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 District of Columbia

Recurate

Series A in 2022
Operator of a resale marketplace intended to resell and promote used products directly in the store. The company's marketplace allows customers to promote the used products via social channels to drive new traffic to the store and offers features including brand protection, multiple customizations, and customer support, enabling customers to resell products they previously bought from an online store.

Class.com

Series B in 2021
Class.com specializes in online learning solutions, offering a range of courses that include core subjects, electives, and skills development. The company also provides program implementation services to enhance the educational experience. A key feature of Class.com is its integration with Zoom, allowing educators to utilize Class software within the Zoom Meetings platform. This integration facilitates various educational activities such as taking attendance, distributing assignments, administering quizzes or tests, grading, proctoring exams, and engaging in one-on-one discussions with students. Through these offerings, Class.com aims to support and improve the online teaching and learning process.

Recurate

Seed Round in 2021
Operator of a resale marketplace intended to resell and promote used products directly in the store. The company's marketplace allows customers to promote the used products via social channels to drive new traffic to the store and offers features including brand protection, multiple customizations, and customer support, enabling customers to resell products they previously bought from an online store.

WireWheel

Series B in 2021
WireWheel, Inc. is a software company that specializes in data privacy management, offering a cloud-based platform designed to assist organizations in complying with various data protection regulations, such as the EU GDPR, Privacy Shield, PCI DSS, and HIPAA. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, WireWheel's platform provides tools for privacy program management and subject rights request management. By integrating machine learning and data science, the platform helps companies automate the mapping of their public cloud assets and manage third-party relationships. This capability enables organizations to effectively address their compliance obligations while maximizing the potential of their data assets, ultimately enhancing their competitive advantage in the market.

FiscalNote

Debt Financing in 2020
FiscalNote is a privately-held company that uses artificial intelligence and big data to deliver immediate predictive analytics of governmental action to pinpoint impact. FiscalNote's flagship platform provides real-time legislative predictive capabilities as well as enterprise collaboration and visualization tools for data on campaign finance, demographics, news, and open data to government relations professionals to help them make faster decisions.

FiscalNote

Venture Round in 2020
FiscalNote is a privately-held company that uses artificial intelligence and big data to deliver immediate predictive analytics of governmental action to pinpoint impact. FiscalNote's flagship platform provides real-time legislative predictive capabilities as well as enterprise collaboration and visualization tools for data on campaign finance, demographics, news, and open data to government relations professionals to help them make faster decisions.

Cherry Blossom Intimates

Funding Round in 2020
Cherry Blossom Intimates offers customizable post-mastectomy prosthetics to breast cancer survivors. It includes a "state-of-the-art fitting experience," and the prosthetics can be billed to insurance.

Class.com

Seed Round in 2020
Class.com specializes in online learning solutions, offering a range of courses that include core subjects, electives, and skills development. The company also provides program implementation services to enhance the educational experience. A key feature of Class.com is its integration with Zoom, allowing educators to utilize Class software within the Zoom Meetings platform. This integration facilitates various educational activities such as taking attendance, distributing assignments, administering quizzes or tests, grading, proctoring exams, and engaging in one-on-one discussions with students. Through these offerings, Class.com aims to support and improve the online teaching and learning process.

Ordway

Series A in 2020
Ordway is a smart billing and revenue automation platform for growing businesses. It simplifies managing recurring subscriptions, contract details, pricing transactions, invoicing customers, collecting payments, and recognizing revenue. They are on a mission to build the world’s most effective billing and finance platform. Used by companies across multiple industries, Ordway eliminates back-office inefficiencies, identifies revenue trends, and simplifies finance and operations tasks so personnel can focus on strategic growth activities. Ordway is a SaaS company based in Washington DC.

Mind-X

Seed Round in 2020
Mind-X combines neurotechnology, augmented reality, and Artificial Intelligence to create computer interference. The company develops an interface framework combining brain-computer interfaces and artificial intelligence designed for spatial computing applications. Founded in 2017 by Geoffrey Ling and Julia Brown, Mind-X is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

Remodelmate

Seed Round in 2020
remodelmate, Inc. operates as an online marketplace for buying, selling, and managing home renovations. It provides services, including check renovation model, pricing estimate, and budget design. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Washington, District Of Columbia.

