
RIT Capital Partners
27 St James's Place, London, SW1A 1NR, United Kingdom
Overview
RIT Capital Partners plc is an investment trust listed on the London Stock Exchange with net assets of some £1.9 billion. It is chaired by Lord Rothschild, whose family interests retain a significant holding. For 2011 it won the Best Large Trust award from the Investment Trust Journal, for its outstanding performance.
- Total investments
- 13
- Lead investments
- 2
- Investments · 12mo
- 1
- Active investors
- 9
Sector focus
- Finance
- Financial Services
- Venture Capital
Investment portfolio
- CisLunar Industries
Participated · Seed · Mar 2026
CisLunar Industries develops flight-proven power hardware and software for spacecraft, including its Electric Power Intelligent Conversion (EPIC™) product line. Its Modular Power Processing Unit – Mod-PPU 1000 is a software-defined PPU designed and tested with modern Hall Effect Thrusters. The company plans to continue developing and expand production of the EPIC product line using proceeds from its seed raise. CisLunar was founded in 2019 and is led by Co‑Founder and CEO Gary Calnan. Early customers include NASA, the United States Space Force, three domestic and international defense primes, and ThinkOrbital. The company positions its offerings for the space industrial economy and has both commercial and defense customers.
- OneFootball
Participated · Series D · Apr 2022
OneFootball is a football media platform that delivers comprehensive football content from hundreds of leagues and competitions, including free and pay-per-view live streamed matches. The platform reported more than 100 million monthly active users and produced over 15,000 livestreams and on-demand clips in 2021. OneFootball has expanded its product set through acquisitions such as Dugout (Dec 2020) and by bringing leading clubs and federations on as shareholders. The company is pushing into Web3 via OneFootball Labs, a joint venture with Animoca Brands and Liberty City Ventures, aiming to offer accessible digital assets and fan experiences purchasable with just email and a credit card. Its roadmap emphasizes mass adoption of blockchain in football, broader OTT streaming, continued product development, and platform and user growth. The business recently secured new capital to fund these initiatives, signaling a focus on scaling global reach and digital fan experiences. Onefootball operates a mobile-first football app that aggregates content and engages fans, describing itself as a “Facebook for football without the social element.” The app has 25 million fans in 200 countries and drives deep engagement — about 90% of users have opted in to push notifications and some return 40–50 times per month. The company focuses on top-of-funnel experiences and explicitly avoids building betting, merchandise, or ticketing businesses. Strategic partnerships are a priority: Adidas was announced as a new investor, reflecting the value of Onefootball’s direct channel to fans. Financially, the company confirmed additional funding rounds (an unreported Series B and Series C) and has raised more than the $20 million that had been publicly reported to date. Founder Lucas von Cranach said he is deliberate about fundraising decisions, weighing dilution, valuation and cash on hand. The Football App is a mobile application that combines user-generated social content with professional media around football matches and news. The company introduced a 'Fan Zone' that integrates live commentary from social feeds alongside professional media content. It focuses on building social features and increasing user-generated content to drive engagement against competitors. The team plans to use new funding to continue developing social aspects of the platform and to bolster international growth ahead of the 2014 World Cup. The app has accumulated 10 million downloads since launching in 2008, with 3 million added in the prior six months. Founder and CEO Lucas von Cranach has stated a goal to double the user base after the 2014 World Cup. THE Football App provides a mobile football application that aggregates data, media content and services (including ticketing) from providers around the world. Led by co-founder and CEO Lucas von Cranach, the app offers live tickers, rankings, team statistics and services for leagues, teams and matches. Content covers over 100 leagues in six languages and the free app is available on iTunes, Google Play, Windows Store and Samsung SmartTV. The company intends to use the €10m in Series A funding to continue global growth, improve community and social features, and to release complementing products ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The company is hiring.
- Bright
Led · Equity · Aug 2021
Bright is a live video platform built on top of Zoom that lets fans engage in ticketed, interactive sessions with creators and celebrities. The company focuses on knowledge-sharing and learning rather than social likes, offering sessions across topics organized into areas like craft, home, money, culture, body and mind. At launch it had over 200 creators and today reports more than 320 notable creators, with plans to double the number by year‑end. Bright generates revenue by taking a 20% commission on creator revenue and reports ticket prices ranging from $25 to $150 for 1–2 hour sessions, but declined to disclose overall revenue. The company was co‑founded by Madonna, Guy Oseary and Michael Powers. Bright plans to roll out Creator Studio — a suite of creator tools for session management, analytics, messaging and a wallet — and to add interactive features like instant polls and the ability to share learning materials.
- Aspen Digital
Led · Series A · Aug 2021
Aspen Digital is a Hong Kong-based digital-asset investment platform serving asset managers, institutions and professional investors. It offers a single-account solution that centralizes offerings from dozens of digital-asset service providers, citing integrations with FTX, Celsius Network and Hex Trust, enabling institutional clients to execute trades, enhance yield and automate investment strategies. The platform also provides client portfolio reporting, risk management, market insights and custody solutions. Led by co-founder and CEO Yang He and co-incubated by Everest Ventures Group (EVG) and TT Bond Partners (TTB), the company targets professional investors seeking an integrated institutional-grade interface for digital assets. Aspen Digital secured $8.8m in pre-A funding and says it will use the proceeds to expand its core team and open new offices. In addition to its Hong Kong office, the company plans a second headquarters in London to serve Europe and the Middle East and a Singapore office to target Southeast Asia.
- LocoNav
Participated · Series B · Jun 2021
LocoNav provides an AI-driven fleet operations platform that delivers driver recommendations, performance monitoring, fuel tracking, and theft detection. Its platform supports more than a thousand devices and sensors, enabling rapid customer onboarding. Over half a million vehicles and fleet owners in 25 nations use LocoNav today. The company has grown largely via word of mouth and positions itself as a first mover in emerging markets not well served by large incumbents. LocoNav is using its vehicle-level data to build additional customer-relevant services and consolidate them on a single platform. The startup plans to hire data-science teams in San Francisco, Gurgaon and Bangalore and broaden product offerings to help fleet owners cut costs by as much as 50% over the next two years.