For Partners

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What we offer partners

Decarbonization of the economy is incredibly complex, hard to navigate, and requires public-private partnerships to scale rapidly. An organization may want to decarbonize, but have discovered that it is complex and daunting, and ultimately can be expensive to implement:

Complexity

Decarbonization requires systemic change to an organization’s operations, supply chains, and real estate portfolio. This complexity is often centered around where to start and how to stage the transition

Technology

Innovation solutions are rapidly expanding, often requiring extensive scouting and due diligence to find the optimal fit

Government

Permitting, incentives, and public-private partnerships can be difficult to navigate and more forward

Uptake can support companies in overcoming common challenges:

  • Technology adoption that aligns with corporate strategy

  • Diligencing the flurry of leading tech innovators and startups knocking at your door

  • De-risking adoption to ensure smooth operational transitions and successful implementation

Uptake can provide services that support your sustainability & innovation team(s)

  • Uptake brings these pieces together, addressing the challenges faced by corporations looking to reduce emissions while adapting to future economic needs

  • We function as an external extension to your sustainability and/or  innovation team(s)

  • We act as a liaison between the public and private sector, a translator between different stakeholders in regional ecosystems across New York State

  • We are skilled problem solvers working between our corporate partners, and the selected startups

We help you identify the optimal solution(s) to address your decarbonization challenges

We act as a facilitator between selected seed & early-growth stage startups and your team to address the barriers to implementation and enable both sides to unlock their fullest potential for a promising new venture together

We build supportive regional ecosystems around these challenges to further enable the selected solutions to succeed not only with the corporate partner(s) but also as the region seeks to scale its decarbonization efforts