The RISC-V Software Ecosystem (RISE) project is a collaborative effort led by industry leaders with a mission to accelerate the development of open source software for the RISC-V architecture.
The RISE Project is focused on commercial software readiness in close partnership with RISC-V International to expedite delivery of more innovative RISC-V products into the market. The target market segments include mobile, consumer electronics, datacenter, and automotive.
Mission:
- Accelerate the development of open source software for RISC-V
- Raise the quality of RISC-V Platform software implementations
- Push the RISC-V Software ecosystem forward and align ecosystem partners’ efforts
RISE is dedicated to enabling a robust software ecosystem specifically for application processors that includes compilers, toolchains, system libraries, kernel, virtualization, programming languages, Linux distribution integration, and tools for debug and profiling.
Areas the RISE TSC targets to focus on over time:
Leadership
Governing Board

Amber Huffman
Chair
Barna Ibrahim
Vice-ChairRivos

Balaji Baktha
Ventana
Lars Bergstrom
Google
Aaron Durbin
Rivos
Charlie Hong-Men Su
Andes
Tom Kao
Mediatek
Peter Lewin
Imagination
Amit Pabalkar
Nvidia
Daniel Park
Samsung
John Ronco
SiFive
Mark Skarpness
Intel
Steve Wanless
Red Hat
Larry Wikelius
Qualcomm
Dr. Jing Yang
T-Head (Alibaba)Technical Steering Committee

Andrew de los Reyes
Co-ChairRivos

Nathan Egge
Co-Chair
Kumar Sankaran
Co-ChairVentana
Join RISE
The sponsorship levels and associated fees are listed below. “FTE” means employee or contractor time provided that is equivalent to a full-time employee.
Sponsorship Levels | Pricing |
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Sponsor with a 2.0 FTE requirement | EUR 40,000 |
Sponsor without FTE requirement | EUR 140,000 |
* Sponsor with a 2.0 FTE requirement + Governing Board Seat | EUR 80,000 |
* Sponsor without FTE requirement + Governing Board Seat | EUR 180,000 |
Your organization will need to be a current Sponsor of Linux Foundation Europe (LFEU) and RISC-V International. If your organization is already a Sponsor of the LFEU and RISC-V International, there is no need to do anything. If you are not a Sponsor of the LFEU or RISC-V International, please visit their websites for full details.
*MEMBERSHIP LEVEL UNAVAILABLE – RISE Governing Board has reached capacity (max 13 organizations). The next Governing Board election will be held in 2024.