Yannick Frank co-founded Uplift Founders and is also associated publicly with Partners in Clime. Uplift works at the intersection of a founder’s personal capacity and the company decisions that depend on it.
The firm’s current method is organised around three recurring moves: regulating capacity before making a decision, identifying the single decision that matters most, and addressing the leadership conversation that has been avoided. Uplift delivers this through short one-to-one sprints, group coaching and longer one-to-one engagements.
Yannick is most useful when a company is under strain: a co-founder relationship is breaking down, responsibilities need to be reset or the team has lost focus. His mentoring aims to help founders regain enough clarity and energy to start shipping again.
What others say
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Yannick has helped secure funding from General Catalyst by sharpening our pitch and coaching us for investment committees. He has guided our reset of responsibilities as founders and focused our strategy on the essentials between seed and series A. I’ve worked with 4 other coaches across 5 companies and Yannick was most effective by far. He does amazing work with a sharp mind, great moderation and mediation skills in a down to earth manner. Super valuable for early stage teams!
Nicolàs Juhl
Where Yannick can help
- founder coaching
- climate tech
- leadership
- co-founder alignment
- fundraising
Operating and investing experience
A selection of companies and roles connected to Yannick Frank.
Ventures
Uplift Founders
Co-founder; founder coaching focused on capacity, decisions and difficult leadership conversations.
Highlights
- Co-founded Uplift Founders.
- Works with founders through conflict, responsibility resets and high-pressure growth.
- Uses a structured coaching model linking personal capacity, priority decisions and leadership conversations.
Questionsfounders ask aboutYannick Frank
Where can Yannick help founders?
Yannick assists founders with resolving co-founder misalignment, clarifying executive ownership, and rebuilding focus during periods of operational drag.
Which company-building situations are most relevant to Yannick’s experience?
His work is most impactful for founding teams navigating high-growth conflict, organisational restructuring, or leadership fatigue.
What perspective does Yannick bring as a mentor?
He provides objective, structured coaching that helps founders address interpersonal friction and regain momentum without prescriptive strategic interference.
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