About RIVA Markets
RIVA Markets builds the next generation capital market infrastructure and provides solutions to the market for better accessibility, full asset transparency, improved efficiency and a liquid market.
Our team of professionals is dedicated to deliver real value to the debt capital and fund markets.
RIVA Markets: Revolutionizing the private and real estate debt market

ABOUT US
RIVA Markets was born out of the need in the industry to develop and provide the next-generation capital market infrastructure. We’re dedicated to developing and providing the best technical infrastructure built on state-of-the-art technology with innovative concepts. By doing so, we’re diving deep into the characteristics of each asset and its processes in order to deliver efficient, but also easy to use systems for those specific assets and use cases. We’re building those solutions for a seamless transition, leveraging hybrid models to enable all market participants on the sell and on the buy side, as well as, still required and valuable service providers to integrate without friction.
RIVA Markets was founded on four pillars:




Our Innovative Edge
We consider ourselves innovators, delivering technology that will transition the market to an efficient digitized industry. We’re motivated to deliver cutting-edge solutions that truly add value to the future of investments.
Leveraging the Potential of Blockchain and AI
Creating accessibility, transparency, efficiency and liquidity
From Traditional to Digital to Tokenised Asset Management
Creating Securities Innovation and New Opportunities
At RIVA Markets we’re bringing those attractive products in new and innovative forms, creating natively digital and on-chain investment products. But we’re building them with a transitional approach, as we’re fully aware that the broader market is facing a transition that cannot be done overnight. That’s why we’re building new investment products merging TradFi with DeFi in a hybrid and transitional approach.
Our Team
Johannes Gugl
FOUNDER & CEO
Johannes Gugl
Financing, capital markets & digital asset specialist with 20+ years at the likes of PwC & KPMG. Special expertise in credit processes and credit risk management systems at major European banks.
Co-founded and launched PE Firm Fides Equity Partners, one of the first fully regulated digital asset FoF Aaro Capital and commodities-backed
stablecoin Edelcoin.
Roy Villanueva CFA
CO-FOUNDER & CIO/COO
Roy Villanueva CFA
Former Portfolio Manager at BBVA. Co-founder and CEO at various fintech startups focused on the digital asset market. Background in investment banking, private equity and asset management. Chartered Financial Analyst and Certified Advisor Strong technical knowledge in decentralized finance, crypto markets, blockchain, and artificial intelligence.
Ken Steven
BOARD MEMBER
Ken Steven
Co-founded Infinti Capital AG, a Swiss multi-billion dollar hedge FoF with a multi tier-one bank funding and leverage platform. Ran Infiniti’s debt capital markets unit, doing over $1b of RMBS & ABS deals and growth hacking a non-bank lender.
Registered world’s first retail digital asset fund in Japan. Co-founded a NZ non-bank, securing c.$150m of warehouse funding.
John Cummins
BOARD MEMBER
John Cummins
Debt capital markets specialist, ex-Head of Credit at Westpac Institutional Bank, ex-Head of RBS Markets AU/NZ and ex-Head of Markets at FIIG Securities.
Former Chief Investment Officer and Head of Treasury at Australian marketplace lender, SocietyOne.
Jatin Tosar
BOARD MEMBER
Jatin Tosar
Ex-KBC Managing Director of Fund Linked Products, delivering structured hedge fund investments to global investment managers. Now runs London secondary markets firm trading illiquid hedge, PE, and real estate funds.
Independent Manager for the Blackstone Global Credit Fund.
Gideon Treut
RIVA Prime Germany
Gideon Treut
Experienced banker and former branch manager of a German bank. Specialised in mortgage and real estate finance, with a strong expertise in loan structuring and deal execution.
As a part of our German RIVA Prime team, Gideon and his team serve the German market sourcing and structuring deals.
Friedl Matschnig
RIVA Prime Austria
Friedl Matschnig
Commercial real estate finance professional with many years of experience in financing residential, commercial and hotel projects and refinancing. Prior core team member and project manager at a leading mortgage finance platform.
Heading the RIVA Prime activities in the Austrian market, Friedl works with major developers and real estate investors all over the country.
Daniel Spiess
RIVA Prime Germany
Daniel Spiess
Ex-KBC Managing Director of Fund Linked Products, delivering structured hedge fund investments to global investment managers.
Now runs London secondary markets firm trading illiquid hedge, PE, and real estate funds.
Independent Manager for the Blackstone Global Credit Fund.