Uplift Labs, a smartphone-based motion capture company, has announced an additional $2.5 million in seed funding on top of the $3 million it had raised in January. This latest round included Brooklyn Nets guard Seth Curry, his wife Callie Rivers Curry, former Pittsburgh Steelers All-Pro guard David DeCastro and several investment firms.
The Palo Alto, Calif.-based Uplift has developed technology that uses two iPhones—and, soon, just one—to generate 3D motion capture of both elite athletes and general health and wellness patients. The NBA included it in the league’s inaugural cohort of startups for its Launchpad program. A half-dozen MLB clubs and Golftec are also users. It worked with LAFCon a project in conjunction with Verizon 5G Labs, the Global Sports Venture Studio and UEFA.
Co-founded and led by CEO Sukemasa Kabayama, the former president of Tesla Japan, Uplift has now received $8.5 million in total investment. Previous individual investors included All-Star basketball players Marc Gasol and Renee Montgomery.
