Red River West
Red River West is a transatlantic venture capital firm founded in 2017 by serial entrepreneurs Antoine Boulin and Alfred Vericel in partnership with the Pinault family's Groupe Artemis, with offices in Paris and New York. It backs European technology scale-ups expanding into the US via its early-growth Red funds (Series A/B, 5-20M EUR tickets) and its >commit seed fund for commercial open-source and AI-infrastructure startups.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
2 funds tracked, 21 portfolio companies (18 active · 3 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Sector breakdown
21 companiesFunds & portfolio
Every fund Red River West has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Red River West II GrowthGrowth2021 · 5yr11 active · 1 realized
Unrealized
11 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace & Defence |  France | 2025 | |
| AI/ML | France | 2026 | |
| HealthTech | France | 2025 | |
| AI/ML |  Austria | 2024 | |
| HealthTech | France | 2024 | |
| AI/ML |  Belgium | 2024 | |
| TMT | France | 2026 | |
| Aerospace & Defence |  Germany | 2023 | |
| Deep Tech | France | 2025 | |
| AI/ML | France | 2025 | |
| AI/ML | France | 2026 |
France· Entry 2025France· Entry 2026France· Entry 2025Austria· Entry 2024France· Entry 2024Belgium· Entry 2024France· Entry 2026Germany· Entry 2023France· Entry 2025France· Entry 2025France· Entry 2026Realized
1 exit| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PropTech | France | 2021 | 2026 | Trade Sale | – |
Red River West I GrowthGrowthHarvesting2017 · 9yr7 active · 2 realized
Unrealized
7 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| HealthTech | Germany | 2022 | |
| SaaS | France | 2020 | |
| Fintech |  US | 2022 | |
| Hospitality | France | 2017 | |
| SaaS | France | 2018 | |
| AI/ML | France | 2017 | |
| Hospitality | France | 2019 |
Realized
2 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMT | France | 2019 | 2025 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Data & Analytics | France | 2018 | 2021 | Trade Sale | – |
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About Red River West
Red River West is a French venture capital firm headquartered in Paris with capital deployed across 3 active fund vehicles. Founded in 2017, the firm deploys institutional capital across early-stage and selective growth-stage equity rounds in European technology companies, with sector focus spanning software, TMT, business services, healthcare, consumer, financials, industrials and energy.
Investment thesis
Red River West targets European and selectively global early-stage and growth-stage technology companies across software, TMT, business services, healthcare, consumer, financials, industrials and energy, deploying institutional venture capital across seed, Series A and Series B rounds. The firm emphasises hands-on operational support during the post-investment value-creation phase, leveraging founder and operator partners alongside institutional capital to support international expansion and category leadership across France and selectively across Europe. Average equity tickets vary by stage with reserve capital preserved for follow-on rounds across the platform.
Recent activity
Realised exits across the current platform vintages remain limited, with the portfolio in active deployment and value-creation phase. The platform tracks 3 fund vehicles, 22 active portfolio companies and 0 realised exits across the strategy's history. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
Investment team
Senior partners. Hand-checked from public filings and the firm's own site.
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