# Rise Capital

> Rise Capital is a San Francisco venture capital firm founded by Nazar Yasin in 2013. It backs internet-enabled businesses in emerging markets and combines investment with operating guidance, drawing lessons across Latin America, Africa, MENA, India and Southeast Asia.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Nazar Yasin (Founder & Managing Partner)
- **Products:** Venture capital investment, Portfolio operating support
- **Notable:** Built a multi-region emerging-market technology portfolio after its 2013 founding., Backed Kitopi before its 2021 US$415 million Series C., Established India operations in 2022, appointing Anuj Mehta as India head.

## Products & services

- **Venture capital investment** — Equity investment in internet-enabled emerging-market businesses; Series A and B emphasis described in 2019, with seed-to-Series-B activity reported for India in 2022.
- **Portfolio operating support** — Partner involvement, strategic guidance and sharing operating practices between emerging markets.

## Achievements

- Built a multi-region emerging-market technology portfolio after its 2013 founding.
- Backed Kitopi before its 2021 US$415 million Series C.
- Established India operations in 2022, appointing Anuj Mehta as India head.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Portfolio development: Kitopi raised US$50 million in growth capital led by EvolutionX, whose announcement cited a profitability milestone and more than 200 locations; this does not establish new Rise participation.
- **2022-08** — Homzmart announced a US$23 million pre-Series-B including existing investor Rise Capital.
- **2022-05** — Rise Capital expanded its India presence, with Anuj Mehta as India head and recent investments in TradeX and SaveIN.

## Links

- Website: https://www.risecapital.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rise-capital
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/rise_capital

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