G’day!

We are a small but mighty team.

With decades of experience as founders, consultants, advisors and community builders, across startups, scale-ups and leading global brands.

We're on a mission to accelerate kickass companies fixing the planet by making capital raising easier

Where it began

In 2019, after nearly two decades' living and working in a beautiful part of northern Mozambique, we stood on the precipice and stared into the abyss, as we witnessed first-hand the devastation caused by the raw, inconceivable power of Cyclone Kenneth. In that moment, it became clear that the communities who contributed least to the climate emergency now suffered the most.


Driven by that experience, we came together, united in the conviction that startups will save us. We committed to building the tools startups need to smash down barriers and accelerate the solutions we so urgently need. That's when Raaise was born.

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Meet the Team

Amy Carter James

Captain of the ship

Co-founder, Chief Raaiser

Amy’s the skipper; infectiously optimistic and passionate about creating impact. She’s at the helm leading the way.

SonjaTrio

All about the deets

Co-founder, Deets Raaiser

Sonja ensures everything runs smoothly. With her legal eye, soft heart and razor sharp mind, not much gets past her, including misplaced punctuation or the occasional tautology!

Neal Carter-James

Strat man

Co-founder, Brand Raaiser

Behind the scenes Neal’s normally building; a financial model, some tech, a brand asset. He’s the creative and strategic mastermind behind Raaise

Ben Keene

Chief of the tribe

Co-founder, Tribe Raaiser

Ben heads up all things community and loves to talk to founders, investors and pretty much anyone about startups, the climate crisis and how we might solve it.

We humbly acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which we live and work. We stand in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples the world over in their fight for self-determination, recognition and justice.

Climate Startups: Get all the tools you need to take control—open a round, connect with investors, generate key legals, negotiate terms and close the deal—in one place.

Built with 🖤 on Wadandi Boodja | © Raaise 2023

We humbly acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which we live and work. We stand in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples the world over in their fight for self-determination, recognition and justice.

Climate Startups: Get all the tools you need to take control—open a round, connect with investors, generate key legals, negotiate terms and close the deal—in one place.

Built with 🖤 on Wadandi Boodja | © Raaise 2023

We humbly acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which we live and work. We stand in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples the world over in their fight for self-determination, recognition and justice.

Climate Startups: Get all the tools you need to take control—open a round, connect with investors, generate key legals, negotiate terms and close the deal—in one place.

Built with 🖤 on Wadandi Boodja | © Raaise 2023