# Rio Ventures

> Rio Ventures is a VC fund backing Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and SaaS. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Feb 2022
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Rio Ventures is an investment Firm.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Big Data | 2 | 50% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 50% |
| SaaS | 1 | 25% |
| Solar | 1 | 25% |
| Energy | 1 | 25% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 50% |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Israel | 1 | 25% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Valerann | Valerann empowers road network operators and creates certainty through enhanced use of data - to save lives, reduce congestion, decrease emissions and to support Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs). We transform the overwhelming, disparate data created by road infrastructure, ITS assets and drivers into meaningful, easily understood insights -unlocked by our Intelligent Traffic Management solutions. | $17M | Series A | Feb 22, 2022 |  |
| Become | Become is an end-to-end financial optimization platform for SMBs. Its one-of-a-kind loan marketplace uses advanced algorithms to provide SMBs with customized funding offers to help them grow and successfully scale their business. In addition to its funding platform, Become’s BeProfit dashboard provides online SMBs with the tools and insightsneeded to increase their bottom line. Available to Shopify merchants, the BeProfit profit calculator enables online stores to optimize their business and maximize their profits by tracking and analyzing their most important business metrics, helping them scale up for growth and compete for eCommerce success. Become is rapidly growing with over 236,000 loyal business owners registered through its platform. The company has built an ecosystem of more than 50 leading lenders and Fintech partners including BlueVine, Fundbox, Funding Circle, Enova and Prospa, and has facilitated over $316 million in tailored SMB loans to date. Founded in 2016, the company has offices in San Francisco and Tel Aviv. For more information, visit https://www.become.co and BeProfit. | $10M | Series A | Oct 29, 2019 |  |
| Valerann | Valerann empowers road network operators and creates certainty through enhanced use of data - to save lives, reduce congestion, decrease emissions and to support Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs). We transform the overwhelming, disparate data created by road infrastructure, ITS assets and drivers into meaningful, easily understood insights -unlocked by our Intelligent Traffic Management solutions. |  | Seed | Dec 21, 2018 |  |
| Raycatch | Raycatch is an AI diagnostics technology for solar energy, on a mission to revolutionize the PV market by enabling automated management of solar assets. By deciphering existing solar energy data, Raycatch transforms PV Operation and Maintenance (O&M) tasks from traditional manual scheduled operations to on-demand automatic management. TheRaycatch app, DeepSolar™, analyzes production data on a daily basis and aims to generate a full diagnostic mapping of all components in a PV portfolio. All insights are ROI driven and fully quantified, include panels under warranty but below the spec, maintenance on demand (dust + grass), disconnected cables, PID, temperature coefficient, MPPT/Inverter efficiency, tracking systems and many more. The result is maximized performance and maintenance of solar assets, leading to increased yield, decreased operational costs and the acceleration of solar energy penetration in the global energy market. No hardware or software installation, No site visits are needed. |  | Series B | Nov 06, 2018 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [2B Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/2b-angels) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [BayWa r.e. Energy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/baywa-re-energy-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Benson Oak Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benson-oak-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DSM Venturing](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dsm-venturing) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Entrée Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/entree-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HG Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hg-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Rio Ventures invest in?

Rio Ventures invests primarily in Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and SaaS startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Rio Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Rio Ventures closed in Feb 2022. Shizune tracks 4 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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