Rise of the Rest is building a top-tier early-stage venture capital fund, investing in entrepreneurs across the United States, in order to deliver top returns for our investors and give more founders, in more communities, the opportunity to build world-changing companies that solve real-world problems. We are generalist investors who commit capital across a broad cross-section of industries into startups based outside of Silicon Valley, New York City, and Boston. Rise of the Rest is a distinct fund at Revolution, the firm founded by former AOL co-founder and CEO, Steve Case. Rise of the Rest currently has $300M under management and is actively investing out of its second $150M fund.
APPROACH
We recognize that some of the most compelling investment opportunities in the next decade will likely emerge from startups in cities all across the United States. The Rise of the Rest® Seed Fund invests in passionate entrepreneurs that are based outside of Silicon Valley, Boston, and New York City.
We work closely with trusted members of our network to source and vet the best seed stage opportunities in cities across the country. That’s why we visit multiple cities a year through our Rise of the Rest® Road Trips, and gather key stakeholders from past tour cities at least once a year during the Rise of the Rest® Summit.
TOUR
Revolution’s Rise of the Rest® Road Trip with Steve Case is a nationwide effort to work closely with entrepreneurs in emerging startup ecosystems. This is the beginning of a new era for entrepreneurship across the U.S. - high-growth companies can now start and scale anywhere, not just in a few coastal cities.
On each bus tour, we visit five cities in five days and invest at least $500,000 in local startups through pitch competitions. Throughout the day we also visit the fastest growing local startups, hear directly from innovators, spend time learning from local policy and business leaders.
OUR TEAM
Steve Case leads the Rise of the Rest® Seed Fund, alongside Managing Partner David Hall, and Partner Anna Mason. The investment team’s backgrounds, coupled with the strength and depth of our network platform, uniquely enables us to assist portfolio companies with their market positioning, access to potential partners, and efforts to understand policies that can impact their business or industry.