The Upper Deck Company, LLC (colloquially as Upper Deck and Upper Deck Authenticated, Ltd. in the UK), founded in 1988, is a private company primarily known for producing trading cards.

Paul Sumner, who worked in printing sales, came up with the idea for a premium card and hired Robert Young Pelton to design and produce a prototype. Pelton's agencies, Pelton & Associates and Digital Artists, was replaced by Chiat Day. Paul Sumner resigned with the understanding that he would be known as the "Co-Founder of Upper Deck", something that the company's owner and CEO, Richard McWilliam, recognizes to this day.