RISE Inside

GP Bassi, the Executive Vice President of 3DEXPERIENCE Works at Dassault Systèmes, Toomas Sepp Co-Founder & VP of Engineering at RISE™, and Nolan Hobart Mechanical Engineer at RISE™ join Justin Starbird to discuss how 3DEXPERIENCE Works with startups like RISE™. GP, Toomas and Nolan talk about the evolution of technology needed to expand from simply design to all the disciplines to make a great pr...

The roles reverse for an interesting twist as Ken Gray, VP of Business Development at RISE™ hosts this episode to speak with Justin Starbird of The Aebli Group. Ken and Justin detail how The Aebli Group (or TAG Team for short) work as an extension of the team, just down the hall, to amplify a startup's story, share it across all relevant channels, and create actionable results that lead to more bu...

Suchit Jain, VP of Strategy & Business Development of Solidworks & Arron Acosta CEO of RISE™ join Justin Starbird to discuss how SolidWorks works with startups like RISE™. SolidWorks' promise is to bring the power of CAD and computers in the design process to every engineer's desk giving them the tools needed to succeed. Arron affirms that SolidWorks did just that for RISE™, "SolidWorks delivered...

Gunnar Gillespie, Senior Analyst at FedTech joins Justin Starbird to discuss how FedTech helps companies in the deep tech space, like RISE™, by providing program support and services related to technology entrepreneurship. At FedTech, Gunnar shares, "We essentially run the program start to finish. The recruitment of people that want to be entrepreneurs, the selection of the technology, and then, a...

Orin Hoffman, Partner & Head of Government Partnerships Of The Engine joins Justin Starbird to discuss how The Engine helps tough tech companies, such as RISE™, scale into globally impactful companies. At the Engine, Orin shares, "we start programs, we end programs, we lean into things, all in a founder-focused way to help whatever it is that our companies and the broader tough tech ecosystem need...

Helena Gittelman, Business Development Manager at NRW Global Business, joins host Justin Starbird to talk about the impactful role NRW Global plays internationally as a leader in logistics, energy industries, and precision engineering. Germany's economic powerhouse, NRW Global, is the trade and investment agency of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. NRW Global's purpose is to provide reso...

Decisive Point Partner, Ryan Benitez joins host Justin Starbird to explore the pivotal role that Decisive Point holds in the small business startup ecosystem for companies like RISE™. Decisive Point is an investment and advisory firm with offices in Boston, New York, and Washington DC focusing on technology for government and public safety and defense. As a VC they invest across industries that ar...

Ken Gray, Vice President of Business Development joins Justin Starbird to talk about the breakthrough stage of RISE™ and its team of brilliant minds. Ken explains the intersection of elegant mathematics and practical application that makes RISE™ who they are and what they do so unique.

Tom Bagwell, Executive Vice President of Peterson Trucks, and Kurt Walker, Product Manager for Anthony Liftgates, join Justin Starbird to talk about the unique partnership between the three companies. Together, Anthony Liftgates, Peterson Trucks, and RISE™ are partnering to bring new technology to the liftgate industry. Listen to learn the secrets to success that have brought these 3 innovative co...

Bill Warner, entrepreneur, inventor, and angel investor joins Justin to talk about one of the first companies he ever invested in, RISE™. Bill shares what superpower he saw in the founders of RISE™ and how he immediately knew he wanted to invest. As an investor in 60 startups, Bill is a pillar in innovation as he helps companies like RISE™ get their start. He's also an Emmy winner and member of th...

John Strauss joins Justin Starbird to talk about RISE™. John is a behind-the-scenes angel investor and advisor to young companies working to commercialize technologies that solve hard problems. He is an entrepreneur, investor, coach extraordinaire, and true believer in RISE™. Listen as John and Justin talk about the "terrifying blast" that is taking a new technology or a new idea and pioneering it...

Walt Winshall joins Justin Starbird to talk about RISE™. Walt is an MIT alum, founder of SilverPlatter, and an early-stage investor in several tech startups, including Harmonix, the creators of Guitar Hero, PillPack, and Techstars companies. Today, Walt serves as the principal in the Collaborative Seed and Growth Partners, LLC, an investment firm specializing in the commercialization of early-stag...

Kurt Walker, Product Manager for Anthony Liftgates, joins Justin Starbird to talk about the new technology RISE™ and Anthony Liftgates are bringing to the liftgate industry and what that means for the future of liftgates. The pioneer in the liftgate industry, Anthony, has its eyes open to new technologies and methods which will better serve its customers, the environment, and the transportation in...

Toomas Sepp, Vice President of Engineering, and Ken Gray, Vice President of Business Development join Justin Starbird to further dive into the origins of RISE™. Toomas recounts in chronological order from RISE™'s first largest pivot to present-day and where RISE™ is going.

Dulcie Madden, Operating Partner and Head of Partnerships at The Engine Built by MIT, a Venture Firm, and Ken Gray, Vice President of Business Development at RISE™ join host Justin Starbird to share the startup story of RISE™. Dulcie shares what The Engine Built by MIT sees in RISE™ as a tough tech company and partner and why they so strongly believe in supporting RISE™ through its early stages an...

Co-Founder & Creative Director Kyle Dell'Aquila, and Vice President of Business Development, Ken Gray, join host Justin Starbird for a deep dive into the unique story that is the history of RISE™. They talk about the RISE™ philosophy and approach to investment and how it differs from most companies in similar situations. Kyle and Ken explain that the bulk of hydraulics and the limitations of linea...

Blake Sessions, co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer, and Ken Gray, Vice President of Business Development at RISE™Robotics join host, Justin Starbird to share more about the early days of RISE™, its foundation, and where it's headed. Blake explains that as a group, "RISE™ just loves efficient, effective machine design. We're here to reimagine how machines are designed from an architectural persp...

Co-Founder and CEO of RISE™Robotics, Arron Acosta, joins host Justin Starbird to kick-off the RISE™Inside Podcast. At RISE™Robotics, we believe the future of machinery must be more productive, reliable, cost-effective, safe, and sustainable. As industrial machine collaborators, we need much more from hydraulic systems. We need something just as powerful, but far more efficient, reliable, and durab...