Uprising Capital is led by a committed and passionate team with decades of experience in building and growing successful businesses.
FRED BROTHERS
Founder & President |
Fred Brothers has participated in $27 billion of capital markets transactions, worked with dozens of growth-stage companies, and been part of multiple exits - including an IPO and a unicorn.
His experience is a combination of serial entrepreneur, innovator, investor, company builder, board member, developer of leaders, driver of social change, and senior corporate executive. Prior to founding Uprising Capital, Fred served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer at FIS, a $10 billion revenue, Fortune 500 provider of financial technology. FIS has 20,000 clients in 130 countries, 55,000 employees worldwide. Fred was a member of the senior executive team, and with corporate responsibility for driving innovation and growth within FIS and its clients through internal reinvestment, corporate development, strategic partnerships, acquisitions and venture investments. He managed FIS’ venture capital portfolio, was a member of the company’s development investment committee and represented FIS on corporate boards. Prior to leading Innovation, Fred was Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy, with responsibility for strategy across the company worldwide. Prior to FIS, Fred was founder and Managing Partner of eCom Advisors, a strategy consulting firm focused on financial technology. eCom’s clients include many of the largest banks and credit unions, solution providers and investors in the industry. eCom was sold to FIS in early 2010. Before eCom, Brothers headed strategy, product, relationship management and customer operations for CheckFree, which he helped to grow from $2 million in revenue to $1 billion in revenue. The company IPO’d in 1997, and was acquired by Fiserv for $4.2 billion cash in 2007. Fred holds a business degree in finance and marketing from The Ohio State University. |
KATIE ROBINSON
Co-Founder & Senior Vice President |
Katie Robinson has a background of proven success in marketing, product development, innovation and investment in the retail, financial services, and automotive industries. Prior to joining Uprising Capital, Katie was Senior Vice President of Strategic Innovation at FIS, the world’s top provider of technology, processing and services to the banking and payments industry. Katie’s responsibilities included driving growth and innovation organically within FIS, as well as externally through strategic partnerships, acquisitions and investments. Katie identified high-potential growth-stage companies, invested in them, mentored the leadership team, and facilitated commercial partnerships to distribute their products to FIS clients.
With more than 20 years of experience, Katie’s track record of success also includes previous positions at Alliance Data’s Retail division; where she developed and managed integrated credit, marketing, and loyalty solutions for some of the most recognizable brands in North America. Katie is also currently Vice President of Marketing for Clarivoy, a Rev1 backed start-up with responsibility for Branding, PR, Digital Marketing, and Inbound Sales. Katie holds a degree in Women’s Studies from The Ohio State University. |