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And Rising

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GBUSAUDEFRNLIEConsumerFintechHealthtechMarketplacesOther

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Investment thesis

And Rising is a creative ventures company that invests in, creates, and scales the future's favourite brands using a proprietary 'Creative Capital' model — a services-for-equity approach in which branding, strategy, media, and design expertise (valued at up to £1m per venture) is exchanged for equity, giving portfolio companies a skin-in-the-game marketing partner rather than traditional cash. The firm targets innovative, founder-led propositions with simple business models, focusing on clean, conscious direct-to-consumer products and services, and consumer tech for good, at the late Seed and Series A stages where being market-ready comes into focus. Its markets are the UK, Europe, the US, and Australia, and it is also raising a £50M fund to invest alongside creative capital for brands and tech that show exceptional potential to make a lasting positive impact.

Notable quotes

We're also investors in new brands, using 'Creative Capital' — a services-for-equity model to help them scale with an invested marketing partner by their side.

Jonathan Trimble · Maddyness UK, 'Meet And Rising, a creative ventures company building the brands of the future' · 2023-05-20

We're looking for brands that are clean and conscious in the direct-to-consumer space, or consumer tech for good.

Jonathan Trimble · dot.LA, 'And Rising Launches a $2M Creative Capital Fund in LA' · 2022-05-31

The startup to scale-up phase is the most treacherous, and we wanted to ensure new and better ideas stood a chance.

Jonathan Trimble · Maddyness UK, 'Meet And Rising, a creative ventures company building the brands of the future' · 2023-05-20

Team

Jonathan Trimble

Co-Founder & CEO

ConsumerMarketplacesFintechOther

Adrienne Little

Managing Partner

ConsumerHealthtechFintechOther

Rob Ward

Co-Founder & Chief Design Officer

ConsumerOther

Recent investments

CompanyRoundSizeDate
Crosta & MollicaSeed2023-02-01
PlendCreative Capital (Seed)2023-07-01
SERVEDSeed2021-01-01
Tonic HealthSeed2021-01-01
Millicent (pollypay)Seed2022-08-01
MOMA FoodsSeed
ClearScoreCreative Capital (early stage)
DuolingoCreative Capital (early stage)
SeedlipCreative Capital (early stage)
HOWNDSeed

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