# Rise funding: rounds and investors > Rise has raised $16M across 5 rounds since 2013. Investors include Galaxy Ventures, Google Ventures and Greylock. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/rise (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Rise* 5 rounds we have observed, with the 16 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. Web3 & Crypto Follow Rise and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Frise) Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026 **$16M** raised across 5 rounds since 2013, from 5 sources **$2.3M** Seed **$3.0M** Pre-seed **$6.3M** Series A **$4.0M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $4.0M Jun 2025 - **Led by:** Galaxy Ventures - **Biggest round:** $6.3M Series A · Nov 2024 - **Investors:** 16 (1 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 **$2.3M** Seed **?** Venture **$3.0M** Pre-seed **$6.3M** Series A **$4.0M** Round - **First round:** Seed, $2.3M - **Biggest round:** $6.3M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.8 years ## The rounds - **Jun 2025** Round **$4.0M** *1 new* [Galaxy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/galaxy-ventures) Lead Reported by TechStartups - **Nov 2024** Series A **$6.3M** *4 new* [Draper Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-associates) [Digital Currency Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/digital-currency-group) [Paradigm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paradigm) [HashKey Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hashkey-capital-2) Source recorded - **Jan 2022** Pre-seed **$3.0M** *1 new* [Lachy Groom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lachy-groom) Source recorded - **Oct 2021** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *2 new* [Reach](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reach) [New Brunswick Innovation Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nbif) Source recorded - **Oct 2013** Seed **$2.3M** *8 new* [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) [Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners) [Floodgate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/floodgate) [Lightbank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightbank) [Cowboy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cowboy-ventures) [Sherpa Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sherpa-capital) [Ellen Levy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ellen-levy) [Sam Yagan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sam-yagan) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $3.0M sold, first sale Jul 2013 ## Founders and team From Rise's own website: 4 on the team. - **Betsy Hnath** Deputy Executive Director at RISE - **Dr. Katerina Oskarsson** Deputy Executive Director at RISE - **Greater Norfolk Corporation** Paul R Battaglia, Chair - **Katie Stanley** Communications & Operations Manager Advisers *Dr. Paul A. Robinson* ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Seed** 2013 **Venture** 2021 **Pre-seed** 2022 **Series A** 2024 **Round** 2025 [Galaxy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/galaxy-ventures) L [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) [Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners) [Draper Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-associates) [Floodgate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/floodgate) [Reach](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reach) [Lightbank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightbank) [Digital Currency Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/digital-currency-group) [Paradigm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paradigm) [Cowboy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cowboy-ventures) ## Everyone who backed them [Galaxy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/galaxy-ventures) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) Corporate VC **1** round [Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners) VC firm **1** round [Draper Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-associates) VC firm **1** round [Floodgate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/floodgate) VC firm **1** round [Reach](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reach) VC firm **1** round [Lightbank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightbank) VC firm **1** round [Digital Currency Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/digital-currency-group) VC firm **1** round [Paradigm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paradigm) VC firm **1** round [Cowboy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cowboy-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Sherpa Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sherpa-capital) VC firm **1** round [HashKey Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hashkey-capital-2) VC firm **1** round [New Brunswick Innovation Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nbif) VC firm **1** round [Lachy Groom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lachy-groom) Angel **1** round [Ellen Levy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ellen-levy) VC firm **1** round [Sam Yagan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sam-yagan) Angel **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=rise). ## Quick answers about Rise ### Who invested in Rise? Rise's investors include Galaxy Ventures, Google Ventures, Greylock, Draper Associates and Floodgate, and 11 more on record. Galaxy Ventures led its latest round. ### How much has Rise raised? Rise has raised $16M across 5 rounds since 2013. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did Rise last raise? Rise's most recent round, $4.0M, was in Jun 2025, led by Galaxy Ventures. ### What was Rise's biggest round? Rise's largest round on record is $6.3M (Series A), in Nov 2024. ### Who backed Rise first? Rise's first round on record, in Oct 2013, was backed by Google Ventures, Greylock and Floodgate and 5 others. ### What stage is Rise at? Rise's latest named round is a Series A, in Nov 2024. ### Where is Rise based? Rise is based in the United States. ### Who led Rise's rounds? 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