# Jessica Chen Riolfi

> Jessica Chen Riolfi is the Las Vegas-based co-founder and CEO of Uprise, which embeds tax filing and financial advisory into partner platforms. Previously an operator at Wise, Earnin and Robinhood, she has shifted Uprise toward small business owners and complex earners, combining technology with human expertise.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Uprise - Embedded Tax and Advisory
- **Organizations:** Uprise, Robinhood, Earnin, Wise (formerly TransferWise), eBay, J.P. Morgan
- **Education:** BA, Dartmouth College, MBA, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Led TransferWise’s Asia business across 15 countries, as described in a 2018 interview., Co-founded Uprise and announced $1.4 million pre-seed and $3.3 million seed financing rounds., Built partner relationships including Fundera by NerdWallet, Heard, Carry and HoneyBook.

## Career timeline

- **Early career (dates unspecified)** — Worked at J.P. Morgan and eBay.
- **2015** — Joined Wise, then known as TransferWise.
- **2018** — Identified as Head of Asia at TransferWise in a February interview; later published about autonomous product teams at Earnin.
- **Before Uprise (dates unspecified)** — Served as Head of Product at Earnin and chief of staff to the Head of Product at Robinhood.
- **2021** — Co-founded Uprise.
- **2022** — Announced a $1.4 million pre-seed round and more than 7,000 people on the waitlist.
- **2024** — Announced a $3.3 million seed round led by Blank Ventures and an embedded advisory offering for SMB platforms.
- **2025** — Uprise and HoneyBook announced a tax and advisory partnership on December 10.
- **2026** — Described Uprise’s first tax season at scale in a May 7 essay.

## Achievements

- Led TransferWise’s Asia business across 15 countries, as described in a 2018 interview.
- Co-founded Uprise and announced $1.4 million pre-seed and $3.3 million seed financing rounds.
- Built partner relationships including Fundera by NerdWallet, Heard, Carry and HoneyBook.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — A Graham & Walker founder spotlight described Uprise’s focus on complex earners and Jessica’s own tax-return experience.
- **2026-05** — In her May 7 essay, Jessica reported 3.5x year-over-year revenue growth and nearly tripled average revenue per user over six months; these are founder-reported company metrics.
- **2025-12** — Uprise announced its HoneyBook tax and advisory partnership.

## Links

- Website: https://uprise.us/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicachenriolfi
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/jesschenriolfi

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Last updated: 2026-10-12