Rise of the Rest

Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund is an outgrowth of Revolution’s Rise of the Rest platform, a national initiative launched in 2014 to spotlight emerging startup hubs. Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund invests in seed- and early-stage companies located outside of New York City, Silicon Valley, and Boston. By partnering with regional ecosystem leaders and co-investors, Rise of the Rest is helping to build and scale the next wave of transformational companies. The Rise of the Rest Seed Funds are backed by a group of iconic entrepreneurs and business leaders committed to the vision that the next great startups will be located outside of the coastal tech hubs.

Andy Cloyd

Vice President

Jamie Rodota

Senior Director of Strategy

Mahati Sridhar

Vice President

Past deals in Arizona

equipifi

Seed Round in 2021
Equipifi specializes in developing financial software aimed at streamlining the payments ecosystem. Its technology platform provides banks and credit unions with buy now, pay later solutions, enhancing the consumer experience by reducing friction in transactions. The software includes features such as automatic push notifications, SMS, and email alerts, as well as integration with online and mobile banking systems. This ensures a straightforward user experience and offers dashboard access for real-time performance and usage insights. Ultimately, Equipifi's solutions empower consumers to easily access and benefit from buy now, pay later options.

Qwick

Seed Round in 2020
Qwick, Inc. is a Phoenix-based on-demand staffing platform founded in 2017 that connects hospitality businesses with service industry professionals in real-time. The company offers a solution for food and beverage professionals to find shifts at hotels, caterers, event venues, and restaurants, allowing them to work flexibly according to their own schedules. Qwick boasts a 98 percent average fill rate, providing hospitality businesses with immediate access to a pre-vetted workforce. The company has partnered with prominent hospitality brands such as Hilton, Aramark, and Marriott International, and has received support from investors including Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund and Peak Ventures. Qwick is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Qwick

Seed Round in 2019
Qwick, Inc. is a Phoenix-based on-demand staffing platform founded in 2017 that connects hospitality businesses with service industry professionals in real-time. The company offers a solution for food and beverage professionals to find shifts at hotels, caterers, event venues, and restaurants, allowing them to work flexibly according to their own schedules. Qwick boasts a 98 percent average fill rate, providing hospitality businesses with immediate access to a pre-vetted workforce. The company has partnered with prominent hospitality brands such as Hilton, Aramark, and Marriott International, and has received support from investors including Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund and Peak Ventures. Qwick is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Chassi

Seed Round in 2018
Chassi is a Phoenix-based company that specializes in developing a platform for building software as a service (SaaS) applications. Its offerings encompass a range of solutions including plans and pricing, billing management, product entitlements, customer lifecycles, and a unified customer view. Targeting operations leaders in manufacturing, distribution, and supply chain sectors, Chassi has introduced an innovative application that captures real-time data from enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and converts it into actionable insights.

World View Enterprises

Seed Round in 2018
World View Enterprises, Inc. provides space travel services to individuals for research, educational, and scientific pursuits. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Tucson, Arizona.

NeoLight

Seed Round in 2018
NeoLight, LLC, incorporated in 2014 and based in Scottsdale, Arizona, specializes in designing medical equipment to combat preventable infant health issues, particularly jaundice and hypothermia. The company's primary product, the Skylife phototherapy bed, is designed to treat jaundice in both pre-term and full-term infants. In addition to phototherapy, NeoLight also provides devices for hypothermia treatment aimed at infants with low birth weight. Through its innovative solutions, NeoLight addresses critical medical conditions affecting newborns, enhancing their chances for a healthy start in life.