Vivienne Investissement

What Vivienne Investissement does

Vivienne Investissement, founded in 2005 and headquartered in Paris, France, is a quantitative asset management firm that originated as a private research center applying artificial intelligence to financial markets. The company built proprietary AI-based quantitative models designed to transform raw market data into actionable investment intelligence, targeting absolute (index-independent) performance with disciplined risk management. Its product platform historically comprised three funds — Bréhat I (long/short volatility, ~12% annualized volatility target), Ouessant (multi-asset flexible, ~8% target), and Mach 3 (multi-asset flexible, ~20% target) — each sharing a philosophy of absolute return, index independence, and risk discipline.

Following a strategic realignment effective September 15, 2025, Vivienne Investissement was renamed Vivienne Innovation and ceded financial management of the three funds to Auris Gestion (an independent French asset manager with over €5 billion in AUM), while continuing to provide proprietary model development, scientific research, and risk/bias analysis services to those funds. The company's founder and President, Laurent Jaffrès, simultaneously joined Auris Gestion as Director of Research, embedding Vivienne Innovation's scientific capability within Auris Gestion's existing Quant Laboratory. Vivienne Innovation now operates as a focused B2B scientific research and quantitative modeling services firm, serving institutional investors, wealth managers (CGP), Multi-Family Offices, Family Offices, and private clients indirectly through Auris Gestion's distribution network in France. Revenue mechanics now flow primarily as services/modeling fees rather than direct asset management fees, with pricing and contract terms not publicly disclosed.

Name

Vivienne Investissement

Legal name

Vivienne Investissement

Website

https://vivienne-investissement.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Vivienne Investissement (now Vivienne Innovation) is a Paris-based quantitative research firm that develops proprietary AI-driven investment models, providing scientific modeling and research services to Auris Gestion for three absolute-performance funds.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Quantitative Asset Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Open-End Investment Funds (52591)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Alternative Mutual Funds (Liquid Alts) (FSAAAEAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Multi-Asset Risk Parity & Volatility-Control Strategies (FSAAAJAL)

Keywords

• Quantitative asset management
• AI investment research
• Absolute return funds
• Multi-asset fund management
• Volatility-targeted investing

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Asset Management Services: Vivienne Innovation provides proprietary model development and research services to Auris Gestion, which manages three funds (Bréhat, Ouessant, and Mach 3). Revenue is generated through asset management fees from the funds under management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Vivienne Investissement (now Vivienne Innovation) is a private asset-management research firm that develops proprietary AI-based quantitative models to support three absolute-return funds: Bréhat I (long/short volatility, ~12% volatility target), Ouessant (multi-asset flexible, ~8% volatility target), and Mach 3 (multi-asset flexible, ~20% volatility target). Following a September 2025 strategic partnership with Auris Gestion, Auris manages the three funds while Vivienne Innovation continues to provide the proprietary models, scientific research, and risk/bias analysis that drive investment decisions.

Product overview

Vivienne Innovation (formerly Vivienne Investissement) operates as an innovative company that provides AI-powered investment management services through a platform of three distinct funds: Bréhat I (long/short volatility fund targeting 12% volatility), Ouessant (multi-asset flexible fund targeting 8% volatility), and Mach 3 (multi-asset flexible fund targeting 20% volatility). These funds share a common philosophy of absolute performance, index independence, and disciplined risk management. The company's core offering includes proprietary AI models and scientific research services that support investment decisions, which are now delivered in partnership with Auris Gestion following a September 2025 strategic alignment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bréhat I OPCVM long/short volatility fund targeting approximately 12% annualized volatility, designed to hedge against market crashes while preserving carry in stable markets. It is supported by Vivienne Innovation's proprietary AI-based models and is now managed by Auris Gestion.
• Ouessant Flexible, diversified multi-asset fund centered on risk management with a target annualized volatility of approximately 8% and a regular performance objective above €STR. Supported by Vivienne Innovation's proprietary AI-based models and now managed by Auris Gestion.
• Mach 3 Flexible, diversified multi-asset fund targeting absolute performance through scientific and disciplined management, with a target annualized volatility of approximately 20%. Supported by Vivienne Innovation's proprietary AI-based models and now managed by Auris Gestion.
• Proprietary AI Models Scientific, AI-driven quantitative models developed and maintained by Vivienne Innovation that transform market data into actionable investment intelligence and risk/bias analysis to support the three managed funds.

