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Red

Red River West’s early growth fund

Red is an early-growth venture capital fund investing €5–20M in outstanding European tech companies with the ambition to win the US market, and brings hands-on support on both continents to turn them into global leaders.

Stage: Series A & B€5–20M per investment10–15 companies per fundEurope → USSFDR Article 8

Backing European talents in the US

Red River West was created to bring active support to outstanding European Tech Companies that have something unique to bring to the US market and transform them into US and Global successes. Within the team, we all share a track record of building and backing start-ups which became global leaders through Europe to US expansion.

We see our mission of backing European talents into US and Global successes as of strong impact. Europe is indeed home to a talented, driven pool of highly educated engineers and creative entrepreneurs. But the unfamiliarity with the US market means that too many promising European start-ups do not realize their full potential. US success doesn’t just mean bigger scale and more capital: translating Europe-based talent into US success requires expertise, commitment, and a deep understanding of the different business cultures.

Narrow, hands-on portfolio strategy

In the way we operate as investors and partners, we fully align with the success of the entrepreneurs we back. We have indeed a narrow portfolio strategy: we invest in only 10 to 15 companies per fund. It makes it possible for our team to dedicate plenty of time to the success of each entrepreneur and truly provide game-changing hands-on support on both continents. This approach is unique in VC and those differentiated foundations have been driving and fuelling our operating and ESG approach since day 1.

Who
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European Roots

True Technology Disruption

Targeting US Launch & Leadership

Caring about your impact

Raising Growth Capital

The Fund’s Portfolio

From space capsules to AI-powered healthcare, discover the companies Red is backing on their journey across the Atlantic.

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