# Rise of the Rest: portfolio, investments and team

> Rise of the Rest is a vc firm. 10 investments on record, latest Dec 2018. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/rise-of-the-rest (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Rise of the Rest

Last cheque observed Dec 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet New fund $150M, Jul 2019 VC firm

Series A Seed

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 10 on record

Since the last cheque **2864** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$5.9M** Rounds led **0 of 10** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Rise of the Rest highlights

- 01 10 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 100% of its rounds

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **10 appearances**

- **2018** 10 rounds
- **Dec** **[Qwick](https://millionrounds.com/company/qwick)** US · FinSMEs **$1.3M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Summersalt](https://millionrounds.com/company/summersalt)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$6.1M** With 10 others
- **Jun** **[FreightWaves](https://millionrounds.com/company/freightwaves)** Series A · US · Hypepotamus **$13M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Neighborhood Goods](https://millionrounds.com/company/neighborhood-goods)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$5.8M** With 6 others
- **Apr** **[DemandJump](https://millionrounds.com/company/demandjump)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$6.0M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[Summersalt](https://millionrounds.com/company/summersalt)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$2.0M** With 6 others
- **Mar** **[Foxtrot](https://millionrounds.com/company/foxtrot)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$6.0M** With 6 others
- **Feb** **[ZenBusiness](https://millionrounds.com/company/zenbusiness)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$4.5M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Engage Talent](https://millionrounds.com/company/engage-talent)** US · FinSMEs **$3.0M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Catalyte](https://millionrounds.com/company/catalyte)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$27M** With 3 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 **1 named**

SM **Stephen M. Case** MANAGER OF ISSUER'S GENERAL PARTNER AND MEMBER OF ISSUER'S INVESTMENT COMMITTEE i Filing they signed

We also hold **1** person 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.

New fund on file

**$150M**

raised in Jul 2019

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

## The cheque

Series A Seed

Median round joined **$5.9M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 10 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Dec 2018

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *5*
- Seed *3*

Often in the room with

- [Cultivation Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cultivation-capital) 3
- [M25](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m25) 2
- [Victress Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/victress-capital) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Cultivation Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cultivation-capital)[**M25** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m25)[**Victress Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/victress-capital)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Rise of the Rest put money into.

[**Qwick** $1.3M · Dec 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/qwick)[**Summersalt** $6.1M · Oct 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/summersalt)[**FreightWaves** $13M · Jun 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/freightwaves)[**Neighborhood Goods** $5.8M · May 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/neighborhood-goods)[**DemandJump** $6.0M · Apr 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/demandjump)[**Foxtrot** $6.0M · Mar 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/foxtrot)

## Quick answers about Rise of the Rest

### What does Rise of the Rest invest in?

Rise of the Rest invests most often at Series A and Seed (100% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Rise of the Rest?

10 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2018.

### What has Rise of the Rest invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Qwick (Undisclosed round, Dec 2018), Summersalt (Series A, Oct 2018) and FreightWaves (Series A, Jun 2018).

### How big are Rise of the Rest's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.9M.

### Does Rise of the Rest lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 10 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Rise of the Rest invest?

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

### Is Rise of the Rest investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2018.

### Who does Rise of the Rest invest alongside?

Most often Cultivation Capital (3 rounds together), M25 (2 rounds together) and Victress Capital (2 rounds together).

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