
Ricari
C/ Miguel Villanueva 6, 2 D, Logroño, La Rioja, 26006, Spain
Overview
Ricari, Desarrollo de Inversiones Riojanas S.A., is an independent investment company founded in 1.990 with the purpose of develops and improves the industrial and economical activity in the Rioja Region, and support new business initiatives. They were the pioneer doing this kind of activity in their Autonomous Community. Currently they manage above 5 million Euros, ready for new investment. The funds are managed by their team from their office in Logroño. They welcome other institutions who want to invest with us. Their aim is to work closely as a partner, not only granting financial aid but also strategic and management assistance but without interfering with the day today running of the business. Ricari gives support to companies constructive approach though constant dialogue with the management team and the share holders. They are temporary investors. Ricari remains a shareholder of each company between three and six years. They have the same shareholders from the origin. Their investors are prestige and solvent institutions of the Rioja Region: * Agencia de Desarrollo Económico de La Rioja * Caja de Ahorros de La Rioja * Ibercaja * Iberdrola * Cámara de Oficial de Comercio e Industria de la Rioja * Federación de Empresarios de La Rioja * Unipapel * Corporación Empresarial ONCE
- Total investments
- 1
- Lead investments
- 0
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 1
Sector focus
- Venture Capital
Investment portfolio
- ValueCar.es
Participated · Seed · Sep 2018
ValueCar.es is a digital marketplace launched in September 2017 that connects car buyers with official dealerships to find, compare and buy new, nearly-new and rental (renting/subscription) vehicles. Users enter their desired car and postal code and the platform obtains five definitive offers from participating dealers for easy comparison. The service is free for users and is financed by the participating dealerships. After one year of operation the platform reports more than 25,000 registered users, 400 dealers onboarded and over 15,000 offers issued per month, with double-digit monthly growth. The company is developing new business areas on its web platform and is expanding its renting/subscription offerings toward more frequent subscription cadences. ValueCar aims to consolidate and scale its position across Spain while investing in communication and marketing to acquire new users. It also has financial support from the Agencia de Desarrollo Económico de La Rioja.
Team
Luis Ruano Marrón
Gerencia (CEO) / Dirección financiera (CFO)
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