RAISE Global Fund Formation Program

RAISE Global is a community and event platform for emerging venture fund managers and limited partners; its mission is to help fund entrepreneurs connect with capital partners and help LPs find emerging venture managers.

RAISE serves emerging venture funds and LPs, especially managers raising first, second, or sub-$200M funds, by creating structured LP discovery, selection, presentation, and database access.

Designed for Fund Managers, Limited Partners, General Partners. The program is hybrid. Participation is generally cohort events only.

GP eligibility centers on emerging managers: $200M or less in committed capital across funds, or growth-stage investors raising or investing from Fund I or Fund II.

GPs interested in RAISE Global Summit can apply through the dedicated GP application portal. Applications are reviewed by an institutional LP committee with focus on fund quality, manager experience, and investment thesis differentiation.

Selected GPs receive access to a curated LP audience. RAISE says 100 GPs are selected to present to attending LPs, while the Emerging Manager Database lets investors search, review, and request information from emerging managers.

The 2026 RAISE Global Summit GP application portal is live, and applications close June 1, 2026.

RAISE publishes selected funds as 'RAISE Select.' Its 2024 Select page says nearly 900 funds applied and the 40-member LP Selection Committee selected 100 for RAISE Select 2024.