# KCRise Fund: portfolio, investments and team

> KCRise Fund is a vc firm based in United States. 49 investments on record, 2 in the last 12 months, latest May 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# KCRise Fund

Last cheque observed May 2026; 49 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $34M, Jun 2023 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A Biotechnology Climate & Impact ClimateTech & CleanTech

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**22%** of best year **2** **cheques in 12 months**, 49 on record

Since the last cheque **183** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$3.7M** Rounds led **0 of 49** Sole investor **8 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## KCRise Fund highlights

- 01 2 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Venture and Seed: 62% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 8 rounds, median $3.1M

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Up to $1.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Biotechnology Climate & Impact ClimateTech & CleanTech
- **Based in:** Kansas City, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **49 appearances**

- **2026** 2 rounds
- **May** **[Boddle](https://millionrounds.com/company/boddle)** Venture · US **$1.3M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Whipz](https://millionrounds.com/company/whipz)** Seed · US **$250K** With 2 others
- **2025** 7 rounds
- **Aug** **[CryptoSlam](https://millionrounds.com/company/cryptoslam)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[CarePilot](https://millionrounds.com/company/carepilot)** Seed · US **$2.5M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Roz](https://millionrounds.com/company/roz)** Pre-seed · US **$1.9M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Daupler](https://millionrounds.com/company/daupler)** Series B · US **$15M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[dScribe AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/dscribe-ai)** Pre-seed · US **$1.2M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[dScribe AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/dscribe-ai)** Pre-seed · US **$1.7M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Invary](https://millionrounds.com/company/invary)** Seed · US **$3.5M** With 1 other
- **2024** 6 rounds
- **Sept** **[Sailes](https://millionrounds.com/company/sailes)** Venture · US **$2.0M** Sole investor
- **May** **[Novel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/company/novel-capital)** Seed · US **$15M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Bardavon Health Innovations](https://millionrounds.com/company/bardavon-health-innovations)** Venture · US **$5.2M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Cariloop](https://millionrounds.com/company/cariloop)** Series C · US · ABS Capital Partners **$20M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[backstitch](https://millionrounds.com/company/backstitch)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Attane Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/attane-health)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **2023** 13 rounds
- **Nov** **[Whipz](https://millionrounds.com/company/whipz)** Seed · US **$150K** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Healium](https://millionrounds.com/company/healium)** Grant · US **$25K** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[Kenzen](https://millionrounds.com/company/kenzen)** Venture · US **$58K** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Generation Esports](https://millionrounds.com/company/generation-esports)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Idle Smart](https://millionrounds.com/company/idle-smart)** Venture · US **$4.4M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Outbound AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/outbound-ai)** Seed · US **$16M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Plot](https://millionrounds.com/company/plot)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Indexer.xyz](https://millionrounds.com/company/indexer-xyz)** Seed · US **$2.3M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Ox](https://millionrounds.com/company/ox)** Series A · US **$13M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Vytelle](https://millionrounds.com/company/vytelle)** Series B · US **$20M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Bungii](https://millionrounds.com/company/bungii)** Series A · US **$9.7M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Redeem](https://millionrounds.com/company/redeem)** Pre-seed · US **$2.5M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Free From Market](https://millionrounds.com/company/free-from-market)** Seed · US **$2.1M** With 2 others
- **2022** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[WorkTorch](https://millionrounds.com/company/worktorch)** Seed · US **$2.3M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[PayIt](https://millionrounds.com/company/payit)** Venture · US **$90M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Realto](https://millionrounds.com/company/realto)** Series A · US **$4.5M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Dynamhex](https://millionrounds.com/company/dynamhex)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **2021** 4 rounds
- **Dec** **[Main Street Data](https://millionrounds.com/company/main-street-data)** Venture · US **$3.7M** With 5 others
- **Aug** **[eHawk](https://millionrounds.com/company/ehawk)** Seed · US **$200K** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[ShotTracker](https://millionrounds.com/company/shottracker)** Venture **$2.0M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Kenzen](https://millionrounds.com/company/kenzen)** Venture · US **$1.0M** With 3 others
- **2020** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Bellwethr](https://millionrounds.com/company/bellwethr)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[AstrumU](https://millionrounds.com/company/astrumu)** Series A **$7.7M** With 2 others
- **2019** 4 rounds
- **Dec** **[SquareOffs](https://millionrounds.com/company/squareoffs)** Pre-seed **$2.0M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Spear Power Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/spear-power-systems)** Series B **$15M** With 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **4 named**

DA **Darcy Ann Howe** MANAGING DIRECTOR OF GENERAL PARTNER AND EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF INVESTMENT MANAGER i Filing they signed

ES **Edward Steven Frindt** Director of Kcrise Fund II GP, LLC and Kcrise Fund III GP, LLC i Form ADV

RA **Ronald A. LeMay** Director of the Manager i Filing they signed

TA **Toby A. Rush** Director of the Manager i Filing they signed

We also hold **11** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$94M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** Kcrise Capital, LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 305683

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**3** of 10 we have independently watched raise

[Benefitbay](https://millionrounds.com/company/benefitbay)[Carepilot](https://millionrounds.com/company/carepilot)[Pineappleacademy](https://millionrounds.com/company/pineapple-academy) Bigrig Click-ins Getroz Goldfinchhealth Outbound Rebulk Scoutapp

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

New fund on file

**$34M**

raised in Jun 2023

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$3.7M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$3.1M**

Led 0 of 49 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** Up to $1.0M
- **Sole investor:** 8 rounds
- **Last cheque:** May 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *16*
- Seed said *12*
- Series B said *7*
- Series A said *5*
- Pre-seed said *5*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) 4
- [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) 4
- [M25](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m25) 3
- [Royal Street Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/royal-street-ventures) 3
- [Service Provider Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/service-provider-capital) 3
- [Stout Street Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stout-street-capital) 3

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as KCRise Fund. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Gaingels** Private equity **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels)[**Techstars** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)[**M25** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m25)[**Royal Street Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/royal-street-ventures)[**Service Provider Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/service-provider-capital)[**Stout Street Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stout-street-capital)[**Acumen** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/acumen)[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**City Light Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/city-light-capital)[**Connetic Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/connetic-ventures)[**Digitalis Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/digitalis-ventures)[**Google for Startups** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups)

## Recently backed

The latest companies KCRise Fund put money into.

[**Boddle** $1.3M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/boddle)[**Whipz** $250K · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/whipz)[**CarePilot** $2.5M · Jun 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/carepilot)[**Daupler** $15M · Mar 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/daupler)[**dScribe AI** $1.2M · Mar 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/dscribe-ai)[**Invary** $3.5M · Feb 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/invary)

## Quick answers about KCRise Fund

### What does KCRise Fund invest in?

KCRise Fund invests most often at Venture and Seed (62% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Biotechnology, Climate & Impact and ClimateTech & CleanTech.

### How active is KCRise Fund?

49 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2026.

### What has KCRise Fund invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Boddle (Venture, May 2026), Whipz (Seed, Apr 2026) and CryptoSlam (Venture, Aug 2025).

### How big are KCRise Fund's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.7M.

### Does KCRise Fund lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 49 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does KCRise Fund invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

### Is KCRise Fund investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does KCRise Fund invest alongside?

Most often Gaingels (4 rounds together), Techstars (4 rounds together) and M25 (3 rounds together).

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