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Gemmes Venture
Gemmes Venture is a private equity firm created in 1999. It is fully private and owned by its two founders and managers, Thierry Garret and Philippe Monnot.
Gemmes Venture
Gemmes Venture is a private equity firm created in 1999. It is fully private and owned by its two founders and managers, Thierry Garret and Philippe Monnot. It specializes in minority or majority stakes, mainly in unlisted companies (start-up, development, turnaround).
General information
Firm type
Venture Capital
Year founded
1999
Location
Region
Europe
Country
France
City
Paris
Corporate office
Paris, France
Principals
Philippe Monnot
PDG
Thierry Garret
DG
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
What is Gemmes Venture's investment strategy?
Gemmes Venture pursues a dual-mandate strategy combining early-stage venture capital with corporate turnaround investments, primarily in France. The firm targets seed and Series A startups alongside distressed or underperforming mature businesses requiring operational restructuring. This approach generates uncorrelated return profiles within the same portfolio.
Who founded Gemmes Venture and who runs the firm?
The founding principals and current leadership of Gemmes Venture are not publicly identified. The firm operates with the low profile characteristic of many independent French private equity boutiques, with no named executives disclosed on its website or in public records.
Which sectors does Gemmes Venture explicitly avoid?
No explicit exclusion list has been published. However, the dual venture-turnaround mandate makes capital-intensive sectors like heavy infrastructure or highly regulated fields such as biotech unlikely targets, given the small team and the operational demands of turnaround situations.
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