Rise Together Ventures
Rise Together Ventures is an investment platform that aims to bridge purpose and performance by empowering entrepreneurs to integrate social impact into their companies. They make equity investments in growing companies, with a portion of the investment provided as a non-dilutive grant to support their '.org' capabilities, fostering societal progress and business growth simultaneously.
Industries
Nr. of Employees
small (1-50)
Rise Together Ventures
Santa Barbara, California, United States, North America
Services
Provides equity investment alongside a grant that funds a portfolio company's nonprofit or impact arm, enabling immediate capacity for programmatic work without diluting equity.
Advisory engagements to define CSR objectives, select appropriate philanthropic structures, create measurement frameworks, and design programs that leverage company assets.
Disburses philanthropic capital to underwrite evaluation studies (e.g., randomized trials), third-party research, and nonprofit capacity building that validate and amplify social outcomes.
Introduces portfolio companies to philanthropic sponsors, nonprofit partners, funders, and public-sector collaborators to accelerate program implementation and impact.
Publishes research, market maps, and blog content that analyze the impact investing landscape, philanthropic instruments, and models that integrate venture and philanthropy.
Provides equity investment alongside a grant that funds a portfolio company's nonprofit or impact arm, enabling immediate capacity for programmatic work without diluting equity.
Advisory engagements to define CSR objectives, select appropriate philanthropic structures, create measurement frameworks, and design programs that leverage company assets.
Disburses philanthropic capital to underwrite evaluation studies (e.g., randomized trials), third-party research, and nonprofit capacity building that validate and amplify social outcomes.
Introduces portfolio companies to philanthropic sponsors, nonprofit partners, funders, and public-sector collaborators to accelerate program implementation and impact.
Publishes research, market maps, and blog content that analyze the impact investing landscape, philanthropic instruments, and models that integrate venture and philanthropy.
Expertise Areas
- Venture capital investing with integrated philanthropic capital
- Corporate social responsibility strategy and .org operationalization
- Philanthropic vehicle structuring (DAFs, fiscal sponsorship, foundations)
- Impact measurement and evaluation design
Key Technologies
- SaaS platforms for fiscal sponsorship and nonprofit operations
- Digital impact reporting and evaluation tools
- Blockchain-enabled financial inclusion applications
- Cloud-based analytics for geospatial/drone data
News & Updates
An overview of the venture capital landscape in 2022, highlighting declining deal counts, growth in seed-stage deal sizes, and the impact of economic uncertainty.
Details about Rise Together Ventures' investment in Ribbon, a digital fiscal sponsorship platform that transforms how charities are started, funded, and operated.
An exploration of the differences and overlaps between Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), emphasizing tangible impact over labels.
Information about Andreessen Horowitz's philanthropic efforts, including the Talent x Opportunity Fund and the Cultural Leadership Fund, which integrate philanthropy with venture investing.
Discussion of Donor Advised Funds (DAFs), their significance in philanthropy, and their potential to support impact investing and social causes.
Analysis of how ChatGPT and AI technologies could disrupt industries and the importance of upskilling and reskilling workers through education technology companies.
An overview of the venture capital landscape in 2022, highlighting declining deal counts, growth in seed-stage deal sizes, and the impact of economic uncertainty.
Details about Rise Together Ventures' investment in Ribbon, a digital fiscal sponsorship platform that transforms how charities are started, funded, and operated.
An exploration of the differences and overlaps between Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), emphasizing tangible impact over labels.
Information about Andreessen Horowitz's philanthropic efforts, including the Talent x Opportunity Fund and the Cultural Leadership Fund, which integrate philanthropy with venture investing.
Discussion of Donor Advised Funds (DAFs), their significance in philanthropy, and their potential to support impact investing and social causes.
Analysis of how ChatGPT and AI technologies could disrupt industries and the importance of upskilling and reskilling workers through education technology companies.