About Us
We’ve been knee deep in data since the punch card era.

Vision

Our background spans a number of data-heavy disciplines, including academic research, data science, business intelligence, finance and climate science. Throughout our careers, we’ve used a broad swath of tools and coding to extract answers from diverse datasets and learned many sometimes painful lessons along the way. Those lessons have been applied to the design and development of DataLumen, and we are excited to share them with you!

Team

Klaus Fabian

Klaus Fabian is Upgrata’s CEO and is a seasoned veteran of the analytics space with more than two decades of experience as a software developer and product manager. Klaus started his career as a software developer in Germany and co-founded Incorta after more than a dozen years at Oracle where he was a director and developed business intelligence applications including BI Publisher. After leaving Incorta, Klaus led the technology team at 427 (acquired by Moody’s in 2019) in the development of an on-demand climate analysis application for global institutions. Klaus holds an advanced degree in computer science and an MBA from UC Berkeley.

Frank Freitas

Frank Freitas is Upgrata’s President and has over thirty years of experience working in financial services and climate analytics. Frank started his career at Barra (acquired by MSCI in the early 2000s), where he played a variety of roles in product management, including leading the development of Barra’s Aegis System, a ground-breaking equity portfolio risk management tool. Frank was Director of Operations at Nomura Securities’ quantitative trading group and served as the global Chief Operating Officer of Instinet after it was purchased by Nomura. Frank went on to co-found Pluribus Labs in 2014, a research firm dedicated to extracting investible analytics from unstructured data using artificial intelligence and advanced quantitative analyses. Frank joined 427 in 2018 as the company’s Chief Development Officer, where he led the product and technology functions of the firm. Frank holds a BS degree in Operations Research and an MA in Asian Studies from UC Berkeley.

Have you tried our demo?

Our demo application comes pre-loaded with a number of representative datasets that enable you to test the features and functionality you’ll find in our subscription version. Click the link below to explore, we’re always open to feedback.

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New features are coming.

We’re keen to take market feedback and translate it into further refinements of existing functionality and completely new features. Provide us with your contact information below and we’ll keep you in the loop as we release new functionality in response to market demand.