About us

Ryzing is a new kind of social gaming company. Our mission is to bring the fun and excitement of winning real cash and prizes while playing great social games on Facebook. We're just getting started so keep an eye out for some exciting games and fantastic prizes!

Team

Manu Gambhir leads Ryzing in achieving its vision of bringing casual, social gaming with real prizes to players around the world. A passionate online gamer and serial entrepreneur, Manu ran Cantor Fitzgerald's online gaming business in the United Kingdom, a role assumed when Cantor bought his prior online gaming business. Prior to Cantor, he built and marketed Harrods Online Casino in the UK market, based on the world-famous brand of London's premier luxury retailer. After graduating from University of Pennsylvania with a BS in Entrepreneurial Management from the Wharton School and BSE in Computer Science Engineering from University of Pennsylvania, Manu built Intermedia Interactive Software - an educational and entertainment software company.
 

Abraham Marciano is the only Canuck on the Ryzing team. He brings over ten years of strategic management, operations, and consulting experience at industry-leading media, e-commerce, and mobile companies. His primary area of focus and expertise is launching new products and services to North American, European, and Asian markets. Abe was one of the founding members of Zoombak, a Liberty Media backed startup that launched a new consumer product category of child, vehicle and pet GPS tracking services. Prior to Zoombak, he led a team of engineers and product managers at Orange Labs, where they successfully launched several innovative services, including the first mobile blogging platform to be deployed across the Orange Mobile network. Abe earned an MBA from the University of Virginia, Darden School of Business.

David Gloss is our local Philly boy and heads up our game operations and business development efforts. Before joining Ryzing, David worked with SeventySix Capital supporting fund operations and investor relations. Prior to SeventySix Capital, David spent several years in Washington D.C. as a market entry strategist for The Washington Management Group Companies and as a Media Consultant for the launch of Yellowbook.com's Mid-Atlantic Region. David earned an MBA in International Business from The Fox School of Business at Temple University and his BA in Political Science from Dickinson College.


Board

Wayne D. Kimmel Wayne D. Kimmel is a Managing Partner of SeventySix Capital that invests primarily in early stage, technology-enabled companies. Since 2000, under Kimmel's direction, SeventySix Capital has invested in several successful companies such as SeamlessWeb (acquired by ARAMARK), Take Care Health Systems (acquired by Walgreens), and NutriSystem (NTRI), ranked by Forbes as the best small company in the United States. Kimmel was named by Philadelphia Magazine as one of "Philly's People to Watch": "one of 76 fascinating people whose moves, ideas, innovations and boldness will shape - and change - our lives over the next decade." Kimmel was selected as one of the Philadelphia region's "40 Under 40" young business leaders and in 2000 he received PhillyTech Magazine's "30 under 30" award. He also received the "Distinguished Alumni Award" from The Tatnall School in Wilmington, Delaware.

Tony Bifano Tony Bifano is a Managing Partner of SeventySix Capital. Born in Buffalo, New York, Tony received his Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering from Penn State University. He brings to SeventySix over a decade of hands-on operational experience in early stage technology companies. Tony began his professional career as a developer in the Technology practice of Anderson Consulting. He launched his first internet company in 1996 and was honored by Philly Tech Magazine as "30 under 30" hottest technology executives in the Philadelphia region. Tony has been a featured speaker at local universities and industry events on how to build high growth technology companies.



Manu Gambhir leads Ryzing in achieving its vision of bringing casual, social gaming with real prizes to players around the world. A passionate online gamer and serial entrepreneur, Manu ran Cantor Fitzgerald's online gaming business in the United Kingdom, a role assumed when Cantor bought his prior online gaming business. Prior to Cantor, he built and marketed Harrods Online Casino in the UK market, based on the world-famous brand of London's premier luxury retailer. After graduating from University of Pennsylvania with a BS in Entrepreneurial Management from the Wharton School and BSE in Computer Science Engineering from University of Pennsylvania, Manu built Intermedia Interactive Software - an educational and entertainment software company.


Lead Investors

SeventySix Capital invests in entrepreneurs who have "re-imagined" how we eat, play, drive, entertain, date, search, and stay healthy. We partner with market visionaries to help support big ideas and inspire innovation. With over $5 billion in revenues, our portfolio companies have supported over 6,000 jobs.

Our approach to investments is different than most venture capital and private equity firms. Although return is important, Kielvest works closely with the principals of companies to provide both capital and business guidance without unnecessary pressure on short-term results. We have found that this approach achieves satisfying results for all parties involved.


Credits

Meet the team