Ambitious UK founders are underserved by traditional funding.
Too early for private equity, too unconventional for venture capital, or too regional for London-centric funds.
As a result, many high-potential businesses slip through the cracks.
Rippon Capital bridges this gap, providing flexible debt and equity, backed by operators who've scaled billion-pound companies.
We back the opportunities others overlook.
Strong businesses aren't confined to the sectors favoured by traditional investors. From agriculture and manufacturing to healthcare and technology, we look across the UK economy for opportunities with strong fundamentals and potential to grow.
A fund built to find the opportunities others miss.
A fund that backs the real economy.
Paul spent 30 years on the front line of banking, learning credit the hard way. He went on to co-found Starling and Monzo, two of the UK's best-known challenger banks, and served as Chairman of GB Bank alongside Stephen Black.
“The best opportunities rarely arrive with perfect timing, perfect certainty, or perfect consensus. They usually arrive early.”
We're raising our first fund, backing ambitious UK founders with flexible growth capital. If you are a professional investor and would like to be part of that from day one, we'd love to hear from you.
Are you a founder exploring your next raise? We're always open to conversations with potential portfolio companies, please get in contact.
Rippon Capital is helping Plend deliver fairer loans.
Rippon Capital is helping First Portfolio transform the way families build wealth.
Rippon Capital partners with EPIC, which believes in breaking generational cycles of disadvantage, where young people overcome significant life obstacles. Since 2019, EPIC has provided the coaching, skills, mentorship, and funding disadvantaged young people — including those navigating the care system — need to launch successful businesses, through a three-month programme and beyond.
Meet the people behind Rippon Capital.
Led by a small, hands-on team with deep experience working together over the past two decades.
Co-founder of Starling and Monzo. Started on the front line of banking and learned credit the hard way.
Seasoned financial services executive with a track record of scaling operations.
Founder and CEO of a private debt and equity group.
Deep experience in corporate banking and complex credit structuring.
Two decades in executive operations and investor relations, including Board & C-Suite support at GB Bank, Azets and Sage.