When was Rise founded?

Rise was founded in 2014 and raised its 1st funding round 4 years after it was founded.

Where is Rise located?

Rise is headquartered in Chicago, United States. It is registered at Chicago (United States).

How many employees does Rise have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Rise is 22.

Is Rise a funded company?

Rise is a funded company, having raised a total of $15.5M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on 2018.

When was the latest funding round of Rise?

Rise's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Jun 09, 2021, with participation from 4 investors. Its primary sector is Fitness & Wellness Tech. In United States, the Fitness & Wellness Tech sector has seen $1.11B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Rise rank among its competitors?

Rise ranks 3rd amongst 344 active competitors, of which 34 are funded. It stands 3rd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was BigHealth, which secured $23.7M in Feb, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Rise?

Rise's top competitors include BigHealth, Stellar Sleep and BetterNight. Among them, BigHealth secured the most recent funding round in February, 2026.

Rise - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Provider of an application for tracking sleep. The company offers an application to track how much sleep you owe your body and also offers sleep to control it. It offers sleep challenges and recommendations for improving the quality of sleep.

Website: www.risescience.com/
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Registered Address: Chicago (United States)

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2014

Location

Chicago, United States

Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$15.5M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Jun 09, 2021, $*****

Investors

True Ventures & 7 more

Ranked

3^rd among 344 active competitors

Employee Count

22 as on Aug 31, 2026

Similar Companies

BigHealth & 460 more

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Rise is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Rise Science, Inc. CIN: 47-1182163 , Belgium, Active	Dec 31, 2013	-	20 (As on Dec 31, 2021)	-

Rise has raised a total funding of $15.5M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on 2018. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Jun 09, 2021 for $*****. 4 investors participated in its latest round. Rise has 8 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Rise:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jun 09, 2021	9760967	Series A	7449226	8214423	9903952	3554550
2018	9816	Seed	6794	7225	Freestyle & 2 more	4086

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The founders of Rise are Jeff Kahn and Jacob Kelter.

Here are the details of Rise's key team members:

Jeff Kahn: Co-Founder & CEO of Rise.
Contact Info: 2 email addresses
Jacob Kelter: Co-Founder of Rise.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Rise's employee count trend

Rise has 22 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Rise's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Rise include BigHealth, Stellar Sleep and BetterNight. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Rise, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	BigHealth 2010, San Francisco (United States), Series C	CBT therapy for insomnia patients	$153M	Gilde Healthcare, SoftBank Vision Fund & 21 others	59/100
2nd	Stellar Sleep 2018, Walnut (United States), Seed	Provider of application for monitoring the quality of sleep	$6.5M	Initialized Capital, Y Combinator & 9 others	57/100
3rd	Rise 2014, Chicago (United States), Series A	Provider of an application for tracking sleep	$15.5M	Advisors.Fund, True Ventures & 6 others	56/100
4th	BetterNight 1995, San Diego (United States), Series C	Provider of app and assesments for sleep improvement	$72M	HCAP, NewSpring & 2 others	55/100
5th	Asleep 2020, Seoul (South Korea), Series B	Provider of sleep-tracking API for seamless integration into applications	$14.8M	Kakao Ventures, Samsung Venture Investment ... & 3 others	55/100
6th	Sleep Cycle 2008, Gothenburg (Sweden), Public	Provider of sleep cycle-based alarm clock app	-	-	54/100
7th	Sleep.ai 2016, Nijmegen (Netherlands), Acquired	Provider of an app to track snoring and teeth grinding	$5.5M	Treasure Coast Ventures, HBS Alumni Angels of Greater New York ... & 4 others	54/100
8th	Moshi 2005, London (United Kingdom), Series B	Online platform offering stories for kids	$12M	Accel, TriplePoint Capital & 1 others	50/100
9th	Neend 2021, Bengaluru (India), Seed	Mobile-based application for sleep management	$979K	QED Innovation Labs, Better Capital & 27 others	50/100
10th	SleepSpace 2017, Manhattan (United States), Funding Raised	Provider of an app for sleep therapy	-	Lightspeed Venture Partners, Alumni Ventures ... & 2 others	50/100