Rise Together Ventures

What Rise Together Ventures does

Rise Together Ventures is a privately held venture capital and venture philanthropy investment platform founded in 2022 and headquartered in Los Gatos, California. The firm invests equity capital into high-growth, venture-backed companies and pairs each investment with a non-dilutive grant equivalent to roughly half the equity value, structured to fund the portfolio company's '.org capabilities' — a dedicated social impact function leveraging the company's existing assets (logistics networks, technology, data, distribution). This hybrid capital structure, internally branded as 'Philanthropic Mirroring,' is the firm's primary point of differentiation versus traditional VC funds and is intended to remove the need for founders to spin up a separate 501(c)(3) entity to deploy philanthropic capital.

The firm's product surface is the investment platform itself, with no proprietary technology product. It serves two customer segments: (i) high-growth, mission-driven founders seeking integrated impact strategies, and (ii) Limited Partners and co-investors seeking both financial returns and measurable social outcomes. The active portfolio spans at least 13 companies across women's health (Origin, Needed, Clarity Pediatrics), education technology (BookNook, Formative), logistics and supply chain (Flexport), drones and autonomous systems (Aerodome, DroneDeploy, Saildrone), fintech (Paystand, Allocate), and digital philanthropy infrastructure (Ribbon). The firm has co-invested alongside institutional VCs including Andreessen Horowitz, Charles River Ventures, 2048 Ventures, BOND, Emerson Collective, Lux Capital, Tribe, and Social Capital.

The revenue model follows standard VC economics: management fees on committed capital and carried interest on realized fund returns, augmented by philanthropic capital deployment. Pricing (fund terms, fee structure, target size) is not publicly disclosed. Marketing and deal sourcing are direct and relationship-driven, supported by a content-marketing blog and a monthly email newsletter. The firm is led and operationally run by two General Partners, Kasey Lundquist Reiter and Taylor Adams, with the wider employee count disclosed only as 1–10.

Name

Rise Together Ventures

Legal name

Rise Together Ventures

Website

https://risetogetherventures.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rise Together Ventures is a Los Gatos-based venture capital firm founded in 2022 that invests in high-growth companies by pairing equity capital with non-dilutive grants to fund portfolio companies' social impact (.org) capabilities. It serves mission-driven founders and impact-aligned LPs across health, logistics, education, drones, and fintech.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital / Impact Investing

NAICS

Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525), Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Impact Investment & Development Investment Funds (BPADACAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Private Sector & Blended Finance Arms (IFC-type) (BPADACAJ)

Keywords

• Venture capital investing
• Impact investment fund
• Venture philanthropy
• Non-dilutive grants
• Corporate citizenship

Headquarters

HQ city

El Segundo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Venture Capital — Carried Interest and Management Fees: Rise Together Ventures generates returns through traditional VC mechanics: management fees on committed capital and carried interest (a share of profits from portfolio company exits). The hybrid model generates both financial returns for LPs and social returns measured through portfolio companies' impact initiatives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Rise Together Ventures is an investment platform that makes equity investments in growing, venture-backed companies, with half of each investment structured as a non-dilutive grant to fund the portfolio company's social impact ('.org') capabilities. The firm partners with results-driven entrepreneurs to help them leverage existing assets (supply chains, technology, data, distribution) to solve social problems while creating shareholder value.

