# Rising Stars

> Rising Stars is a VC fund backing B2B, SaaS and EdTech. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Oct 2021
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Sep 2026

Rising Stars is a VC fund focused on B2B and SaaS. The RisingStars Funds target early stage high growth technology companies in segments where current technology or solutions are limited.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2B | 1 | 20% |
| SaaS | 1 | 20% |
| EdTech | 1 | 20% |
| Training | 1 | 20% |
| Education | 1 | 20% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 40% |
| Angel | 1 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Whizhack | Whizhack Technologies is a cyber security product and training company that partners with global academic research institutions. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Gurugram, Haryana, India. | $2M | Seed | Oct 01, 2021 | https://www.whizhack.com/ |
| Classplus | Classplus is a mobile first SaaS platform that enables private coaching institutes to streamline their video distribution, payments, communication and online assessments through a single platform. | $1.6M | Seed | May 09, 2019 | https://classplusapp.com/ |
| Classplus | Classplus is a mobile first SaaS platform that enables private coaching institutes to streamline their video distribution, payments, communication and online assessments through a single platform. | $500K | Seed | Nov 01, 2018 | https://classplusapp.com/ |
| Classplus | Classplus is a mobile first SaaS platform that enables private coaching institutes to streamline their video distribution, payments, communication and online assessments through a single platform. |  | Angel | Sep 14, 2017 | https://classplusapp.com/ |

4 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [STRIVE](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gree-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Spiral Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/imj-fenox-pte-ltd) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Times Internet](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/times-internet) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Rising Stars invest in?

Rising Stars invests primarily in B2B, SaaS and EdTech startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Rising Stars last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Rising Stars closed in Oct 2021. Shizune tracks 5 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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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