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Rianta

Also known as Rianta Capital, Rianta Investments, Rianta Ventures

London family office of the Singh family (New Look founder Tom Singh), investing £250k–£1m at seed stage in consumer brands across the UK, Europe and the US.

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Family office of Tom Singh (founder of New Look) and his family, London. Its website uses the names Rianta, Rianta Capital, Rianta Investments and Rianta Ventures.

Family & background

FAMILY
Singh
WEALTH ORIGIN
Fashion retail (New Look, founded 1969)
HEADQUARTERS
London, United Kingdom

Investment approach

SECTORS
Consumer & E-commerceFood & Agriculture
GEOGRAPHY
United KingdomEuropeUnited States
STAGES
Seed
ROUTES
Direct investments · Funds (as LP)
STRATEGIES
Direct investmentsVenture capital
TICKET
£250K–£1M
LATEST DEAL
Reome (First round, £1.1M, led by Rianta Capital) · Oct 2024
INBOUND
Accepts submissions

Overview

Rianta is the private multi-generational family office of the Singh family; Tom Singh founded the retailer New Look in 1969, and Rianta Capital is the investment advisor to him and his family. It invests at seed stage, writing cheques of £250k–£1m, in consumer brands and consumer-adjacent businesses in the UK, Europe and the US. The family says it has backed over 100 businesses, 60 of them consumer-led, and also holds LP positions in venture funds in the UK and US. Its portfolio page lists 47 companies first backed between 2009 and 2025, including Castore, Lucky Saint, Mumsnet and The Nue Co.

Investment thesis

Backs B2C and consumer-adjacent founders with deep category knowledge, products with a clear point of difference, early organic traction, category momentum, a credible path to scale and a near-term route to profitability.

Holdings & investments (47)

  • CastoreNOTABLE
    Consumer & E-commerce · since 2017
  • Lucky SaintNOTABLE
    Food & Agriculture · since 2019
  • MumsnetNOTABLE
    Media & Entertainment · since 2018
  • Future Chateau
    Food & Agriculture · since 2025
  • Coopah
    Consumer & E-commerce · since 2024
  • DO’MO
    Food & Agriculture · since 2024
  • Poolhouse
    since 2024
  • Reome
    Consumer & E-commerce · since 2024
  • CHÉ
    Consumer & E-commerce · since 2023
  • HMN24
    Consumer & E-commerce · since 2023
  • Agam
    Fintech · since 2022
  • Bedfolk
    Consumer & E-commerce · since 2022
  • Boisson
    Food & Agriculture · since 2022
  • El Rayo
    Food & Agriculture · since 2022
  • Grounded
    Food & Agriculture · since 2022
  • GroundTruth
    Consumer & E-commerce · since 2022
  • Loop Generation
    Consumer & E-commerce · since 2022
  • Lovaan
    Consumer & E-commerce · since 2022
  • Something & Nothing
    Food & Agriculture · since 2022
  • Cou Cou Intimates
    Consumer & E-commerce · since 2021
  • Different Dog
    Consumer & E-commerce · since 2021
  • Hello Sunday
    Consumer & E-commerce · since 2021
  • Homecooks
    Food & Agriculture · since 2021
  • Loci
    Consumer & E-commerce · since 2021
  • Mami Wata
    Consumer & E-commerce · since 2021
  • Moth
    Food & Agriculture · since 2021
  • Heights
    Consumer & E-commerce · since 2020
  • Pentire
    Food & Agriculture · since 2020
  • Sourceful
    since 2020
  • Studio Nicholson
    Consumer & E-commerce · since 2020
  • Tonic
    Consumer & E-commerce · since 2020
  • Hurr Collective
    Consumer & E-commerce · since 2019
  • The Code
    Consumer & E-commerce · since 2019
  • Native
    Education · since 2019
  • Florence
    since 2018
  • Nobody’s Child
    Consumer & E-commerce · since 2018
  • One FiiT
    Consumer & E-commerce · since 2018
  • Safara
    since 2018
  • Soreto
    since 2017
  • The Nue Co
    Consumer & E-commerce · since 2017
  • VenueScanner
    since 2017
  • Fabacus
    Software & SaaS · since 2016
  • PassBy
    since 2016
  • Gecko Labs
    Education · since 2015
  • One Pulse
    since 2015
  • Wax London
    Consumer & E-commerce · since 2015
  • Chinti & Parker
    Consumer & E-commerce · since 2009

People

  • Ben Betancourt
    Head of Venture · source
  • Geordie Hadden-Paton
    Portfolio Manager · source
  • Tom Singh
    Singh family (Tom Singh OBE); founded New Look in 1969 · source
  • Anna Singh
    Singh family; founded Chinti & Parker, built and sold Pout · source
  • Richard Singh
    Singh family; founder of Wax London · source
  • Lily Irvine
    Head of Operations · source

Classification

Single Family Office. Manages one family's own capital, with no outside investors. The family bears every loss. How family capital is classified →

FAQ

Rianta is a single family office based in London, the United Kingdom.

Rianta invests on behalf of the Singh family (Fashion retail (New Look, founded 1969)).

Rianta invests directly in companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments and venture capital.

Rianta invests at Seed stage in Consumer & E-commerce and Food & Agriculture.

Rianta's stated ticket size is £250K–£1M.

Key people at Rianta include Tom Singh (Singh family (Tom Singh OBE); founded New Look in 1969), Anna Singh (Singh family; founded Chinti & Parker, built and sold Pout), Richard Singh (Singh family; founder of Wax London) and Ben Betancourt (Head of Venture).

Rianta's holdings and investments include Castore, Lucky Saint, Mumsnet, Agam, Bedfolk, Boisson, CHÉ and Chinti & Parker, among others.

The most recent publicly reported investment by Rianta is Reome (First round, £1.1M, led by Rianta Capital), announced in Oct 2024.

Rianta states that it accepts submissions through its official contact page.