# Rishi Stocker

> Rishi Stocker is the British co-founder and CEO of Safi, formerly TrueCircle. An Oxford Classics graduate, he worked at Unilever and SquareTrade before leading partnerships and international launch work at Revolut from 2016 to 2020. His recycling venture began with computer vision and a materials marketplace, raised a $19.5 million Series A in November 2023, and now focuses on AI tools for quality control and plant operations.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Safi
- **Organizations:** Safi (formerly TrueCircle), Revolut, SquareTrade, Unilever
- **Nationality:** British
- **Education:** BA in Classics, University of Oxford, St Paul’s School, London
- **Known for:** Helped spearhead Revolut’s launch in Japan., Co-founded Safi, formerly TrueCircle., Led a company that announced $5.5 million pre-seed financing in 2022 and a $19.5 million Series A in November 2023.

## Career timeline

- **2008-2012** — Studied Classics at the University of Oxford.
- **2012-2014** — Worked on the Unilever Future Leaders Programme.
- **2014-2016** — European business development at SquareTrade, including carrier partnerships.
- **2016-2020** — Early Revolut employee; first head of partnerships; worked on new products and international expansion, including Japan.
- **2020** — Announced departure from Revolut and plans to start a business.
- **2021** — Co-founded TrueCircle, subsequently renamed Safi.
- **2022** — TrueCircle announced $5.5 million pre-seed financing and deployments at nine large European materials recovery facilities.
- **2023** — Safi announced a $19.5 million Series A led by Nosara Capital.
- **2025** — Featured in Theia Ventures’ Unheated Podcast climate-tech founders series.

## Achievements

- Helped spearhead Revolut’s launch in Japan.
- Co-founded Safi, formerly TrueCircle.
- Led a company that announced $5.5 million pre-seed financing in 2022 and a $19.5 million Series A in November 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Appeared on Theia Ventures’ Unheated Podcast to discuss Safi and AI in recyclables trading.

## Links

- Website: https://www.safi.co/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rishi-stocker-956bb131/

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Last updated: 2026-10-20