In early 2018, during a late game night, our co-founders Mani, Idan, and Dirk found themselves at the intersection of innovation and imagination. The digital collectibles craze, powered by non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on blockchain technology, had just taken the world by storm, exemplified by the likes of CryptoKitties. As they rolled the dice and contemplated the possibilities, a vision inspired by monopoly and the introduction of true ownership began to take shape.
“What if we could tokenize the real world using the same technology that’s revolutionizing digital collectibles?” they wondered. “What if every property on Earth could become a unique, non-fungible asset verified by blockchain? Imagine trading virtual properties tied to real-world addresses, properties you actually own.
“And thus, Upland was born. From that moment on, the co-founders met almost every day, tirelessly planning, refining, and developing their vision. Upland wasn’t just about gaming; it was about creating a metaverse where people could play, socialize, and even earn a living. It was a true digital open economy, seamlessly blending the real and virtual worlds, and, importantly, designed to be accessible to everyone, regardless of their technical expertise.
With the conceptual and technical pieces falling into place, Uplandme, Inc. was officially incorporated in July 2018. Following a seed round backed by angel investors and C3 Venture Capital (formerly FinLab AG), coding efforts kicked into high gear in December 2018. By June 2019, the closed beta for the city of San Francisco was introduced to the first Upland users, and since January 2020, Upland’s open beta has been live and accessible across platforms, starting with iOS and Android, followed by the Web a few months later.
Viorika Paskar –
Doesn’t let you buy anything even if you sit and wait, can’t buy any property’s during the beginning of the game trying to play it.
Mister Presley –
I joined this game 3 years ago. I invested 400$ since then I have played the game buy and reselling properties I have cashed out over 1200$ I still have 250 properties that equal about $2000 worth of cash I basically make 1$ per day doing nothing It’s adds up.. so I can buy new properties I love the game but I know it’s just the beginning I can’t wait for the full metaverse If you have a hard time with the app just get a better phone and internet connection… it’s worth it
Autumn Sdot –
Nice concept, however remember your password. The “Forgot password” option doesn’t work. I can’t get into my account. Glad I didn’t spend much money. I would avoid this app until the password recovery issue is fixed.
Karen Strode –
Boring. No fun at all. Update: Please, don’t waste money on this. They keep changing rules. I don’t want to have to spend hours reading comments on discord or trying to sort through tutorials. It’s confusing, disorganized, and I wish I had never given Upland a dime! Oh, yeah… Game support? LOL
Walter Conrads –
Previously I liked that app. Even invested some real money into it. But they are constantly changing game mechanics. First they introduced an earning cap of 500 UPX, so you need to login more often, and now they reduced the property earnings dramatically. Not worth anymore to play and especially not to buy UPX with real money. With regards to Upland.me’s comment: That doesn’t change the fact that you lure players to invest real money and then just change the rules.
Joey Slithos –
It’s sad. I had this game rated at a 5 star before. This app has downhilled alot. I’ve been playing for almost two years. The community is the best part. I love the community. The upland ecosystem has sooooo much potential. I have stuck around for this long. But the team behind it is too self centered and does not care about anyone but themselves. They have issues and issues on the daily with purchases and belittle you when you have concerns. I HIGHLY recommend avoiding this app.
B –
Fail to log in often enough and lose everything, unfortunately life gets a little too busy for that. Deleted, won’t miss it
Eric Rosenberg –
Cool Blockchain real estate game. There should be improvements to the mobile experience (filter out properties only for sale on the web, better wallet/property management interface), but it’s fun overall. Definitely a money grab by the developers when they release new cities.
quod ius –
Asset deletion after 7 days of not logging in makes this app extremely overrated, and infinitely mid. I had this for a year consistently renewing my ‘visa’ trying to make it to 10,000 of their currency to make my assets permanent, just to lose it all because my phone was broken; if an app makes you feel like a drug addict, you’re doing something wrong.
Jerod D. –
Been “playing” for a few months now. Still haven’t made enough to buy a property. Not worth spending money on yet but I’ll hang in to see where it goes.