Raise is a digital gift-card and blockchain payments platform that has facilitated more than $5 billion in gift-card transactions across its consumer app, GCX exchange, and business operations. Raise's Twitter Score is 11 out of 1000 as of October 2026, ranking #88,558 among 493,607 tracked accounts.
Raise was founded by George Bousis and has grown into an on-chain loyalty and cashback platform building programmable, blockchain-native payment infrastructure. Its SmartCards are transferable digital assets issued on Solana Foundation infrastructure, with settlement denominated in USDR. A planned fungible utility token called RAISE is identified in the platform's MiCA white paper for issuance on Solana, though it had not yet been issued as of March 2026.
Raise closed a $63 million strategic funding round led by Haun Ventures in February 2025, bringing total disclosed funding to over $220 million. Additional backers include Amber Group, Anagram, Borderless Capital, GSR, Karatage, Pharsalus Capital, Selini Capital, Web3 Foundation, Accel, PayPal, New Enterprise Associates, and Bessemer Venture Partners, among others.
Raise has partnered with WalletConnect to integrate with major digital wallets including Coinbase Wallet, MetaMask, Phantom, and Trust Wallet, broadening its reach across the on-chain payments ecosystem. The platform also serves as a core contributor and partner to the Retail Alliance Foundation. Raise has been mentioned by 31 accounts a total of 38 times, reflecting active discussion across crypto Twitter. Raise's account has published 8,243 posts and has 13,644 followers as of October 2026.
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The accounts that follow Raise include 44 founders, 12 angel investors, 16 influencers and 7 VCs, among them Solana, Marco Santori, Milk Road Crypto, Steve, Alchemy and ProfitsOverWages.