Rainmaker Partners

What Rainmaker Partners does

Rainmaker Partners Ltd is a London-headquartered, privately held cross-border deal origination and capital-raising advisory firm founded in 2015 by Sergo Vashakmadze. The firm operates a proprietary deal-matching platform that connects issuers seeking capital across multiple asset classes — Venture Capital, Venture Debt, Private Equity, Private Debt, Real Estate, Energy & Infrastructure, Natural Resources, and Hedge Funds — with a global investor base spanning family offices, private banks, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, foundations, and corporate investors across 40+ countries. The platform lists 100+ active investment opportunities with ticket sizes ranging from $500K to over $5 billion, and supports a confidential process with anonymized deal details until parties consent to connect.

The firm maintains stated operational presence in eight major financial hubs — London, Hong Kong, New York, Singapore, Tokyo, Riyadh, Shanghai, and Abu Dhabi — enabling coverage across EMEA, North America, APAC, and the GCC. Its go-to-market combines a marketplace-style platform (where investors can browse and filter live deals and issuers can submit mandates through structured intake forms) with direct relationship-based outreach leveraging the leadership team's pedigree from the World Bank, Bloomberg, Colliers International, KPMG, and Cantor Fitzgerald. The platform's core differentiator is a customizable matching algorithm that filters deals and investors across multiple criteria and supports deal anonymity for confidentiality.

Revenue is generated on a transaction-fee / deal-by-deal basis with custom engagement terms and multi-year contracts, rather than disclosed subscription or retainer pricing. The firm is explicitly unregulated and does not provide investment or financial advice, instead referring professional clients and eligible counterparties to FCA-authorized Independent Financial Advisors. Rainmaker VC operates as a related affiliate brand within the firm's broader capital-markets ecosystem. Total disclosed headcount is 1-10 employees.

Name

Rainmaker Partners

Legal name

Rainmaker Partners Ltd

Website

https://rainmaker.partners

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rainmaker Partners is a London-based, unregulated cross-border deal origination and capital-raising firm that operates a proprietary platform connecting issuers seeking capital across multiple asset classes (VC, PE, real estate, energy, hedge funds) with institutional investors and family offices in 40+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Deal Origination & Capital Raising Advisory

NAICS

Miscellaneous Intermediation (523910), All Other Financial Investment Activities (52399)

SIC

Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211)

akta.pro primary industry

Project Finance Capital Raising Intermediation (FSAEALAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Infrastructure & Energy Fundraising Placement (FSAEALAF), Strategic Partnerships, Alliances & JVs Advisory (BPAHADAI)

Keywords

• Deal origination
• Capital raising
• Private equity advisory
• Venture capital matching
• Institutional investor network

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Deal Origination & Capital Raising Fees: The firm generates revenue by facilitating transactions between issuers and investors, likely earning success fees or transaction-based compensation upon deal closure. As a deal origination and capital raising advisory firm, their primary revenue stream appears to be tied to completed transactions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Rainmaker Partners is a global deal origination and capital raising advisory firm that connects issuers seeking capital with institutional investors across multiple asset classes. The firm operates across 8 financial hubs spanning 40+ countries and surfaces 100+ investment opportunities through a proprietary matching platform. Its services span venture capital, venture debt, private equity, private debt, real estate, energy & infrastructure, natural resources, and hedge fund opportunities.

Product overview

Rainmaker Partners operates a unified deal origination and capital raising platform that connects issuers seeking funding with global institutional investors and family offices. The core offering is their proprietary Rainmaker Deal Matching Platform, which leverages intelligent matching algorithms to curate and connect investment opportunities across multiple asset classes including Venture Capital, Venture Debt, Private Equity, Private Debt, Real Estate, Energy & Infrastructure, Natural Resources, and Hedge Funds. The platform enables deal anonymity until parties express interest, supports ticket sizes from $500K to $5B+, and operates across major financial hubs including London, Hong Kong, New York, Singapore, Tokyo, Riyadh, Shanghai, and Abu Dhabi.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Venture Capital Deal Origination
• Venture Debt Placement
• Private Equity Deal Origination
• Private Debt Placement
• Real Estate Investment Origination
• Energy & Infrastructure Deal Origination
• Natural Resources Investment Origination
• Hedge Fund Opportunity Matching

Quantifiable outcome

• 100+ Active Investment Opportunities
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Rainmaker VCrelated entityOthersRelated entity under the Rainmaker Partners brand focused on venture capital investments. Referenced in site navigation alongside the main Rainmaker Partners platform, suggesting a broader ecosystem of capital-raising and investment services.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Houlihan Lokey: Houlihan Lokey is a global independent investment bank with a large Financial Advisory Services practice providing capital raising, fund placement, and M&A advisory across alternatives — directly comparable to Rainmaker Partners' multi-asset-class placement intermediation model.
• Eaton Partners: Eaton Partners (a Parametric portfolio company) is a specialist global private fund placement agent that raises capital across private equity, private credit, real estate, and infrastructure — a direct competitor to Rainmaker Partners' curated global deal matching for alternative investment managers.
• Skybound Capital: Skybound Capital is a London-based global wealth and alternatives specialist distributing private investment opportunities to family offices and wealth managers. Directly comparable to Rainmaker Partners as a placement-focused intermediary serving alternative issuers and family office/institutional investors.
• Park Hill (Blackstone): Park Hill is Blackstone's private equity and private credit fund placement business, placing alternative investment products with institutional investors globally. Directly comparable as a placement agent serving alternative managers and family offices.

Emerging players

• GP Bullhound: GP Bullhound is an independent global tech advisory and investment firm providing M&A advisory and capital raising for technology companies. Comparable to Rainmaker Partners in cross-border tech and growth-stage deal origination, though with a sector specialisation rather than multi-asset focus.
• Drake Star Partners: Drake Star Partners is a global tech-focused investment bank with M&A advisory and capital raising across software, digital media, and fintech. Overlaps with Rainmaker Partners' venture capital and venture debt deal flow segments.
• Clipperton: Clipperton is a London-based independent investment bank focused on tech and internet companies, advising on M&A and capital raises. Comparable to Rainmaker Partners on cross-border deal origination for growth-stage issuers, though narrower in sector.

Broad incumbents

• Evercore: Evercore is a global independent advisory firm with a substantial capital markets advisory and Private Fund Group that places and raises capital across alternatives. Comparable to Rainmaker Partners in intermediating cross-border capital flows for institutional and private capital raisers.
• Lazard: Lazard is a global financial advisory and asset management firm with a Capital Markets & Private Capital advisory practice raising capital across private equity, infrastructure, and alternative strategies. Overlaps with Rainmaker Partners on multi-asset-class international capital placement.
• Jefferies: Jefferies is a full-service global investment bank with deep capital markets and sponsor coverage that raises equity and debt for alternative-asset issuers — broadly comparable to Rainmaker Partners' cross-border deal origination thesis though significantly larger.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rainmaker-partners-ltd
• Xx.com/rainmakerprtnrs

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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