Invest in RYSE Creative Village - Atlanta
A Content Production Studio and Creative Workforce Development Hub for GA Entertainment Industry
Highlights
Featured Investors
As one of just 20 African-American owned banks in the United States, Carver State Bank has a rich heritage and history tied to the Savannah community. Founded in 1927, Carver State Bank is by far the oldest commercial bank headquartered in Savannah, GA
carverstatebank.com“We are happy to support the RYSE team in this visionary endeavor. We are excited for what's to come and know that it will cause ripple affects throughout Atlanta and across the state of Georgia.”
Drumma Boy is a Grammy Award-winning music producer and entrepreneur. He has worked with some of the most notable hip hop artists to come out of the south-eastern region in the last decade.
“It is a privilege and an honor to be a part of this movement.”
Our Team
The Overview
RYSE Creative Village is a $30 Million Dollar innovative, mixed-use development taking place in the heart of Southwest Atlanta. Centrally located between Downtown Atlanta and Hartsfield Jackson International Airport, the 5+ acre project will utilize a four phased approach to positively impact the Southwest Atlanta Community, affectionally known as The SWATS (Southwest Atlanta Too Strong).
The Pitch
Phase I - Revitalization
Phase I is the redevelopment of a 20-year abandoned Atlanta Public School into a dynamic content production studio and AI tech hub for creatives in Georgia’s multi-billion dollar film, music, gaming, tech and digital media industry.
Specifically designed to serve a number of creative industry disciplines, the 31,000 S.F. facility will include multiple production studios, a green screen, photography studios, an extended reality (XR) sound stage, a gaming center, podcasting rooms, a recording studio, a screening theater, editing suites, meeting/ lecture spaces, a cafe, and a creative co-working space.
The former public school, which has sat vacant for 20+ years, will have new life as an eco-system for content creation, developing the next generation of creative minds.
Production Spaces - RCV is designed to be an epicenter for content creation. Each of the production spaces will be acoustically-engineered to maximize the quality of the content being produced.
It will be equipped to provide creatives and production companies with all the tools they need, all in one place.
AI/ Virtual Reality/ Augmented Reality/ Gaming Center - Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) provide new ways for people to interact with information and media. As gaming (Esports) and the adoption of AI continues to rise, we are creating a space within RCV for our members to enjoy, experiment with, and create immersive content.
Members will have access to workstations representing the current major VR platforms, a 360 Degree VR camera, software and other equipment relevant to immersive makership, ensuring EVERYONE has access to these innovative resources.
Curated Programming - RCV is partnering with educational institutions, industry professionals and workforce development programs to provide creatives with access to developmental opportunities.
From technical skills training to business development classes, our goal is to ensure creatives have the resources they need to build a successful career.
Creative Community - Having the right Rolodex maximizes your ability to succeed. From connecting with others who share similar mindsets yet different skill-sets, to individuals who could facilitate an introduction that could significantly change your career, success is something rarely achieved alone.
Community is one of the most important aspects of RYSE Creative Village.
Shared Kitchen - Culinary Arts is truly a creative gift. At RCV we are restoring the property’s former school kitchen and reinventing it into a space to foster and develop rising, creative foodprenuers.
Members will have access to a fully-equipped shared commercial kitchen, reservable private work spaces, lockable storage, business resources to grow their business and access to opportunities to provide craft services (catering) to local film/ television productions.
Access to Opportunity - For close to a decade, RYSE has worked with notable brands to develop media and marketing campaigns that authentically engage niche audiences. As we continue to establish relationships with companies big and small, it is our goal to connect our members to paid opportunities.
Not only do we want to help creatives develop their skillsets, we want to help them get paid to utilize them.
The Problem
There is currently no physical production space that provides Atlanta's creative community with a place to connect, create content, collaborate on concepts' and monetize.
Atlanta Tech Village, Tech Square, and Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) are among the resources that provided this support for the tech startup community and have since become top ecosystems of their kind in the South East region, creating over 10k jobs.
The Opportunity
RYSE Creative Village will provide this resource for Atlanta's creative community, arguably the largest 'untapped' community in Atlanta, which established the highly sought-after culture of the city and is an engine that conservatively generates $62.5 billion* in economic impact.
Our greater vision is to establish a nationwide ecosystem of tools, resources, support and access to opportunities that will allow creatives to achieve success utilizing their talents and gifts.
The Property
A 5-acre playground for the creative mind.
A proven model for success.
Timeline and Traction
2017: The idea for RYSE Creative Village is birth. The search for a building that will house the vision is launched.
May 2018: After an extensive search, a former Atlanta Public School property is identified as a potential location for RYSE Creative Village’s first Atlanta location.
May 2020: RYSE officially closes on the former school property in the midst of a global pandemic.
June 2021: RYSE completes project design and rezoning, garnering approval from the Atlanta City Council and wide-spread support from community neighbors to rebuild the 20-year abandoned property into a mixed-used development.
2021-2023: Hosted over 600 video and photography bookings in the abandoned building for music video shoots from the likes of Young Jeezy, Gucci Mane, Finesse2Tymes, Young M.A., to commercial and corporate promo productions for Footaction, Monster Energy Drink, and various other video and photography projects.
June 2023: RYSE closes on a multi-million dollar construction loan with Minority-owned Carver State Bank utilizing Federal New Market Tax Credit financing. The financing also provided $1.3M in grant-like equity in the form of tax credits.
Fall 2023: RYSE broke ground on Phase 1A of construction
Winter 2024: Expected completion of Phase 1A construction.
Early 2025: Grand Opening of Facility
Our team has spent the past five years working to bring the RYSE Creative Village vision to life. We have made tremendous progress during that time.
The Investment
This is NOT a donation. This is an equity investment, giving you an incremental ownership stake in the project for as little as $100.
Our projected internal rate of return is 15% annually with dividends being paid quarterly upon cash flow. This is how that compares to your savings account, public bonds, and public REITs.
We wanted to offer a little something special for those who come on board early, in a significant way. Along with a reduced evaluation, for those who come in during our early-bird window, here are a few additional perks.
These Perks are in addition to the equity you receive.
The Company
The Company - RYSE is a minority-owned media, marketing, and communications company committed to storytelling that authentically connects with the hearts and minds of multi-cultural audiences.
Since 2011, our team of storytellers, creatives, and strategists have worked to develop and uncover unique stories that reflect the various layers of our culture and redefine stereotypes.
We serve a diverse demographic of people who desire to see, hear and understand themselves through the empowering images they see in today’s media. We partner with the companies who genuinely value and align with those authentic perspectives.
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