Rise Up
Rise Up is a Paris-based learning platform company that provides adaptive training software combining e-learning, virtual and in-person formats. The company has raised $37M in funding and employs 170 people.
The growth story
Rise Up grew from 116 to 170 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $37M along the way, most recently a Series B in May 2022.
About
Rise Up sells a learning management system that combines online courses, virtual classrooms and in-person training. Its adaptive learning technology tracks employee skill gaps and delivers personalized content, primarily targeting corporate training needs.
The company raised $37M in a Series B round in May 2022, with backing from BNP Paribas, Bpifrance and other investors. It employs 170 people, with engineering being its largest function at 23 staff.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Rise Up's largest department with 23 staff. The company has a median employee tenure of 2 years, suggesting moderate turnover.
The Rise Up org chart
Arnaud Blachon (Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder) leads 41 mapped leaders with 4 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 33 (+3% YoY), Sales 22 (+83% YoY), Business Development 13 (+18% YoY), Customer Success and Support 11 (0% YoY), Human Resources 11 (+22% YoY), Marketing 10 (+25% YoY).
Talent flow
Rise Up recruits heavily from Domoscio and Versusmind, with 4 hires from each. Alumni frequently move to Bealink (5 departures) and various tech companies like AB Tasty and Atlassian. The workforce includes graduates from IUT Nancy Charlemagne (5) and EPITECH (4).
Most common previous employers of Rise Up staff: Domoscio (4), Versusmind (4), Videlio (2), G2J VideoConferencing Services (VCaaS) (2), Thales (2), Nibelis (2). Former Rise Up employees most often moved to Bealink (5), AB Tasty (2), Kokoroe (2), Groupe Pierre & Vacances - Center Parcs (2), Atlassian (2), Deliveroo (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Rise Up mafia
Rise Up alumni have founded 8 companies, including CourtMaster (9 staff), Earniversity (7 staff) and Vero Forensics (2 staff).
8Aliocha Blaise, was Product Owner until 2021William Remes, was UK Country Manager until 2022Azamat Tyulebayev, was Lead Developer until 2022Jordan Lemercier, was Head of Sales until 2024Zineb Aoubidi, was Global Brand Manager until 2022Eric Adrian, was Strategic Committee Member until 2022
Sébastien Thomas, was Territory Manager (SALES) UKI until 2022Web traffic
Traffic mix: 58% direct, 9% search, 4% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Rise Up: English (46), Microsoft Office (43), Project Management (38), Communication (35), Management (32), JavaScript (32), Marketing (30), PHP (30).
Where the team actually sits
Rise Up people are concentrated in Île-de-France, France (29), Greater Paris Metropolitan Region (15), Grand Est, France (9), France (8).
Search footprint
Rise Up attracts about 915 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $10K a month if bought through ads. It gained 426 ranking keywords and lost 347 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.80 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.50 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.40 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.80 / 5
Frequently asked
Rise Up has 170 employees as of September 2026.
Rise Up has raised $37M in total, most recently a Series B round in May 2022.
Rise Up was founded in 2014 by Arnaud Blachon, Guillaume Blachon.
Arnaud Blachon (Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder) sits at the top of Rise Up's reporting structure, with 4 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Rise Up staff are Domoscio (4 people), Versusmind (4 people), Videlio (2 people).
Former Rise Up employees most often move to Bealink (5), AB Tasty (2), Kokoroe (2).
At least 8 companies have a founder who previously worked at Rise Up, including CourtMaster, Earniversity, Vero Forensics.
Rise Up attracts about 915 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $10K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Rise Up staff are English, Microsoft Office, Project Management, Communication, Management.
Rise Up staff are concentrated in Île-de-France, France (29), Greater Paris Metropolitan Region (15), Grand Est, France (9).
Rise Up has about 33 people in Engineering, up 3% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Rise Up has about 22 people in Sales, up 83% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 86 current and 207 former Rise Up profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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