Uplink is a DePIN-powered Wi-Fi offload marketplace that connects carrier demand with global Wi-Fi supply. Uplink's Twitter Score is 16 out of 1000 as of September 2026, ranking #60,104 among 486,037 tracked accounts.
Uplink was co-founded by Carlos Lei as CEO and Andre Francisco as CTO, and has operated in the telecommunications connectivity space since its founding. Originally built as a connectivity-upgrade software solution using mesh networks, the project evolved into a decentralized connectivity ecosystem. Uplink is affiliated with Avalanche and is a member of the Wireless Broadband Alliance.
Uplink announced a $10 million funding round led by Framework Ventures in April 2024, with participation from Blockchange, Stratos, Mustard Seed Maze, NXGen, Outlier Ventures, Deutsche Telekom, and E.ON. The project has pursued an enterprise-first distribution approach, collaborating with Ericsson alongside Deutsche Telekom and E.ON. Its roadmap includes a public token generation event and mainnet launch, exchange listings, and on-chain governance as later phases.
Uplink has published 3,109 posts on the platform and has been mentioned by 52 accounts, totalling 108 mentions.
Who follows Uplink on X?
The accounts that follow Uplink include 47 founders, 8 angel investors, 42 influencers and 4 VCs, among them Santiago R Santos, Vance Spencer, Mario Nawfal, Avalanche, Framework Ventures and Luigi D'Onorio DeMeo.