Rise (RISE)

What is Rise

Rise is a Germany-based software company developing sophisticated algorithmic trading technology using the latest artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) systems. Its algorithms have proven to outperform major markets in recent years. Investors typically excluded from the consistent profits multi-billion-dollar funds made by using algorithmic trading will now be able to access the same cutting-edge technology regardless of their investment level – via the Rise Security Token Offering (STO).

Rise’s STO will introduce the RISE (RSE) security token, which plans to provide a long-term passive income stream for token-holders, derived from various revenue sources. Investors will be entitled to a 20% share of all algorithm licensing revenues. They will also receive regular returns from Rise trading algorithms. A further boost will be seen in the form of profits earned by leveraging RISE tokens with third-party lenders. All holders of RISE (RSE) will receive quarterly dividends from each of these revenue sources, resulting in a wellbalanced, long-lasting regular payout via the Ethereum blockchain.

STO capital will finance the improvement of existing trading systems and development of new technologies to address additional market opportunities. STO funds will also support the public global launch of the Rise trading platform via the Rise mobile app, and will help to increase its assets under management (AUM) for the Rise algorithms. It will also be used to finance ongoing R&D and further expansion of Rise into global markets.

The history of Rise dates back to 2012 when today‘s Rise CEO Stefan Tittel acquired BaFinlicensed assetmanager (E2V Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH) which was rebranded into Quantumrock Capital GmbH, focused on developing algorithm based trading strategies. Quantumrock Capital GmbH acts as reseller of Rise‘s algorithms, licensing them out to institutional investors. Rise is the evolution and democratization of those trading strategies and technology, now making them available to everyone. Rise is an established product with an existing userbase (e.g. >50 million USD committed asset-under-management) and already serves large hedge funds, financial institutions and insurance companies like LiechtensteinLife – one of Europe’s fastest growing insurance companies, directly or indirectly via Quantumrock Capital GmbH, banks or third partys. Rise itself does not hold a BaFin license and is not required to, as its sister company Quantumrock Capital GmbH acts as asset manager whenever a license is obligatory.

Rise CEO Stefan Tittel leads a team that possesses over a century of combined experience in finance. Tittel’s previous companies have been acquired by tech giant SAP, Commerzbank, and NASDAQ-listed Net1 group.

Rise’s algorithms are already trading markets like stocks, gold, currencies and various commodities. They have proven to outperform markets and shown significantly lower maximum drawdowns. In 2018, Rise started to adapt the algorithm approach to cryptocurrency markets, with initial performances ranging as high as 50-80%.

The Rise STO will be issued in Germany.