# Riccardo Silva

> Riccardo Silva is a pre-seed investor at Silva International Investments backing iOS and Apps. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Silva International Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/silva-international-investments)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Sep 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/riccardosilva/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/_riccardo_silva
- Website: https://x.com/_riccardo_silva
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RiccardoSilvaSII

Riccardo Silva is a pre-seed investor at Silva International Investments in London focused on iOS and Apps. Riccardo Silva serves as a Owner at Silva International Investments.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| iOS | 1 | 100% |
| Apps | 1 | 100% |
| Video | 1 | 100% |
| Mobile | 1 | 100% |
| Hardware | 1 | 100% |

7 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Takes | Takes is a revolutionary 1-click video app for iPhone and Android that allows you to create and share real videos by simply snapping a photo. Through cutting-edge technology, the app captures and edits video in real-time as users snap photos, and in one click it can share these videos across social media. Effortlessly. No editing is required. | $1.6M | Pre-Seed | Sep 07, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Astralis Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/astralis-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Silva International Investments

VC Fund



2 contacts available at Silva International Investments.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Riccardo Silva | Owner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/riccardo-silva |
| Antoine Bettant | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antoine-bettant |

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## FAQ

### What does Riccardo Silva invest in?

Riccardo Silva invests primarily in iOS, Apps and Video startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Riccardo Silva last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Riccardo Silva closed in Sep 2023. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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