Rivers Capital Partners

Rivers Capital Partners Limited is a private equity and venture capital firm established in 2009 and headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, with an additional office in Leeds. The firm specializes in growth stage, expansion, buy-outs, and early-stage investments, providing both loan and equity financing to small and medium-sized enterprises primarily located in the North East of England and the Scottish borders. Rivers Capital Partners focuses on various sectors, including manufacturing, engineering, technology, and software, while deliberately avoiding investments in retail, generalized education, gambling, agriculture, and export businesses. The typical investment range is between £0.05 million and £10 million, and the firm usually seeks to acquire a majority stake in its portfolio companies.

Jonathan Gold

Co-Founder and Managing Director

9 past transactions

Hyperdrive Innovation

Venture Round in 2018
Hyperdrive Innovation Limited is a company based in Sunderland, United Kingdom, that specializes in the development, manufacturing, and sale of lithium-ion battery technology. Founded in 2012, it focuses on providing innovative solutions for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), electric vehicles, and battery energy storage systems, catering to both residential and commercial sectors. Hyperdrive Innovation's capabilities encompass the entire process from design through integration to scalable manufacturing, allowing it to deliver high-performance battery solutions tailored for challenging applications. This comprehensive approach enables clients to gain a competitive edge in the marketplace by consistently offering advanced energy solutions.

Gradvert

Seed Round in 2016
Gradvert Limited, established in 2012 and headquartered in Newcastle with an additional office in London, specializes in graduate recruitment and leadership management training services across the UK. The company assists employers by offering talent management programs, recruitment services, learning and development initiatives, and post-recruitment support to engage, develop, and retain talented graduates. Additionally, Gradvert partners with universities to facilitate student-employer interactions, career exploration, skill development, and faculty training for employability modules. They also provide job search assistance for graduates.

Realsafe Technologies

Seed Round in 2015
Realsafe Technologies Ltd. is a company based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom, that specializes in safety technology for motorcyclists. Founded in 2012, it launched its first product, REALRIDER®, in 2013, which includes an online platform and mobile application designed to enhance rider safety. This innovative solution detects motorcycle crashes and directly notifies the National Health Service (NHS), allowing for prompt emergency response. Realsafe Technologies stands out in the market as the only application that integrates directly with UK Emergency Services, ensuring that alerts are processed in the same manner as traditional emergency calls. The company's partnership with the NHS is recognized nationally and is actively supported by Emergency Services and government departments. Additionally, the app allows users to document and share routes, highlight points of interest and hazards, and discover optimal riding paths in their vicinity.

4th aspect

Seed Round in 2013
The complexity and breadth of online media has reached a level where it is virtually impossible to manage your online marketing without clever software to help you. 4th aspect provides marketing professionals with tools that: measure, optimize and promote your content in virtually any form, across multiple content platforms and allows your marketing team to engage with advocates, influencers and of course customers. 4th aspect frees up your marketing resources and allows your team to create the content that your audience really cares about. Promote your brand on a global scale, while reducing costs and increasing control. Place your Brand ahead of your competitors and in front of your customers!

Realsafe Technologies

Seed Round in 2012
Realsafe Technologies Ltd. is a company based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom, that specializes in safety technology for motorcyclists. Founded in 2012, it launched its first product, REALRIDER®, in 2013, which includes an online platform and mobile application designed to enhance rider safety. This innovative solution detects motorcycle crashes and directly notifies the National Health Service (NHS), allowing for prompt emergency response. Realsafe Technologies stands out in the market as the only application that integrates directly with UK Emergency Services, ensuring that alerts are processed in the same manner as traditional emergency calls. The company's partnership with the NHS is recognized nationally and is actively supported by Emergency Services and government departments. Additionally, the app allows users to document and share routes, highlight points of interest and hazards, and discover optimal riding paths in their vicinity.

4th aspect

Seed Round in 2012
The complexity and breadth of online media has reached a level where it is virtually impossible to manage your online marketing without clever software to help you. 4th aspect provides marketing professionals with tools that: measure, optimize and promote your content in virtually any form, across multiple content platforms and allows your marketing team to engage with advocates, influencers and of course customers. 4th aspect frees up your marketing resources and allows your team to create the content that your audience really cares about. Promote your brand on a global scale, while reducing costs and increasing control. Place your Brand ahead of your competitors and in front of your customers!

4th aspect

Seed Round in 2012
The complexity and breadth of online media has reached a level where it is virtually impossible to manage your online marketing without clever software to help you. 4th aspect provides marketing professionals with tools that: measure, optimize and promote your content in virtually any form, across multiple content platforms and allows your marketing team to engage with advocates, influencers and of course customers. 4th aspect frees up your marketing resources and allows your team to create the content that your audience really cares about. Promote your brand on a global scale, while reducing costs and increasing control. Place your Brand ahead of your competitors and in front of your customers!

Poll Me

Series A in 2011
Poll.me is a disruptive smartphone technology that seeks to revolutionise the way in which market information is sought, collected and utilized by businesses of all types and all sizes. Poll.me aims to tap into the growing power of mobile technology, crowdsourcing and real-time analytics to provide marketers with instant consumer opinions, trends and analysis on any subject conceivable all at the touch of a button. Poll.me puts marketers and researchers in instant touch with a large pool of users across all demographic types. By choosing specific criteria and constraints, marketers will be able to target highly focussed user groups and receive instant and accurate feedback from the market. In essence, Poll.me brings about the possibility for instant, real-time consumer feedback and opinion

MobiCart

Seed Round in 2011
MobiCart is a developer of mobile commerce applications that enables businesses to establish their own mobile commerce stores. The company offers solutions for creating native applications for both iOS and Android platforms, as well as tools for optimizing the mobile web experience using HTML5. By providing these resources, MobiCart assists companies in effectively launching and managing their m-commerce presence, catering to the growing demand for mobile shopping solutions.
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