Rise Nation was founded by Jason Walsh in West Hollywood, California in 2015. Jason trained celebrities and movie stars for their roles at his private studio, Rise Movement, before coming up with the Versaclimber class concept. Mark Cuban quickly became a fan of the natural movement patterns that climbing promotes, as well as the slick and sexy vibe of the class experience. This led him to become a partner as Rise Nation expanded to other US cities and countries.

Rise Nation are expanding through a franchise business model and now have four studios in the US, as well as a single studio presence in both the Philippines and Australia.