in immersive and experiential training”, said David Ristagno, CEO of Uptale.