Captain Up

A gamification platform that helps brands maximize customer engagement, retention, virality, and monetization in web and mobile apps.

Media & Entertainment Technologies
Acquired by HoneyBook
Mature Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Founded 2013
Last updated 2026-07-26
Total raised
Last: Undisclosed Round 2013-08
Stage
Mature
Founded
2013
Headcount
12
HQ
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Sector
Media & Entertainment Technologies

About

Captain Up is a gamification platform that helps brands build lasting relationships with customers by using intelligent gamification to transform everyday interactions into meaningful, rewarding experiences. The platform offers game mechanics and social tools to maximize customer engagement, retention, virality, and monetization in web and mobile applications. It provides solutions primarily for e-commerce and gaming apps, as well as for education, health & fitness, and other sectors. Captain Up increases engagement through features like badges, levels, missions, rewards, and leaderboards, available as both a plugin and an SDK. Major customers include Uber, Dell, HP and McAfee. Captain Up uses game mechanics and behavioral psychology to transform how brands engage, retain, and grow their users. The company's mission is to help brands turn everyday interactions into long-term loyalty. Captain Up combines behavioral psychology, gamification, and real-time data to create immersive, rewarding user experiences. The platform is designed to deliver a substantial increase in lifetime user value by boosting engagement, retention, and virality. Captain Up is also described as the "world's first cloud-based engagement and retention platform."

Funding history · 2 rounds · — total

2013-07
Undisclosed Round Undisclosed
★ Rhodium★ Daniel Recanati
2012-12
Undisclosed Round Undisclosed

Headcount over time

From 12 (2018-09) to 18 (2026-07) · +6 (+50%) · 19 points · source: Finder history + radar grounding
180 2018-09 2026-07

Q&A

What is Captain Up's primary business?
Captain Up is a gamification platform that helps brands maximize customer engagement, retention, virality, and monetization in web and mobile applications by transforming everyday interactions into meaningful, rewarding experiences.
When was Captain Up founded?
Captain Up was founded in 2013.
What is Captain Up's current employee count?
Captain Up currently has 18 employees, falling within the 11-50 employee bucket.
Has Captain Up been acquired?
Yes, Captain Up was acquired by HoneyBook in March 2017.
Who is the founder and CEO of Captain Up?
Uri Admon is the Founder and CEO of Captain Up.
What sectors does Captain Up primarily serve?
Captain Up primarily serves the Media & Entertainment Technologies sector, including digital content engagement and entertainment.
What types of customers does Captain Up target?
Captain Up targets customers in Media & Entertainment, the Gaming Industry, Virtual World, Mobile Gaming, Content Production, and Social Media.
What is Captain Up's current status?
Captain Up's current status is acquired, and it is considered a mature company.

Team · 1

Uri Admon
Founder · Founder, CEO

Sectors & technology

Primary sector
Media & Entertainment Technologies
Sub-sectors
Media & Entertainment TechnologiesDigital Content Engagement & Entertainment
Technologies
Platforms & InterfacesSoftware
Target customers
Media & EntertainmentGaming IndustryVirtual WorldMobile GamingContent ProductionSocial Media
Business model
B2BB2G

Tags

gamificationuser-engagementapp-developmentcustomer-loyaltymonetizationcustomer-retentionmarketingbrandingpersonalizationartificial-intelligencemachine-learninguser-acquisitiondevelopersuser-experiencea-b-testingbehavior-analyticseducation
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External links

Websitecaptainup.com
LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/3170665
YouTubeyoutube.com/user/TeamCaptainUp

Identifiers & details

Legal nameCaptain-Up Commerce Ltd.
Founded2013
Employees (exact)12

Acquisitions & public offerings

Acquired by HoneyBook 2017-03

Radar intelligence

GitHub

Top reposwordpress, kafkajs-lz4, node-rabbitmq-manager

Web history (Wayback)

Domaincaptainup.com

Israeli Companies Registrar (רשם החברות / ICA)

Registrar # (ח.פ.)514721794
Statusפעילה
Corp typeישראלית חברה פרטית
Incorporated2012-01-15
Purposeלעסוק בכל עיסוק חוקי
Liabilityמוגבלת
In violation (unfiled)no
Last annual report2025
Active charges / liens0
Registry events2 — people (2)
Registered addressברנדיס 33 תל אביב - יפו

Recent registry events

DateEvent
2026-06-11עדכון דירקטורים-הסרת דירקטור
2026-06-11עדכון דירקטורים-הוספת דירקטור