RegTech Rise Capital

www.risecapital.com

VCMatch tracks RegTech Rise Capital as an investor focused on Other companies, Seed and Series A rounds, and Emerging Markets, Latin America, and Africa markets. Upload your deck to compare your startup against the full private matching profile.

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Not specified

Stages

Seed, Series A

Focus Areas

Other

Geography

Emerging Markets, Latin America, and Africa

Investment Thesis

Rise Capital centers its investment philosophy on the conviction that technology can “positively transform lives” and that the largest opportunities for that transformation are in Emerging Markets. They focus on backing “the brightest and most ambitious technology entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets” to build “tomorrow’s most successful, iconic, and impactful companies” in the world’s fastest-growing economies, leveraging an experienced partnership team with deep operating and investing track record in those regions.

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Investment Focus

Who should take a closer look

RegTech Rise Capital is most relevant for founders raising Seed and Series A rounds in Other, especially across Emerging Markets, Latin America, and Africa.

Focus statement

They explicitly focus on technology companies in Emerging Markets (listed examples: Latin America, Africa, MENA, India, and Southeast Asia), backing ambitious founders from early stages through growth to build category-leading, high-impact companies.

Value Add

Geographic specialization: clear emphasis on Emerging Markets where "most of the world's people, GDP, internet users, and growth come from."
Founder-led / operator experience on the team: founded by Nazar Yasin (ex-Tiger Global and Goldman Sachs, former CEO of Forticom) and a partnership that "possesses 100+ years of combined operating and investing experience in Emerging Markets."
Track record orientation: highlights of "unicorn (US$1bn+) exits in every major region in the world," signaling experience achieving large outcomes across regions.
Early and conviction-stage backing: portfolio notes (e.g., "Targo was one of the first companies we invested in" and "We were the sole investor in the Series A round of Hera") indicate willingness to lead early rounds and take concentrated bets on founding teams.
San Francisco headquarters with an explicit global EM mandate — positioning Silicon Valley connectivity with EM focus.