REI Co-op Path Ahead Ventures
Seattle, Washington, United StatesFounded 2021
REI Co-op Path Ahead Ventures is the $30 million corporate venture and accelerator initiative of REI Co-op, launched in 2021 to invest in and support founders of color — Black, Indigenous, Latina/o/x, and Asian American and Pacific Islander — building businesses in the outdoor industry.
Their most common stage is seed (57% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $9.4M (across 5 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
5
Fund Size
$30M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
KC
Keenan Corrigan
Managing Director, Path Ahead Ventures
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
7 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Wheel the World | Series A | $11M | Jan 2026 |
 Solarcore | Series B | $22M | Apr 2024 |
 Wheel The World | Series A | $6M | Mar 2023 |
| Wheel the World | Seed | $6M | Jan 2023 |
| Wheel the World | Seed | $2M | Jan 2021 |
| VVarlo Sports | Seed | — | — |
| VVarlo | Seed | — | — |
Top Co-Investors
Kayyak Ventures3 shared
Detroit Venture Partners2 shared
Plug and Play Tech Center1 shared
Airbus Ventures1 shared
Iron Gate Capital1 shared
Platinum Mile Ventures1 shared
Enlightenment Capital1 shared
Elizabeth Street Ventures1 shared
Plug&Play1 shared
Last updated: 27 September 2026