In its fourth year, the Rise of the Rest bus tour is a nationwide effort powered by Revolution showcased founders in emerging startup ecosystems across the U.S. Since the tour launched, Steve Case and team have traveled more than 8,000 miles on a bus to visit 33 cities and invest in local startups.
This spring, the bus tour made stops in Dallas on May 7, then headed to Memphis on May 8, Birmingham on May 9, Chattanooga on May 10 and finished up in Louisville on May 11 to showcase emerging startup ecosystems and invest $500,000 from the ROTR Fund ($100,000 will be invested in a local startup at each stop).