# 1947 Rise

> 1947 Rise is a VC fund backing Financial Services, Apps and SaaS. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: May 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

1947 Rise is a podcast that encourages Indians who were born in India but received their education in the US to return home to establish successful software businesses and/or support the country's burgeoning tech sector.They accomplish this through speaking with Indians who were born in India and had their education in the US and havesince returned to India, where they have established sizable tech enterprises on their own or have contributed to the development of the country's digital ecosystem.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 2 | 33% |
| Apps | 1 | 17% |
| SaaS | 1 | 17% |
| FinTech | 1 | 17% |
| Finance | 1 | 17% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 83% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CirclePe | CirclePe is a fintech lets tenants with good credit move in with zero deposit and pay rent via no-cost EMIs. | $1M | Pre-Seed | May 27, 2024 |  |
| Boba Bhai | Boba Bhai is a bubble tea brand that provides an unique and interactive bubble tea experience in the market. | $1.5M | Seed | Apr 24, 2024 |  |
| EquityList | EquityList is building a full-stack equity and shareholder management platform for global businesses. 260+ startups use EquityList's suite of tools to manage their cap tables, employee grants, and data rooms. | $2.2M | Seed | Sep 18, 2023 |  |
| PropReturns | PropReturns is a platform that allows users to build wealth and earn passive income by investing in hand-picked Real Estate investments. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. |  | Seed | Jul 12, 2022 |  |
| KoinX | KoinX provides calculates and provides Tax reports. | $1.5M | Seed | Jul 05, 2022 |  |
| Fitmint | Fitmint is a ultimate fitness app that tracks your workouts and rewards you in $FITT tokens for each calorie you burn. | $1.6M | Seed | Jun 29, 2022 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [iSeed](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iseed-fund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Titan Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/titan-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [DeVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/devc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AngelList India](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angellist-india) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DWeb3 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dweb3-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does 1947 Rise invest in?

1947 Rise invests primarily in Financial Services, Apps and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did 1947 Rise last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for 1947 Rise closed in May 2024. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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