2025年UpLink年度影响报告.pptxVIP

UpLinkAnnualImpactReport

MARCH2025

Foreword

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Executivesummary

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1HowUpLinkenablesimpact

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1.1Engagementandnetworkingopportunities

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1.2Globalvisibilityandthoughtleadership

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1.3Businessgrowthacceleration

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2TopInnovators’impact

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2.1Spotlight:Economicimpact

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2.2Thematicimpact

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Lookingahead

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Appendices

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A1Impactmanagementandmeasurementframework

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A2UpLinkIsroleinfacilitatingconnectionswithkeystakeholders

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A3TopInnovators’growthplansinthenext18months

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Contributors

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Contents

AboutUpLink2

Endnotes34

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Byconveningentrepreneurs,investors,industry

leadersandsupporters,UpLinkcreatesecosystemsinwhichideasarenurtured,collaborations

areforgedandsolutionsarescaled.These

partnershipsenablepurpose-drivenentrepreneustosecurefunding,expandtheirworkforce,growtheircustomerbaseandscaleimpactfulsolutions,therebydrivingmeaningfulprogresstowardstheSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs).

In2024alone,UpLinkTopInnovatorsraised$633millionininvestmentcapital,anincreaseofapproximately$196millioncomparedto2023.UpLinkisalsocelebratingthesuccessofthe

firsttwocohortsof20water-focusedinnovators(or“aquapreneurs”)sourcedthroughthe

AquapreneurInnovationInitiativeconducted

incollaborationwithHCLGroup.Collectively,

theyhaveraisedanimpressive$70million,from

organizationssuchasEmeraldTechnology

Ventures,Temasek,RolexandtheUSDepartmentofEnergy,sincejoiningtheUpLinkInnovation

Ecosystem.Similarly,theSustainableAviation

cohort–sourcedthroughUpLinkandtheForum’sFirstMoversCoalitioninitiative–hasraisedmorethan$260millionfromfunderslikeBreakthroughEn