Placemakr

Series B in 2019
Placemakr operates apartment-style hotels that provide a unique lodging experience by combining the comforts of home with the services of a hotel. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., the company specializes in pop-up hotels located in newly constructed luxury apartment buildings. These hotels feature fully furnished apartments equipped with modern amenities, including fitness facilities. Placemakr's model not only enhances the living experience for residents but also supports multifamily developers by mitigating risks during the lease-up phase of new properties, generating additional revenue streams in the process. The company has established locations in Tysons Corner, Virginia; Houston, Texas; and Seattle, Washington.

Chase Therapeutics

Venture Round in 2019
Chase Therapeutics is an early-stage specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated to developing improved treatments for brain diseases. The company focuses on creating novel compounds that address both symptomatic relief and disease modification, thereby enabling healthcare providers to better manage central nervous system disorders. Through its innovative approach, Chase Therapeutics aims to enhance the quality of life for individuals affected by these conditions.

Aurora Insight

Series A in 2019
We are the one source of truth when it comes to available spectrum and wireless connectivity. We provide detailed insights on existing wireless infrastructure and RF environments enabling organizations to make the best business decisions.

Lynk Global

Seed Round in 2019
Lynk is a mobile connectivity company that allows to partner with mobile network operators to connect existing mobile phone customers to each other, anywhere on the planet. It aims to provide broadband connectivity directly to ordinary mobile phones. Lynk was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia.

Lynk Global

Seed Round in 2019
Lynk is a mobile connectivity company that allows to partner with mobile network operators to connect existing mobile phone customers to each other, anywhere on the planet. It aims to provide broadband connectivity directly to ordinary mobile phones. Lynk was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia.

Lynk Global

Seed Round in 2018
Lynk is a mobile connectivity company that allows to partner with mobile network operators to connect existing mobile phone customers to each other, anywhere on the planet. It aims to provide broadband connectivity directly to ordinary mobile phones. Lynk was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia.

Lynk Global

Seed Round in 2018
Lynk is a mobile connectivity company that allows to partner with mobile network operators to connect existing mobile phone customers to each other, anywhere on the planet. It aims to provide broadband connectivity directly to ordinary mobile phones. Lynk was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia.

Placemakr

Series A in 2018
Placemakr operates apartment-style hotels that provide a unique lodging experience by combining the comforts of home with the services of a hotel. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., the company specializes in pop-up hotels located in newly constructed luxury apartment buildings. These hotels feature fully furnished apartments equipped with modern amenities, including fitness facilities. Placemakr's model not only enhances the living experience for residents but also supports multifamily developers by mitigating risks during the lease-up phase of new properties, generating additional revenue streams in the process. The company has established locations in Tysons Corner, Virginia; Houston, Texas; and Seattle, Washington.

WireWheel

Series A in 2018
WireWheel, Inc. is a software company that specializes in data privacy management, offering a cloud-based platform designed to assist organizations in complying with various data protection regulations, such as the EU GDPR, Privacy Shield, PCI DSS, and HIPAA. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, WireWheel's platform provides tools for privacy program management and subject rights request management. By integrating machine learning and data science, the platform helps companies automate the mapping of their public cloud assets and manage third-party relationships. This capability enables organizations to effectively address their compliance obligations while maximizing the potential of their data assets, ultimately enhancing their competitive advantage in the market.

Rize

Seed Round in 2018
Rize builds customer-centric financial applications for fintechs, incumbents, and non-financial brands. Our patent-pending Synthetic Account technology seamlessly integrates checking, saving, and individual brokerage with one flexible platform.

Ordway

Seed Round in 2018
Ordway is a smart billing and revenue automation platform for growing businesses. It simplifies managing recurring subscriptions, contract details, pricing transactions, invoicing customers, collecting payments, and recognizing revenue. They are on a mission to build the world’s most effective billing and finance platform. Used by companies across multiple industries, Ordway eliminates back-office inefficiencies, identifies revenue trends, and simplifies finance and operations tasks so personnel can focus on strategic growth activities. Ordway is a SaaS company based in Washington DC.

