Who Owns The Row?
Updated onExplore the ownership hierarchy of The Row. See parent companies, holding structures, and ultimate controllers.
Ownership Chain
The Row
The Row is an American luxury fashion label established in 2005 by Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen that offers minimalist, high-end ready-to-wear clothing, footwear, handbags, and accessories for women and men.
Starts at $220 / item
Mary-Kate and Ashley
Mary-KateandAshley.com is the former official website and e-commerce hub for the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen tween lifestyle brand, offering fan content and licensed fashion, beauty, and home products for young girls.
The Row
The Row is an American luxury fashion label established in 2005 by Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen that offers minimalist, high-end ready-to-wear clothing, footwear, handbags, and accessories for women and men.
Starts at $220 / item
Mary-Kate and Ashley
Mary-KateandAshley.com is the former official website and e-commerce hub for the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen tween lifestyle brand, offering fan content and licensed fashion, beauty, and home products for young girls.
Major Shareholders
The Row
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Mary-Kate Olsen Co-founder of The Row and one of the two majority owners; post-2024 financing articles continue to describe Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen together as majority stakeholders in the brand after the minority investment round that valued The Row at about $1 billion. | Founder | — | Dec 2024 |
Ashley Olsen Co-founder of The Row and one of the two majority owners; along with Mary-Kate Olsen, retains a controlling majority stake in the company despite the 2024 sale of minority stakes to outside investors. | Founder | — | Dec 2024 |
Mousse Partners (Wertheimer family office) Family office of Chanel owners Alain and Gérard Wertheimer; through Mousse Partners the Wertheimer family acquired a minority stake in The Row in 2024, in a deal widely reported to value the brand at around $1 billion and listed in private-market data as an investor. | Family | — | Nov 2025 |
Tethys Invest (Bettencourt Meyers family office) Investment vehicle of L’Oréal heiress Françoise Bettencourt Meyers and her family; Tethys Invest purchased a minority stake in The Row alongside Mousse Partners in 2024 as part of the $1 billion valuation round. | Family | — | Nov 2025 |
Imaginary Ventures Venture capital firm co-founded by Natalie Massenet; reported as one of the minority investors participating in The Row’s 2024 funding round alongside Mousse Partners and Tethys Invest. | Institutional | — | Sep 2024 |
StDominique Capital (investment vehicle of Lauren Santo Domingo) Private investment fund associated with Moda Operandi co-founder Lauren Santo Domingo; identified in 2024 coverage as a minority investor in The Row’s $1 billion valuation round. | Institutional | — | Sep 2024 |
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