The Rising Cities built a conferencing app for jobsites using two iPhones and a conference room.

The Rising Cities is a City Activation Platform. We help cities grow through people, community, and place by promoting opportunity, connecting businesses, and supporting local talent. Most cities are missing the system that turns isolated business activity into a thriving ecosystem. We build that system. WHAT WE DO 12 signature events a year that bring founders, sponsors, and city leaders into the same room. A podcast that documents the people building the city. Monthly city tours that put real estate, capital, and entrepreneurs in the same conversation. An annual entrepreneur accelerator and pitch competition that puts real dollars behind local founders. THE MODEL The Rising Cities operates alongside UrbanWork, a real estate activation platform that partners with landlords to transform underutilized office buildings into thriving business environments. Together, they create Founder's Square, a complete business ecosystem inside a defined district of each city we serve. One city. One Founder's Square. Tacoma is live at 11th and Broadway. WHERE WE OPERATE Tacoma Rising is the proof of concept, live since 2021. New cities are being evaluated for the next phase of expansion. WHO WE WORK WITH Landlords looking to activate their buildings, not just fill them. Cities looking to retain talent and create founders. Sponsors looking to invest in the future of their market. Founders looking for a community that takes them seriously. If that's you, let's talk. www.therisingcities.com

Founded 2021