Riplo, a London-based company developing an agentic operating
system for consulting, has raised £2.3 million in pre-seed funding. The round
was led by Cherry Ventures, with participation from Blue Lion Capital, the
founders of QuantumBlack, and a group of angel investors from the technology and
professional services sectors.
Riplo is building a platform designed to address inefficiencies
in consulting workflows, where legacy tools remain largely built for manual,
human-only processes. While artificial intelligence has transformed other
knowledge-intensive industries, consulting workflows often still rely on
traditional formats that limit collaboration between humans and AI systems.
The company’s approach centres on an agent-first interface that
enables AI agents to work alongside consultants in real time, supporting tasks
such as structuring analyses, drafting outputs, and iterating on workstreams
within a unified environment.
Riplo was founded by Tobias Haefele, Oliver Scott, and Zack Zornitta, who bring experience across AI product development, consulting, and
engineering. The founding team previously worked on AI-native products and
advisory projects, shaping the company’s focus on integrating AI directly into
consulting workflows.
The $1 trillion consulting industry is currently running on the
digital equivalent of a typewriter. We are building the interface where the
next generation of strategic analyses takes place, enabling humans and AI
agents to work together in real time,
said Tobias Haefele, co-founder and CEO of Riplo.
The newly raised capital
will be used to expand the engineering team, deepen collaboration with design
partners, and continue developing the platform’s capabilities.