Quantifiable outcome

• Bréhat I targets annualized volatility of approximately 12%
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Auris GestioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 2025Vivienne Investissement (renamed Vivienne Innovation) announced a strategic partnership with Auris Gestion effective September 15, 2025 (AMF approved September 5, 2025). Auris Gestion assumed management of three funds (Bréhat, Ouessant, Mach 3) while Vivienne Innovation continues to provide proprietary AI-based models and research services. Laurent Jaffrès, founder and President, joined Auris Gestion as Director of Research. The partnership combines Vivienne's scientific AI expertise with Auris Gestion's €5B+ asset management infrastructure.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Broad incumbents

• Auris Gestion: Auris Gestion is the strategic partner that now manages Vivienne's three funds and an independent French asset manager with €5B+ AUM serving private clients, CGPs, Family Offices, and institutionals. It is the most directly comparable peer because it operates the same multi-asset absolute-return strategies and the same French distribution channels Vivienne targets.
• Lyxor Asset Management: Lyxor (Société Générale group) is a large French/European quantitative and alternative asset manager with extensive multi-asset and liquid-alt capabilities. It is a broad incumbent comparable on the alternative/multi-asset product shelf, though it operates at vastly greater scale than Vivienne.
• ODDO BHF Asset Management: ODDO BHF Asset Management is a Franco-German asset manager offering multi-asset, quantitative, and absolute-return funds to institutionals and private clients in Europe. It is a broad incumbent comparable on strategy mix and European CGP/institutional distribution, though at significantly larger scale.
• Candriam: Candriam (New York Life Investments) is a European asset manager with significant quantitative, multi-asset, and alternative capabilities, distributed through institutional and wealth channels across Europe. It is a broad incumbent comparable on product breadth and European institutional distribution.
• Rothschild & Co Asset Management: Rothschild & Co Asset Management is a European manager with strong French wealth-management and institutional distribution, including multi-asset and absolute-return strategies. It is a broad incumbent comparable on French CGP/Family Office reach and absolute-return fund offering.

Direct peers

• Mandarine Gestion: Mandarine Gestion is a Paris-based independent asset manager specializing in quantitative and fundamental European equity strategies, including liquid alternative and multi-asset funds. It is directly comparable to Vivienne on product (liquid alts, European equities, multi-asset), customer base (French institutional and wealth channels), and boutique scale.
• TOBAM: TOBAM is a Paris-based quantitative asset manager known for its maximum diversification and anti-bias research-led investment approach. It is directly comparable to Vivienne on scientific DNA, AI/quant methodology, French institutional client base, and boutique scale.
• DNCA Finance: DNCA Finance is an independent French asset manager (part of Natixis) offering multi-asset and absolute-return strategies distributed to French wealth managers and institutionals. It is comparable to Vivienne on strategy mix, French CGP/Family Office distribution, and absolute-return philosophy, though at a substantially larger scale.
• La Financière de l'Échiquier: La Financière de l'Échiquier is a French independent asset manager combining quantitative and discretionary approaches for private wealth and institutional clients. It is comparable to Vivienne on French wealth-management distribution, multi-strategy fund range, and boutique entrepreneurial culture.

Emerging players

• Quantology Capital Management: Quantology is a small Paris-based systematic/quant asset manager focused on multi-asset and alternative strategies, with similar French institutional and wealth-management distribution. It is an emerging player comparable to Vivienne on boutique quant DNA and French CGP channel, though at an earlier stage of scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Vivienne_IM

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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