# The Riva Group

> The Riva Group is a VC fund in Dubai backing Sports, Software and Gaming. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jul 2021
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-riva-group/
- Website: http://therivagroup.com/

The Riva Group is a diversified group, delivering excellence in creative design, animation, visual effects, development.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $8.2M–$9M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sports | 2 | 67% |
| Software | 2 | 67% |
| Gaming | 1 | 33% |
| Publishing | 1 | 33% |
| Video Games | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Portugal | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Splink | Splink allows you to connect with your club in an innovative way through a physical collectible such as collecting your favorite player jerseys and entering an Augmented Reality world through their cutting-edge technology. | $9M | Seed | Jul 26, 2021 |  |
| Recast | Recast is a subscription-free live and on-demand streaming platform powered by microtransactions, that gives fans affordable access to the sports and entertainment they love, and pays content creators and rights holders for every view. | $8.2M | Seed | May 09, 2021 |  |
| Rogue Games | Rogue Games, founded by industry veterans with more than 150+ years of game publishing experience, is a new kind of game company powered by innovative technology and developer-first solutions. Rogue’s portfolio of games, which spans mobile, console, and PC, features award-winning hit titles including Oz: Broken Kingdom™, Sociable Soccer™, WildLife: Puzzle Story, Hexaflip: The Action Puzzler, Super Impossible Road, and many more. Rogue is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in San Mateo and Seattle. For more information, visit www.rogueco.com. | $2.5M | Series A | Mar 10, 2021 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Albuquerque & Associados](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/albuquerque-associados) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Visor International](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/visor-international) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does The Riva Group invest in?

The Riva Group invests primarily in Sports, Software and Gaming startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Portugal. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is The Riva Group's check size?

The Riva Group typically joins rounds of $8.2M–$9M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds The Riva Group participates in.

### When did The Riva Group last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for The Riva Group closed in Jul 2021. Shizune tracks 3 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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