Uprise, born from a community of sports-passionate entrepreneurs

A community built around sport, energy, and connections between founders. Uprise extends this vision through experiences that combine movement, reflection, and quality encounters.
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Quality sports experiences
Physical & Mental Performance
Entrepreneurial exchanges

Elevate performance. Transform energy. Build meaningful connections.

Entrepreneurial performance isn’t driven by intensity alone.It also requires clarity, energy and perspective. Uprise creates the conditions to rebalance these dimensions by combining physical performance, strategic thinking and meaningful exchanges between entrepreneurs.
A format designed to move forward with greater clarity and alignment.

Sport as a platform for performance

We practice because we love it. The movement, the effort, the feeling of being in your body : that's what connects us.

And what we discover together on the field, you won't find anywhere else.

True connections are forged through shared effort, through collective achievement.
Not around a conference table.

Our mission

Bringing together entrepreneurs who love sports and believe that moving, taking care of oneself, and performing long-term are all part of the same equation.
Expert-led sports activities
Physical and mental development
Peer-to-peer exchanges between entrepreneurs
Premium immersive experiences
A simple approach: when the body is engaged, the mind opens. The best conversations and decisions happen when you're aligned.

A community built over time

Uprise is a continuation of an entrepreneurial community active since 2016.
Through the confidential SuperTuesday meetings, the founders brought together entrepreneurs for direct and unfiltered discussions.

A deliberately limited format, fostering trust, sincerity, and lasting relationships. This experience now forms the DNA of Uprise: creating demanding environments where performance, reflection, and connections meet.
SuperTuesday at a glance
400+ entrepreneurs and decision-makers
50+ private dinners since 2016
20 major biannual events
12 participants per session
10 years of active community

A seasoned founding team

Passionate and experienced entrepreneurs with complementary skills
Nicolas Lemeteyer
CEO - 5x co-founder and 6x investor / Board member
Co-founder
Cédric Bourges
Entrepreneur / Investor
Co-founder
Martin Dirick
CMO
Co-founder
Christian Lainé
CEO - Rivadis Group
Co-founder and Governance Partner
Sébastien Matykowski
Director - 3x co-founder and 30x investor/Board member
Co-founder and Finance Partner

Our Principles

Excellence
Applying professional sports standards to entrepreneurship.
Discipline
Mastering body, energy, and decisions.
Transformation
Achieving lasting change, beyond motivation.
Community
Authentic relationships among entrepreneurs.

Join the Uprise experience

An experience designed for entrepreneurs who want to elevate their performance, clarify their trajectory and grow within a high-level group.