What Rodéo does

Rodéo is a Paris-based creative studio offering a unified suite of design services across four pillars: Branding, Webdesign, Image (photography and art direction), and Print. The studio serves an international client base spanning luxury fashion houses (Chanel, Dior, Armani Privé), beverage, architecture, finance, retail, and nonprofit sectors, with engagements focused on visual identity, digital experiences, and premium brand storytelling. The studio is positioned around a philosophy of balancing elegance with irreverence, and its credibility is anchored by industry awards from Awwwards (Site of the Day, Dev of the Day), FWA (Site of the Day), CSS Design Awards, Com'ent (Gold), Maxi (Best of Website of the Day), and Muzli (Selected).

The business operates as a boutique professional services studio with four named team members (Max Troupleau, Emilie Lanoue, Arnaud Routaboul, Marine Ferrante), implying high founder involvement on every engagement. Revenue is generated through project-based and likely retainer-based creative services contracts; pricing is not publicly disclosed and prospective clients initiate engagement via direct email contact ([email protected]). The go-to-market motion is community-led: the studio relies on its online portfolio, social media presence across Instagram, Behance, Twitter, and LinkedIn, and award-platform recognition to drive inbound interest from premium consumer and luxury brand buyers.

Rodéo is privately held and founder-owned with no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, subsidiaries, patents, partnerships, or M&A activity. There is no disclosed core technology stack, no AI/ML capability, no API or SDK offering, and no app presence — the studio's "product" is the creative output itself rather than a software platform. Operating status is active, with no evidence of expansion or contraction signals in the available data.

Name

Rodéo

Website

https://rodeostudio.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rodéo is a Paris-based boutique creative studio of four members offering branding, web design, photography, and print services to international clients including luxury fashion houses Chanel, Dior, and Armani Privé.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Creative Services: Rodéo generates revenue through providing creative services including branding, web design, digital design, art direction, photography, and print services to clients. Revenue appears to be project-based or retainer-based for ongoing creative work.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Rodéo is a Paris-based creative studio that delivers branding, web design, image (photography and art direction), and print design services to clients. The studio operates as a boutique four-person team providing end-to-end creative solutions spanning visual identity, digital experiences, packaging, and editorial print collateral for premium brands.

Product overview

Rodéo is a creative studio offering a unified suite of design services including Branding, Webdesign, Image (photography and art direction), and Print. These services work together to deliver comprehensive creative solutions for clients across branding identity, digital experiences, and visual content creation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Branding

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple industry awards from Awwwards, FWA, and CSS Design Awards for web design excellence

Named customers16 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Pentagram: Large multi-partner design firm offering branding, identity, and digital design with a partner-led boutique structure. Directly comparable to Rodéo in service mix (branding, web, print) and luxury/premium client focus, but operates at significantly larger scale globally.
• AKQA: Global creative and digital experience agency serving premium and luxury brands across web, branding, and campaigns. Adjacent comparable: same client vertical and integrated service offering, but operates at enterprise scale with formal account/agency structure rather than boutique.

Direct peers

• Winkreative: Boutique branding and creative agency founded by Tyler Brûlé, focused on lifestyle, luxury, and travel clients. Comparable to Rodéo in client vertical (luxury/lifestyle) and integrated service offering (branding, digital, print).
• COLLINS: Independent design studio known for brand identity and digital experience work for premium and consumer brands. Closely comparable to Rodéo's positioning — boutique, award-recognized, integrated branding + web + art direction, with international clients.
• Studio Dumbar: Award-winning independent design studio in the Netherlands focused on brand identity and visual systems for premium clients. Comparable to Rodéo in boutique structure, award-recognized quality, and integrated branding/visual identity offering.
• Mast Studio: Boutique digital design and branding studio serving premium consumer and fashion brands. Comparable to Rodéo's web-first, premium-fashion client roster and small-team creative structure.
• Made Thought: London-based boutique creative studio specializing in brand identity, digital design, and creative direction for premium and cultural clients. Direct comparable: similar size and integrated service model to Rodéo with overlapping client profiles.
• Mucca: Milan-based independent creative agency offering branding, packaging, and digital design for fashion and luxury brands. Direct comparable: boutique scale, fashion/luxury vertical alignment, integrated packaging and brand work mirroring Rodéo's services to Darocco and Maison Germaine.
• Aquí / Bureau Borsche: Independently-run design and branding studio with premium brand clients and integrated brand identity + digital work. Comparable boutique structure and integrated offering to Rodéo.
• Koto: Independent brand and digital design studio working with premium consumer and tech clients. Direct comparable: small senior team, integrated branding/web offering, award-driven positioning similar to Rodéo's.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RodeoStudio_
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rod%C3%A9o-studio
• Instagraminstagram.com/rodeo.studio.paris

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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