Upskill

Upskill (formerly APX Labs) is the industry's most trusted leader in wearable technology for the global enterprise. It gives enterprises access to industrial augmented reality software that increases productivity, output, efficiency and more. All in one solution.

Upskill's robust platform, Skylight, connects the industrial workforce with the people, processes, information and equipment they need to do their jobs with greater efficiency and fewer errors, leaving them hands free to focus on their tasks at hand, and their tools.

Upskill (APX Labs) was founded in 2010 by Brian Ballard, Jeffrey Jenkins, Alexander Watson and Chris Hoyt. The company is based in Vienna, Virginia.

 

Upskill''s platform, Skylight, connects front-line workers directly to the information they need to do their jobs better, with greater efficiency and fewer errors, while having their hands free to focus on their tasks and their tools.

Upskill's Skylight uses wearable devices, such as smart glasses, powered to allow workers look up product schematics, step through complex workflows, engage experts or supervisors from wherever they are in the factory or 1000 miles away, monitor data from nearby equipment, and record their best-practices to share with colleagues.

Upskill's software platform, Skylight is trusted by the world's greatest companies such as Boeing, GE, Rio Tinto, Jabil, Merck, Shell, and Johnson & Johnson. 

 

Upskill is backed by investors including New Enterprise Associates, GE Ventures, Cisco Investments, Accenture, SineWave Ventures and others. The company has raised a total of $57.4M in funding to date. Upskill has also acquired Pristine on May 9, 2017.

 

 

  • Year founded: 2010
  • Funding Info: $57.4M over 55 Rounds (Last Funding Type: Venture- Series Unknown)- Upskill has acquired Pristine on May 9, 2017.
  • Yearly Revenue: $10M-$20M (2019)
  • Employee Size: 51-200
  • Business Valuation: NA
  • City/Town: Herndon
  • State: Virginia
  • Country: United States
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