George Bousis Acquires Property From Raise Commercial Real Estate

Raise, a blockchain-powered gift card and loyalty platform, secured $63 million in funding led by Haun Ventures, with participation from Amber Group, Anagram, and others. Founded by George Bousis, who also serves as CEO, Raise has now raised over $220 million to date. The funding will accelerate the development of its blockchain-backed Smart Cards and expand the Retail Alliance Foundation, a non-profit coalition aimed at securing and modernizing the gift card ecosystem. Since its inception in 2013, Raise has facilitated over $5 billion in transactions for nearly 7 million users and 1,000+ retail partners. INVESTORS: Haun Ventures, Amber Group, Anagram, Blackpine, Borderless Capital, GSR, Karatage, Paper Ventures, Pharsalus Capital, Selini Capital, Sonic Boom Ventures, Web3 Foundation, Tekin Salimi, Raj Gokal & Teddy Gorisse AMOUNT: $63,000,000 HQ: #Chicago #Illinois #VentureCapital #Raise #HaunVentures #AmberGroup #Anagram #Blackpine #BorderlessCapital #GSR #Karatage #PaperVentures #PharsalusCapital #SeliniCapital #SonicBoomVentures #Web3Foundation #TekinSalimi #RajGokal #TeddyGorisse #TradedVC