Rise Collective

What Rise Collective does

Rise Collective is a privately held, U.S.-based boutique social media and branding agency founded in 2021 and headquartered in Montchanin, Delaware. The firm is co-led by Founders + CEOs Liz Getman and Maddie Leonard and operates with an 8-person distributed team covering graphic design, web design, brand strategy, content creation, and business advising. The company explicitly identifies as queer-owned and women-owned, and its commercial identity centers on values-first, social-justice-aligned digital marketing for mission-driven organizations.

Name

Rise Collective

Legal name

Rise Collective

Website

https://risecollective.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Media Marketing Services

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Reputation & Thought Leadership (MPAAAOAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Lead Generation & List Building Services (Prospecting, Data Sourcing) (BPAFAKAE)

Keywords

• Social media management
• Branding services
• Digital marketing agency
• Content creation services
• Brand consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Wilmington

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. Social Media Services: Done-for-you social media management including content creation, scheduling, and community management. Clients share their vision and the team handles day-to-day execution.
2. Branding Services: Values-first branding including brand identity packages, messaging refinement, and visual design services.
3. Consulting Services: One-on-one consulting sessions for social media strategy, brand development, and accountability for values-driven brands.
4. Digital Products: Digital tools and resources sold through their Resource Hub, including social media templates and guides for nonprofits, businesses, and social media managers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Rise Collective is a social media and branding agency that delivers done-with-you social media management (ideation, content creation, scheduling, and community building), values-first branding services (brand identity, messaging, and visual design), and conscious consulting for strategy and accountability. The firm also sells standalone digital products — such as social media guides and templates — through an online Resource Hub to support nonprofits, advocacy groups, and service-based entrepreneurs.

Product overview

Rise Collective is a social media and branding agency offering a portfolio of services centered on social media management, branding, and consulting. The core offerings include Done-With-You Social Media services (content creation, scheduling, and management), Rise Premium Day (an intensive one-day social media transformation), Conscious Consulting (tailored strategy sessions), and Values-First Branding (brand development and messaging refinement). The company also sells digital products through its Resource Hub, including titles like 'Primed for Impact: Optimizing Your Socials for Giving Season'. Together, these services form an integrated approach to helping nonprofits, advocacy organizations, and service-based entrepreneurs build impactful online presences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Done-With-You Social Media Full-service social media management in which the Rise Collective team handles day-to-day content ideation, creation, scheduling, and community engagement on behalf of nonprofit, advocacy, and small-business clients.
• Values-First Branding Brand development service covering brand identity packages, messaging refinement, storytelling, and visual design to help clients articulate and express their brand in alignment with their values.
• Conscious Consulting One-on-one consulting engagements in which the Rise Collective team listens, brainstorms, and works with clients to develop a clear plan for social media, digital marketing, and branding initiatives.
• Rise Premium Day An all-hands-on-deck one-day intensive in which the agency dedicates a full working day to a client's social media or branding transformation.
• Primed for Impact: Optimizing Your Socials for Giving Season A self-serve digital product sold through the Rise Collective Resource Hub that helps nonprofits, service-based businesses, and social media managers optimize their social media for giving season and fundraising campaigns.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Hootsuite: Major social media management platform and agency services provider. While primarily a software platform, its agency arm and customer base overlap significantly with Rise Collective's social-media-management core service.
• Disruptive Advertising: Established digital marketing agency offering social media management, branding, and demand generation. Larger and broader than Rise Collective but operates in the same social-media-and-branding services category with comparable buyer needs.
• Sprout Social: Established social media management platform serving agencies, nonprofits, and SMBs. Overlaps with Rise Collective's customer segments (nonprofits, service-based businesses, social media managers) at the tooling and adjacent services layer.

Direct peers

• Mekanic: Branding and creative agency that emphasizes values-aligned and human-centered work for impact-driven clients. Comparable to Rise Collective in boutique scale, brand strategy focus, and mission orientation.
• Social Driver: Washington, DC-based digital and social media marketing agency that serves associations, nonprofits, and mission-driven organizations. Highly comparable to Rise Collective in offering social media management, branding, and digital strategy to purpose-driven clients.
• The New Company: Purpose-driven creative agency serving mission-aligned organizations and businesses. Comparable in values-driven positioning, branding, and social/digital content offerings at similar boutique scale.
• Authentic: Social-impact-focused design and branding studio serving mission-driven organizations. Comparable boutique agency offering brand identity and digital storytelling with explicit values alignment.
• Big Duck: Brooklyn-based branding and marketing agency exclusively serving nonprofits. Comparable to Rise Collective's Values-First Branding and nonprofit/advocacy client focus, with similar boutique scale and specialization.
• Tote + Pears: Portland, OR-based creative agency for purpose-driven brands, offering brand strategy, identity, and digital content. Closely aligned with Rise Collective's values-first branding and social media for impact-driven clients.
• Good Work: Creative agency and consultancy focused on social impact and 'creative for good.' Comparable boutique agency offering strategy, brand, and digital services to nonprofits and values-aligned businesses.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/RiseCollectiveUS
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/risecollectiveus

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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