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Rise Capital

VC
San Francisco, CA

Rise Capital is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in Fintech, Other. The firm typically writes $250K–$3.0M checks and has 5 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$3.0M
Portfolio
5 companies on record
Partners
2 listed
Stage
Seed, Series A
Sectors
Fintech, Other
HQ
San Francisco, CA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-07-12

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$250K – $3.0M

Portfolio

5+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in high-growth startups scaling consumer apps and fintech solutions across emerging markets, including Africa.

How Rise Capital invests

Rise Capital is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Fintech, Other.

Rise Capital typically writes checks of $250K–$3.0M per investment.

Rise Capital has backed 5 companies in our records, including Gokada, Kobo360, Rise Prepclass Holdings LLC (CIK 0001750470).

Partners & Team

TT

Tom Terbell

Partner

EG

Emilio Gomizelj

Partner

Industry Focus

Invests In

Fintech
Other

Portfolio Companies (5)

Other

GO

Gokada

Consumer Apps
KO

Kobo360

Logistics
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Rise Prepclass Holdings LLC (CIK 0001750470)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Rise Capital

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Rise Gokada Holdings LLC (CIK 0001777300)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Rise Capital

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Rise Gokada Holdings II LLC (CIK 0001777301)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Rise Capital

How to pitch Rise Capital
  • Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Fintech, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $3.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Tom Terbell, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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