Red River West
Venture fund created and anchored by Groupe Artémis
Also known as RRW, RRW SAS, Red
Paris transatlantic VC created in 2017 by the Pinault family's Groupe Artémis; Red fund invests €5–20M at Series A–B in European tech firms entering the US; >commit backs open-source seed.
USEFUL FOR Founders · Co-investors
Family & background
- FAMILY
- Pinault
- WEALTH ORIGIN
- Kering (formerly PPR); Groupe Artémis holdings
- HEADQUARTERS
- Paris, France
- FOUNDED
- 2017
- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- Yes — also manages others' money
Investment approach
- GEOGRAPHY
- EuropeUnited States
- STAGES
- Pre-SeedSeedSeries ASeries B
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital)
- STRATEGIES
- Venture capital
- TICKET
- €5M–€20M
- LATEST DEAL
- Sans Strings Studio (Seed) · Mar 2026
Overview
Red River West is a Paris-based venture capital firm, managed by RRW SAS (AMF-registered AIFM since March 2021), that backs European technology founders expanding to the US. It was created in 2017 by Groupe Artémis, the Pinault family's investment company. Its early-growth fund Red invests €5–20M in Series A and B rounds in 10–15 companies per fund, with team members in Europe and the US. Its second strategy, >commit, invests at pre-seed and seed in commercial open-source startups.
Holdings & investments (21)
INVESTMENT ARMS & VEHICLES
- Early-growth fund (Series A & B) investing €5–20M in European tech companies expanding to the US; 10–15 companies per fund; Red 2 is SFDR Article 8
- Pre-seed and seed fund for commercial open-source startups between Europe and the US
HOLDINGS & INVESTMENTS · MOST RECENT FIRST
- The Exploration CompanyNOTABLESpace · since 2023
- Brut.NOTABLEMedia & Entertainment · since 2019
- Sans Strings StudioMedia & Entertainment · since 2026
- HyPrSpaceSpace · since 2025
- VeesionArtificial Intelligence · since 2025
- OkeiroHealthTech · since 2024
- OteraArtificial Intelligence · since 2024
- ResilienceHealthTech · since 2024
- RobovisionArtificial Intelligence · since 2024
- AdaHealthTech · since 2022
- WeMaintainReal Estate & PropTech · since 2021
- JikoFintech · since 2020
- iObeyaSoftware & SaaS · since 2020
- SpeachArtificial Intelligence · since 2019
- WorldiaSoftware & SaaS · since 2019
- Data ImpactSoftware & SaaS · since 2018 · Acquired
- uh!ive (formerly Allo-Media)Artificial Intelligence · since 2017
- Le CollectionistConsumer & E-commerce · since 2017
- UMA (>commit Fund I)Deep Tech
- Macrodata Labs (>commit Fund I)Artificial Intelligence
- ZML (>commit Fund I)Artificial Intelligence
People
- Alfred VéricelFounding Partner · source
- Antoine BoulinFounding Partner · source
- Luc-Emmanuel BarreauPartner · source
- Olivier HuezPartner (also >commit) · source
- Matthieu BucailleStrategic Partner · source
- Yves SisteronStrategic Partner · source
- Bettina DenisChief Financial and Sustainability Officer · source
- Max CorbaniPartner, >commit · source
- Abel SamotPartner, >commit · source
Frequently asked questions
Red River West is a family-anchored fund based in Paris, France, founded in 2017.
Red River West invests on behalf of the Pinault family (Kering (formerly PPR); Groupe Artémis holdings).
Red River West invests its own capital into companies. Its stated asset mix includes venture capital.
Red River West invests at Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A and Series B stages in Software & SaaS, Artificial Intelligence, HealthTech, Space, Media & Entertainment and Fintech.
Red River West's stated ticket size is €5M–€20M.
Key people at Red River West include Alfred Véricel (Founding Partner), Antoine Boulin (Founding Partner), Luc-Emmanuel Barreau (Partner) and Olivier Huez (Partner (also >commit)).
Red River West's holdings and investments include The Exploration Company, Brut., Sans Strings Studio, HyPrSpace, Veesion, Okeiro, Otera and Resilience, among others.
The most recent publicly reported investment by Red River West is Sans Strings Studio (Seed), announced in Mar 2026.
Yes. Red River West manages capital from outside investors.