el riu rao capital — the investment arm of el riu rao, the venture builder. Fund I is now raising.
We back the companies we build — and a few we wish we had.
el riu rao capital is the investment arm of el riu rao, the venture builder. Most venture money arrives after the hard part. Ours arrives before it — we fund the ventures our studio builds from day zero, and we co-invest in a handful of exceptional founders building in the same lanes.
Because we build as well as back, we underwrite differently. We've watched the company get made. We know which risks are real and which ones are noise, and we put our own capital in beside our LPs.
“riu rao” is the murmur of a river on its way somewhere else. Capital should behave the same way — patient, persistent, always moving toward the sea.
We're raising our first fund from institutional and private investors who want venture exposure with an operator's edge. The deck and data room are available on request.
Whether you're an LP considering Fund I or a founder building something we should know about, we read every message within 48 hours.
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