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.
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