When was RiverApp founded?

RiverApp was founded in 2013 and raised its 1st funding round 7 years after it was founded.

Where is RiverApp located?

RiverApp is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

How many employees does RiverApp have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at RiverApp is 15.

Is RiverApp a funded company?

RiverApp is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Series A round on Oct 15, 2020.

When was the latest funding round of RiverApp?

RiverApp's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Oct 15, 2020, with participation from 6 investors.

Where does RiverApp rank among its competitors?

RiverApp ranks 8th amongst 1074 active competitors, of which 25 are funded. It stands 4th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Ocean Ecostructures, which secured $3.48M in Jun, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of RiverApp?

RiverApp's top competitors include Inshorts, Gunosy and Daum. Among them, Ocean Ecostructures secured the most recent funding round in June, 2025.

RiverApp - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Smartphone app to monitor river conditions. The app collects and aggregates data from different sources and measures river levels, flow, temperature, floods, and more. Its features include pushing notifications & alarms, data history, river maps, kayak sections, and much more.

Website: www.riverapp.net/en
Phone Number: +49 **********

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2013

Location

Munich, Germany

Stage

Acqui-Hired

Total Funding

$6M in 1 round

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Oct 15, 2020, $*****

Investors

.406 Ventures & 5 more

Ranked

8^th among 1074 active competitors

Employee Count

15 as on May 31, 2026

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RiverApp has raised a total funding of $6M over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Oct 15, 2020 for $*****. 6 investors participated in its latest round. RiverApp has 4 institutional investors and 2 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of RiverApp:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Oct 15, 2020	7538598	Series A	7022858	5854899	6953968	9972860

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The founders of RiverApp is Florian Bessiere.

Here are the details of RiverApp's key team members:

Florian Bessiere: Founder of RiverApp.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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RiverApp's employee count trend

RiverApp has 15 employees as of May 26. Here is RiverApp's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of RiverApp include Inshorts, Gunosy and Daum. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of RiverApp, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Inshorts 2013, Noida (India), Series C	Provider of summarized news articles across various categories and sources	$35.6M	Addition, Times Internet & 8 others	60/100
2nd	Gunosy 2012, Minato City (Japan), Public	Gunosy is a Japanese-based social media news aggregator	$24.1M	JAFCO Group, KDDI & 2 others	60/100
3rd	Daum 1997, Seoul (South Korea), Acquired	Operator of a web portal providing search and related services	-	Hyundai Venture Investment	53/100
4th	Dailyhunt 2009, Bengaluru (India), Unfunded	Provider of personalized news content aggregated in multiple Indian languages	-	Orios Venture Partners	53/100
5th	K-water 1967, Yuseong District (South Korea), Funding Raised	Water management solution provider	-	-	52/100
6th	Ocean Ecostructures 2021, Barcelona (Spain), Series A	Designs and implements Biodiversity Boosting Systems	$5.23M	Ship2B Ventures, Bstartup Banco Sabadell & 4 others	47/100
7th	KidzByte 2018, Mumbai (India), Acquired	Educational news app for children	$471K	-	46/100
8th	RiverApp 2013, Munich (Germany), Acqui-Hired	Smartphone app to monitor river conditions	$6M	.406 Ventures, BoxGroup & 4 others	46/100
9th	Newsvoice 2017, Stockholm (Sweden), Seed	App-based news aggregator offering multi-category news	$793K	Sting, Redmind & 4 others	46/100
10th	120Water 2016, Zionsville (United States), Series B	Provider of digital water management solutions for government agencies and water systems	$57.6M	Allos Ventures, Elevate Ventures & 7 others	46/100