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Rise Capital

Venture capital · San Francisco, CA, United States · North America

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Rise Capital is an investment firm founded by Nazar Yasin, headquartered in San Francisco, whose partnership consists of internet executives and entrepreneurs. It backs technology entrepreneurs in emerging markets and holds portfolio companies such as Kueski, Kitopi, Instacarro and StockGro.

Invests inAI & Machine Learning

In its own wordsemerging marketstechnologyinternetfintechconsumermarketplace

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4portfolio companies
0funding rounds on record

Rise Capital lists 4 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (38%), Real Estate & Construction (13%) and Gaming (13%). 33% of its companies are based in Norway. It invests most often alongside Antler, J12 Ventures and Norrsken Evolve.

No funding round on record names Rise Capital yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.

Investment themes

share of its checked companies

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Investment themes
This firmAll checked companies
AI & Machine Learning38%18%
Real Estate & Construction13%3%
Gaming13%1%
Enterprise Software13%8%
Media & Entertainment13%4%
Cybersecurity13%4%

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Antler1
J12 Ventures1
Norrsken Evolve1
Skyfall Ventures1
Startuplab1
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Its portfolio companies

where they are based, and what their own sites show

Headquarters

Site status

  • Site answers4100%
  • No longer answers00%
  • Points to another company00%
  • Parked or sold domain00%

A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.

Co-investor network

who it backs companies with, and who they back together
6 shared companies6 shared companies5 shared companies3 shared companies3 shared companies2 shared companiesAntler: 1 shared companiesAntler1J12 Ventures: 1 shared companiesJ12 Ventures1Norrsken Evolve: 1 shared companiesNorrsken Evolve1Skyfall Ventures: 1 shared companiesSkyfall Ventures1Startuplab: 1 shared companiesStartuplab1iiiNNO: 1 shared companiesiiiNNO1
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Portfolio

4 companies checked against their own sites
CompanyWhat it doesThemesFirst round with itEvidence
AXESaxes.ai · USAAXES provides an Intelligent Management System for gaming operators
GamingAI & Machine Learning
Portfolio page
HERAheragroup.co.za · South AfricaThe company provides cybersecurity services, including penetration testing and vulnerability management.
CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning
Portfolio page
TARGOtargostories.comTARGO produces immersive documentaries
Enterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment
Portfolio page
volvetech.comvolvetech.com · NorwayVolve provides AI-powered tools for construction tendering and preconstruction, including expert checks between tender documents, drawings, and BIM.
AI & Machine LearningReal Estate & Construction
Portfolio page

About this data

site last read 5 Nov 2026
The homepage of Rise Capital, as last read
risecapital.com as VCinfo last read it
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risecapital.com
Last read
5 Nov 2026
Watching since
6 Nov 2026
Companies checked
4

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