Placemakr

Seed Round in 2018
Placemakr operates apartment-style hotels that provide a unique lodging experience by combining the comforts of home with the services of a hotel. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., the company specializes in pop-up hotels located in newly constructed luxury apartment buildings. These hotels feature fully furnished apartments equipped with modern amenities, including fitness facilities. Placemakr's model not only enhances the living experience for residents but also supports multifamily developers by mitigating risks during the lease-up phase of new properties, generating additional revenue streams in the process. The company has established locations in Tysons Corner, Virginia; Houston, Texas; and Seattle, Washington.

Hatch Apps

Seed Round in 2018
Hatch Technologies, Inc. is an enterprise software company that operates a cloud-based application management platform, designed to simplify and automate the software development process. Founded in 2015 and based in Washington, D.C., the company enables users to create custom native mobile applications for web, iOS, and Android. Hatch Apps serves various sectors, including education, hospitality, non-profit, law, and travel, providing a content management system that allows businesses to easily update and manage their application's design and content. This platform enhances efficiency and promotes growth while significantly reducing the time and cost associated with traditional application development methods.

Hatch Apps

Seed Round in 2018
Hatch Technologies, Inc. is an enterprise software company that operates a cloud-based application management platform, designed to simplify and automate the software development process. Founded in 2015 and based in Washington, D.C., the company enables users to create custom native mobile applications for web, iOS, and Android. Hatch Apps serves various sectors, including education, hospitality, non-profit, law, and travel, providing a content management system that allows businesses to easily update and manage their application's design and content. This platform enhances efficiency and promotes growth while significantly reducing the time and cost associated with traditional application development methods.

ICX Media

Funding Round in 2018
ICX Media, Inc., a media company, develops a software and data platform that helps independent video content creators find their audience and make money from their videos. Its platform allows content creators to produce, distribute, and market their digital videos across various Webs, mobiles, and connected TV channels and applications. The company’s platform also helps media companies and brands find, license, and distribute digital content through mobile, desktop, and connected TV channels and applications. It serves amateur and professional digital video producers. The company is based in Washington, District Of Columbia.

Upskill

Seed Round in 2018
Upskill provides wearable technology to connect hands-on workers from the factory to the warehouse to the jobsite. Its robust platform, Skylight, connects the industrial workforce with the people, processes, information, and equipment they need to do their jobs with greater efficiency and fewer errors, leaving them hands free to focus on their tasks at hand, and their tools. For organizations in the competitive global market looking to increase productivity, improve quality, reduce costs, train new workers, retain tribal knowledge, and provide a strong foundation for further investments, the future starts with Upskill.

Upside

Seed Round in 2018
Upside Travel Company, LLC operates a platform designed to create customized travel packages for small and mid-sized businesses. Founded in 2015 and based in Washington, D.C., the company specializes in international travel, offering round-trip airfares and hotel accommodations, along with gift card options. Upside focuses on transforming the business travel experience by combining innovative tools and dedicated support to streamline travel management for its clients. The company aims to enhance the efficiency and enjoyment of business travel, making it a more engaging process for companies.

Ledger Investing

Seed Round in 2017
Ledger Investing Inc. operates an online marketplace that connects insurers with institutional investors seeking to invest in various classes of insurance risk. Founded in 2016 and based in Washington, D.C., the platform allows asset managers, pension funds, hedge funds, and family offices to access a new asset class that offers the potential for returns uncorrelated with broader capital markets. The company capitalizes on recent trends where significant capital influx from long-term institutional investors is directed towards direct insurance investments. Additionally, Ledger Investing leverages technology to transform business models and create efficient marketplaces, enhancing the connection between buyers and sellers in the insurance sector. The firm is supported by Y Combinator.

WireWheel

Seed Round in 2017
WireWheel, Inc. is a software company that specializes in data privacy management, offering a cloud-based platform designed to assist organizations in complying with various data protection regulations, such as the EU GDPR, Privacy Shield, PCI DSS, and HIPAA. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, WireWheel's platform provides tools for privacy program management and subject rights request management. By integrating machine learning and data science, the platform helps companies automate the mapping of their public cloud assets and manage third-party relationships. This capability enables organizations to effectively address their compliance obligations while maximizing the potential of their data assets, ultimately enhancing their competitive advantage in the market.