RAISE

Founded by serial entrepreneur turned investor Denes Ban, former Managing Partner at OurCrowd, RAISE is one of the world’s leading fundraising and investment readiness advisory firms.

Denes has personally raised more than $1billion and helped 1000s of founders and fund managers raise billions more. He has founded a number of startups, including co-founding PocketGuide, where he won TechCrunch with his startup pitch, before transitioning into VC. Across Europe, he has worked with leading VC firms including Isomer, Credo, and OTB, advised more than 100 companies, and reviewed 1000s of fundraising opportunities from both sides of the investment table. 

At the core of RAISE’s work is the proprietary Fundraisability Score™, developed through Denes’ experience investing in 100s of companies and observing the same fundraising bottlenecks across both his own portfolio and the broader venture ecosystem. The methodology diagnoses the critical factors that determine whether a company successfully attracts investment. It goes far beyond pitching and pitch decks, identifying the real bottlenecks that will block or slow a fundraise.

Denes has taught fundraising and investment readiness at Harvard, Kellogg, Google, Nasdaq and EUVC, delivering one-to-one coaching, workshops, masterclasses and executive programmes worldwide.

RAISE supports founders across AI, climate, health, enterprise software, cybersecurity, deep tech and other high-growth sectors, helping innovative companies maximise investor conviction and fundraising outcomes.