# Jessica Chen Riolfi

> Jessica Chen Riolfi is the co-founder and CEO of Uprise, a fintech building embedded tax and financial advisory for small business owners. She spent more than a decade shipping products at Wise, Earnin and Robinhood, ran TransferWise's Asia business across 15 countries, and started out in J.P. Morgan investment banking before pairing human advisors with AI to make real financial advice affordable for entrepreneurs.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Uprise
- **Organizations:** Uprise, Robinhood, Earnin, Wise (TransferWise), eBay, Amazon, J.P. Morgan
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** A.B., Economics and International Relations, Dartmouth College, MBA, General Management, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Uprise, raising $4.7M total across funding rounds, Led TransferWise's Asia business across 15 countries, driving significant volume growth, Held Head of Product at Earnin and product roles at Robinhood and eBay

## Career timeline

- **2007** — Begins career in investment banking at J.P. Morgan
- **2011** — Enters Harvard Business School to pursue an MBA
- **2013** — Earns MBA; moves deeper into tech and product roles, including eBay and Amazon
- **2010s** — Leads TransferWise (Wise) as Head of Asia, responsible for 15 countries and major volume growth
- **2010s** — Serves as Head of Product at Earnin, the instant-pay app
- **2020s** — Works as Product Consultant at Robinhood, where the lack of personalized advice sparks the idea for Uprise
- **2021** — Co-founds Uprise with Nanthakumar Muthusamy and Chris Goodmacher
- **2024** — Raises a $3.3M round (Oct 2024); Uprise pivots toward embedded tax and advisory for small business owners
- **2024** — Uprise partners with HoneyBook to bring tax planning to small business owners

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Uprise, raising $4.7M total across funding rounds
- Led TransferWise's Asia business across 15 countries, driving significant volume growth
- Held Head of Product at Earnin and product roles at Robinhood and eBay
- Built an embedded advisory model pairing dedicated human advisors with AI
- Secured backing from Contrary Capital, Hustle Fund, Blank Ventures, TruStage Ventures and Exponent, plus operators from Stripe, SoFi, Gusto, Robinhood and Cash App

## Latest updates

- **2024-10** — Closed a $3.3M funding round, bringing total raised to roughly $4.7M.
- **2024-05** — Featured by the Financial Health Network as Uprise co-founder and CEO.
- **2024-01** — Uprise partnered with HoneyBook to embed tax planning for small business owners.

## Links

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

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Last updated: 2026-06-30