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UpSmith Founder and CEO Wyatt Smith participating in the 2023 Praxis Business Accelerator. [Video still: UpSmith]
UpSmith Powers Its New Skilled Workforce Tool ‘Boost’ With $5M Raise
by David Seeley | Jan 29, 2024
News of the $5M raise comes as Dallas-based UpSmith launches Boost, a new productivity app that's "a powerful tool to maximize sales performance and technician productivity" in construction and manufacturing. UpSmith Founder and CEO Wyatt Smith, a former Uber Elevate exec, says workers can redeem points earned on the app for tools, prizes, extra vacation days, and more.
by Kevin Cummings |
Oct 28, 2022
In this week’s North Texas deal flow, you’ll also find news about Taysha Gene Therapies landing a $50M investment; music tech startup MAX’s Series B raise; Dallas Venture Capital’s latest investment; Tyler Technologies’ $68M acquisition of Rapid Financial Solutions; NaturalShrimp hitting the Nasdaq Capital Market; and more.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Oct 27, 2022
As founder and CEO of Upsmith, Wyatt Smith is on a mission to combat America's skilled worker shortage while bringing career opportunities to veterans, immigrants, recent high school graduates, and “stuck workers." UpSmith's platform helps employers find, train, and retain skilled workers with the help of paid, eight-week "training accelerators."
Its two pilot programs include one in Dallas working with American Residential Services to train HVAC technicians for jobs in Dallas and Houston.
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