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Last updated: 8 August 2026
RIV Facts & Evidence
A structured public reference explaining how RIV is organised, where its investment and technology capabilities sit, and which entities hold regulated permissions.
CORPORATE REFERENCE
The information needed to understand RIV.
ESTABLISHED
2021, Luxembourg. RIV developed from an investment platform into a broader financial and technology group.
PRINCIPAL GROUP PLATFORM
RIV-Capital LP, SCSp – Luxembourg.
INVESTMENT FOUNDATION
Investment Management and Permanent Capital. Quantitative and alternative investment capabilities alongside long-term ownership of selected private businesses and strategic opportunities.
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
RIV Technologies FZE. RIV Wallet, StablePay and Sentori are technology products developed within the group’s technology capability rather than separate legal entities.
UAE REGULATED ENTITY
RIV Technologies FZE. Dubai-based VASP licensed by VARA for Advisory Services to Institutional Investors and Qualified Investors.
EUROPEAN REGULATED ENTITY
RIV-Digital S.r.l. Italian CASP authorised by Consob under MiCAR for specific exchange and placement services.
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS
Europe and the United Arab Emirates. The group combines a European financial base with a growing institutional and technology presence in Dubai.
GROUP ARCHITECTURE
One group. Two operating engines.
RIV’s investment platform and technology platform are complementary, while regulated activities remain attached to the specific authorised entity.
RIV-Capital LP, SCSp
Principal group and investment platform
INVESTMENT ENGINE
Traditional Finance & Permanent Capital
RIV’s financial foundation combines investment management with patient ownership of selected private businesses.
Investment Management
Quantitative, alternative and research-led strategies.
Permanent Capital
Long-term private investments and strategic holdings.
TECHNOLOGY ENGINE
Technology & Digital Assets
Products are developed within RIV Technologies, with market and regulatory routes aligned to the relevant entity and jurisdiction.
RIV Technologies FZE
Technology development and UAE Advisory Services.
RIV-Digital S.r.l.
MiCAR-authorised European crypto-asset services.
INVESTMENT FOUNDATION
RIV starts with capital.
The investment side of RIV is deliberately presented separately from the group’s technology and digital-asset products.
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
Research-led capital allocation.
RIV’s investment approach combines quantitative research, market analysis, diversification and disciplined risk management across selected traditional and alternative strategies.
Detailed information on certain investment vehicles, strategies and performance is reserved for eligible professional and institutional investors.
PERMANENT CAPITAL
Long-term ownership.
RIV invests directly in selected private businesses and strategic opportunities where underlying business quality and long-term value are more important than a short-duration exit timetable.
MJ Investments
One example of the strategy is RIV’s Dubai hospitality exposure through MJ Investments, including Billionaire Dubai and Lion in the Sun — two differentiated hospitality concepts at Mandarin Oriental Downtown Dubai.
PROFESSIONAL & INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
Detailed investment information.
Fund-specific, performance and other restricted investment information is made available through the appropriate professional and institutional investor access channel.
REGULATED CAPABILITIES
Permissions stated by entity.
Current regulatory status is referenced directly to the relevant authority rather than described at group level.
RIV Technologies FZE
Authority: Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA)
Licence: VL/26/03/002
Status: Active
Licensed Activity: Advisory Services
Eligible Clients: Institutional Investors and Qualified Investors
RIV-Digital S.r.l.
Authority: Consob
Authorisation: Crypto-Asset Service Provider under MiCAR
Resolution: No. 24030 of 10 June 2026
Authorised Services: exchange of crypto-assets for funds; exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets; placement of crypto-assets.
TECHNOLOGY
Products developed within RIV Technologies.
RIV Wallet
A non-custodial wallet designed to give users direct control of digital assets across supported blockchain environments.
RIV StablePay
Merchant payment infrastructure for supported stablecoin acceptance, transaction visibility and settlement orchestration.
IN PROGRESS
Sentori
Technology in development designed to support KYC, AML and transaction-risk workflows in digital-asset environments.
RIV ACADEMY
Knowledge as part of the infrastructure.
RIV Academy is the group’s free public education initiative, offering structured learning across blockchain, crypto, DeFi and finance.
The rationale is simple: adoption of new financial technology requires credible knowledge as well as technology.
PUBLIC EDUCATION INITIATIVE
Free · Self-Paced · Expert-Led
Education remains a supporting capability rather than a separate regulated or investment business line.
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Public Facts & Evidence is designed as a concise institutional reference. Detailed investment materials are available separately to eligible professional and institutional investors.