About KCRise Fund
KCRise Fund is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. It is primarily based out of Kansas City, United States. As of Nov 2025, KCRise Fund has invested in 52 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of CarePilot Overall, KCRise Fund portfolio has seen 5 acquisitions including key companies like BacklotCars, Generation Esports and Bellwethr. A lot of funds co-invest with KCRise Fund, with names like Revolution sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. KCRise Fund has team of 4 people including 4 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
KCRise Fund's List of Top Investments
KCRise Fund has a portfolio of 52 companies. Their most notable investments are in Dynamhex and Daupler.Their portfolio spans across and United States. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer and 24 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by KCRise Fund:1. PayIt
Mobile-based payment platform for government agencies. Builds both mobile and web applications for agencies in the Amazon government cloud. The application also allows social sharing and content management for agencies allowing them to distribute communications. The company follows a transaction-based revenue model with zero upfront cost. Kansas Turnpike Authority and Pennsylvania DMV are some of the agencies that have implemented the solution.
Key facts about PayIt
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Kansas City (United States)
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $272M
- Employee Count: 211 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Insight Partners, Nexa Equity and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, May 31, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. SpiderOak
Provider of zero-trust security solutions for data protection and access control. It offers tools to embed access control, data protection, and secure messaging into systems. The company provides transport-agnostic, quantum-resilient data exchange with topic-level data segmentation. Fine-grained, identity-based access control is available for data, endpoints, and applications. Programmable policy management is adaptable to operational workflow. The architecture is designed for decentralized deployment from cloud to edge.
Key facts about SpiderOak
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: Northbrook (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $35M
- Employee Count: 23 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: OCA Ventures, Stellar Ventures and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, May 18, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
End-to-end transport management solutions for the car hauling industry. It is an end-to-end transport automation and management solution for carriers, brokers & drivers in the auto shipping industry. Offers a mobile app for drivers that also doubles as an ELD device and offers functionalities such as order management, maintenance & inspections management, & invoicing. Offers an AI-enabled management dashboard that covers aspects such as real-time fleet & operational visibility, account & finance management, load management, dispatching, document management, hours of service management, and more.
Key facts about Super Dispatch
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Kansas City (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $1.95M
- Employee Count: 135 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Techstars, KCRise Fund and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, May 07, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Cariloop
Online employee health benefits platform caregiving benefits. It is a digital platform that helps senior care and service providers to connect with patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals. It allows people to plan for and manage their older ones’ healthcare needs with their care management tools and concierge coaches. The platform allows providers to share information about their availability, pricing, services, and more.
Key facts about Cariloop
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $42M
- Employee Count: 102 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: MPK Equity Partners, ABS Capital and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Apr 09, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. AstrumU
Provider of skills verification platform that unifies data for workforce. The platform integrates into existing systems to create unified skills profiles. It offers skills measurement tools for enterprises, enhancing recruiting, learning, and succession planning. The platform also optimizes processes for students, admissions, and employment.
Key facts about AstrumU
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Kirkland (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $13.2M
- Employee Count: 46 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: City Light Capital, KCRise Fund and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 27, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
KCRise Fund's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
KCRise Fund has invested in 52 companies over the last 10 years, with an average of 4 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 5 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in dScribe AI and most recent follow-on round was in CarePilot.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2023 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
2022 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
2021 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2019 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2017 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
KCRise Fund's Investments by Stage
KCRise Fund has made 27 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.73M, 9 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $7.25M and 4 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $11.8M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
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Seed | 27 |
Series A | 9 |
Series B | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
KCRise Fund's Investments by Sector
KCRise Fund has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer, HealthTech and FinTech. Notably, it has invested in 47 Tech companies, 38 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 31 Software companies and at least 20 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 19 |
High Tech | 12 |
Consumer | 10 |
HealthTech | 6 |
FinTech | 5 |
Others | 58 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
KCRise Fund's Investments by Geography
KCRise Fund has made most investments in United States (40).KCRise Fund's recent investments
KCRise Fund has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by KCRise Fund:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Nov 04, 2025 | United States | Seed | 6081 | ||
Mar 06, 2025 | United States | Series B | 2476 | [+1] | |
Mar 05, 2025 | United States | Seed | 7150 | [+3] | |
Feb 03, 2025 | United States | Seed | 1058 | [+2] | |
Jan 30, 2025 | United States | Seed | 3831 | - |
Acquired companies in KCRise Fund's Portfolio
5 companies from KCRise Fund's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Generation Esports in Apr 2025 by PlayVS for $*****.Here are KCRise Fund's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Apr 22, 2025 | May 03, 2022 | Series B | 1064 | |
Sep 22, 2022 | Jun 12, 2019 | Seed | 2842 | |
Aug 23, 2021 | Oct 03, 2019 | Series B | 1434 | |
Sep 10, 2020 | Jun 20, 2017 | Seed | 4088 | |
May 07, 2019 | Nov 28, 2017 | Seed | 6640 |
Team profile of KCRise Fund
KCRise Fund has a team of 4 members including 4 Partners located in United States. KCRise Fund's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in KCRise Fund:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Coronado | - | - | |
Partner | Mission | - | ||
Partner | Kansas City | - | - | |
Partner | Kansas City | - | - |
Co-investors of KCRise Fund
Over the past 10 years, 242 investors have co-invested in KCRise Fund's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before KCRise Fund: Flyover Capital, ward.ventures and 49 others have invested in rounds before KCRise Fund. There are 3 companies where Flyover Capital has invested before KCRise Fund and 2 companies where ward.ventures has invested before KCRise Fund.
- Top Co-investors of KCRise Fund: 130 investors entered a company along with KCRise Fund. These include investors like Revolution (3 companies).
- Invested after KCRise Fund: A total of 61 investors have invested in KCRise Fund's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Revolution (2 companies), Royal Street Ventures (2 companies) and Tenzing Capital (2 companies).
Recent News related to KCRise Fund
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Daupler Raises $15 Million Series B To Help Utilities Automate Real-time Incident Response ManagementMiningstockeducation•Mar 06, 2025•Daupler, Aqualateral, Burnt Island, KCRise Fund
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KC analytics startup downloads $1.2M pre-seed round powered by coalition of VCsStartland News•Mar 05, 2025•Kansas City Ventures, dScribe AI, KCRise Fund, Flyover Capital and 1 other
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Invary Raises $3.5M in Seed FundingFinSMEs•Feb 04, 2025•Invary, SineWave Ventures, Flyover Capital, Hyperlink Ventures and 3 others
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Overland Park's CarePilot startup raises $1M with KCRise Fund ...The Business Journals•Jan 31, 2025•KCRise Fund, CarePilot
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Cariloop raises $20M with benefits for workers who care for family membersThe Business Journals•Apr 09, 2024•Cariloop, Patterson Thoma Family Office, Revolution, KCRise Fund and 2 others
