Pre Seed · AI & Machine Learning · London, United Kingdom · Founded 2025 · 3–10 employees
Riplo is an AI-native advisory platform for private equity funds, offering commercial and AI due diligence, value creation, and exit preparation powered by proprietary software and owned secure infrastructure. Founded in 2025 by ex-QuantumBlack and Hg Capital alumni Tobias Haefele, Oliver Scott, and Zack Zornitta, the company embeds AI agents directly into consulting workflows rather than treating AI as an external assistant. In March 2026, Riplo emerged from stealth with a £2.3M (€2.6M) pre-seed round led by Cherry Ventures, with participation from Blue Lion Capital, the founders of QuantumBlack, and angel investors from McKinsey, BCG, OpenAI, Apple, Goldman Sachs, and Hg Capital. The platform targets the $1 trillion consulting and professional services market by replacing legacy tools like PowerPoint with an agent-first operating system that delivers decision-ready outputs in five days or fewer.