Question 1

How are these firms ranked?

Accepted Answer

By the deals their investment team recorded in the last 24 months, then by the size of that team on Gritt. Each firm’s row shows its investment team on Gritt, its deals, its main sectors and the month of its last deal.

Question 2

Where does the data come from?

Accepted Answer

From the public professional profiles of each firm’s investment team: the partners, principals, associates, analysts and investors who work there. A deal counts for the firm where the person held an investment role when they made it, once per portfolio company. Gritt only sees the deals people list on their own profiles, so some firms show fewer deals than they made. The lists are refreshed every month.

Question 3

Which firms are included?

Accepted Answer

Venture capital firms, growth equity firms, corporate venture arms and public investors with at least 2 people of their investment team on Gritt and at least 5 recorded deals in the last 24 months. Private equity buyout firms, sovereign funds, accelerators and venture studios are not on these lists. Angel groups and syndicates are left out too.

Question 4

How do I contact the investors at a firm?

Accepted Answer

Open the firm to see its investors on Gritt and the deals each of them made. On any paid plan, from €50 a month, you can copy their email addresses, or let Gritt write a personalised email to each one and send it from your own Gmail.

Question 5

Is the list free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Browsing the firms, their investors and their deals is free. Email addresses, LinkedIn profiles and CSV export come with every paid plan.

Question 6

Our firm is listed. How do we correct or remove it?

Accepted Answer

Email privacy@gritt.io with the firm’s name. We correct its details, or take it off these lists. An investor who wants their own profile removed can write to the same address.

Venture Capital Firms in France

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