Product overview

Rise Together Ventures operates as an investment platform, not a traditional SaaS product. Their core offering combines equity investment with non-dilutive grants (called 'Philanthropic Mirroring') to enable portfolio companies to build social impact capabilities alongside their core business operations. They invest in growing companies and provide capital that supports both performance and purpose.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rise Together Ventures Investment Platform An investment platform that makes equity investments in growing, venture-backed companies, with half of each investment structured as a non-dilutive grant to fund the company's social impact ('.org') capabilities. The platform is designed for results-driven founders who want to integrate purpose and performance.
• Philanthropic Mirroring Rise Together's differentiated investment structure in which equity capital is paired one-to-one with non-dilutive philanthropic capital, enabling portfolio companies to build out social impact capabilities without additional equity dilution or the need to form a separate 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100,000 patient visits supported by portfolio company Origin in 2024 alone
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• IpsosflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrigin (Rise Together portfolio company), in partnership with research firm Ipsos and with financial support from Rise Together Ventures, released the 2024 Origin Pelvic Health Study — surveying over 600 women ages 18-59 on pelvic health symptom prevalence.
• Kaiser PermanentecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrigin (Rise Together portfolio company) established in-network insurance coverage partnerships with Kaiser in Los Angeles and San Diego, expanding access to pelvic floor physical therapy for covered lives in those regions.
• HealthPartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrigin (Rise Together portfolio company) extended in-network insurance coverage through HealthPartners in six Midwestern states, supporting broader geographic access to pelvic health services.
• Rocketship Public SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBookNook (Rise Together portfolio company) conducted a 10-week randomized control trial (RCT) in Rocketship Public Schools in Northern California involving 1,777 students from grades 1-4. The study achieved Tier 1 ESSA status under the Every Student Succeeds Act.
• Mi Primer BitcoinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPaystand.org (Rise Together portfolio company) is partnering with Mi Primer Bitcoin in El Salvador to enable communities to use and understand blockchain-based financial systems. Mi Primer Bitcoin created a curriculum for more than 800 classes and 22,000 people.
• Digital NEST / bizzNESTminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPaystand.org partnered with Digital NEST's bizzNEST initiative to create tech training centers for Latinx youth from immigrant and farm-working communities. Digital NEST has provided professional technology training and career development to more than 3,100 young individuals.
• Hope HouseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPaystand.org partnered with Hope House, an organization in El Salvador focused on community development and financial inclusion, as part of its strategic partnerships to build community financial services in Latin America.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Acumen: Acumen is a long-standing impact investment fund that deploys patient capital into companies solving poverty-related challenges globally. It is directly comparable to Rise Together's venture philanthropy model pairing equity with philanthropic capital for social impact.
• Obvious Ventures: Obvious Ventures is a venture firm investing in world-positive companies across health, climate, and economic empowerment. It is directly comparable as a venture capital firm whose thesis is centered on backing mission-driven entrepreneurs building integrated impact.
• Kapor Capital: Kapor Capital is an impact venture fund focused on closing gaps of access and opportunity through investments in education, health, and economic opportunity. It is directly comparable as a venture philanthropy-oriented fund targeting founders building companies with measurable social impact.
• SJF Ventures: SJF Ventures is an impact venture capital fund investing in high-growth companies in sustainability, education, health, and responsible commerce. It is directly comparable to Rise Together as a venture capital manager that pairs financial returns with measurable social and environmental outcomes.
• Emerson Collective: Emerson Collective is an impact organization that deploys philanthropic and investment capital across education, immigration, environment, and health. It is directly comparable as an organization blending philanthropic and equity capital to drive social impact through venture-stage investments.
• New Markets Venture Partners: New Markets Venture Partners is an impact venture capital firm investing in education and workforce companies that improve life outcomes for low-income Americans. It is directly comparable as an impact VC targeting measurable social outcomes in growth-stage companies.
• Toniic: Toniic is a global impact investor community and fund-of-funds platform that curates 100% impact investing portfolios. It is directly comparable as an impact investing platform that combines philanthropic and investment capital toward mission-aligned ventures.
• Draper Richards Kaplan: DRK Foundation is a venture philanthropy fund that identifies, funds, and scales early-stage social enterprises. It is directly comparable to Rise Together's model of pairing non-dilutive grant funding with operational support to mission-driven ventures.
• Big Path Capital: Big Path Capital is an impact investment advisory firm focused on connecting investors with impact investment opportunities. It is comparable as an emerging impact investment platform aligning capital deployment with measurable social and environmental outcomes.

Broad incumbents

• Omidyar Network: Omidyar Network is a philanthropic investment firm established by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar that invests across both for-profits and nonprofits to drive social impact. It is comparable as a broader incumbent impact investing platform blending philanthropic and equity capital across multiple impact verticals.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rise-together-ventures

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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