What is Lisk and why is it rising?

Lisk is a relatively small layer-1 blockchain project that seeks to become a viable alternative to Ethereum. Its goal is to help developers build quality applications that are highly interoperable. In the past few months, the developers have been building the product and offering grants to people building in the ecosystem. Some of the applications built using Lisk are Enevti. Colecti, Kalipo, Identity, and doEdu.