The Rise Fund is a venture capital firm in California that focuses on investments in education, energy, food, agriculture, financial services, healthcare, information, communication technology, industrials and infrastructure sectors. Founded 2016 in San Francisco, California, United States, it invests in series B, venture rounds, series C, and series A rounds. Its portfolio companies include Migo, Pearl Dairy Farms, Varo Money, Zipline, Bankingly, CFPA Microfinance Management Co, SystemOne, Ceribell, Migo, and DreamBox Learning. As of February 2020, The Rise Fund has made 24 investments. Their most recent investment was on December 3, 2019, when Migo raised $20M. The Rise Fund has had two exits, the most notable of which include Brava Home and Wilderness Holdings. The company has raised a single venture fund, Impact Investment Fund. This fund was announced on October 4, 2017 and raised a total of $2B .
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C3 IoT or C3 is a company developing and providing applications of AI, IoT, and Big Data.
Zipline is an automated logistics company that designs, manufactures, and delivers medical products.
EVERFI is a K-12, financial, and corporate compliance education platform.
C3 Resources is a Newcastle upon Tyne-based energy management company.
Ceribell, Inc is a Mountain View, Contra Costa County, California-based company founded in 2014 by Josef Parvizi.
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John Kerry
Advisor
John Rogers
Partner, Sector Lead
Rick Levin
Advisor
Stephen Ellis
Senior Partner of Business Building
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