Rianta Capital

Rianta Capital is a single-family office founded in 2006 and headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, with offices in the United Kingdom. It serves as the dedicated investment advisory and management vehicle for the Singh Family Trusts — the family of Tom Singh OBE, founder of the UK fashion retail chain New Look. The firm is focused on the pursuit of a broad range of investment objectives encompassing retail, real estate, and private equity, either directly or through funds, advising on legal, fiscal, economic, and organisational issues as well as asset management across a diversified global portfolio. On the venture and growth side, Rianta Capital concentrates on early-stage and seed-stage consumer and technology businesses, with a particular emphasis on UK-based brands in consumer goods, beverages, sports technology, beauty, and marketplace platforms. The firm has backed companies such as Coopah Running (AI-powered run coaching), El Rayo Tequila (super-premium spirits), Reome (biotech skincare), VenueScanner (online venue booking marketplace), and Castore (premium sportswear). Rianta typically leads or co-leads seed and early-stage rounds in the £1–2 million range, often taking an active board or advisory role in portfolio companies. Through its Artha Impact arm, Rianta Capital has since 2007 maintained a parallel impact investing programme focused on alleviating poverty and creating sustainable livelihoods in India by investing in early-stage, impact-focused businesses. Sectors of focus for Artha Impact include agriculture, healthcare, education, energy, and livelihoods. The Artha platform — developed in conjunction with affiliate company Artha Networks Inc. — supports high-impact social businesses globally, combining a diligence workflow tool, marketplace, and social network to reduce transaction costs and amplify collaboration between impact investors, donors, and social entrepreneurs. More broadly, Tom Singh and Rianta Capital are committed to the intersection of commercial returns and social impact. Singh is a Founding Member of the Social Impact Investment Taskforce and has been an active participant in the UK's broader discourse on redefining the purpose of capital. The family office's investment activities span direct equity stakes, fund commitments, and philanthropic initiatives, with a long-term, relationship-driven approach to backing founders and management teams.