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Planet
Planet is a corporate investor based in Marousi, founded 2020; the Altss profile covers its classification, headquarters, registration, AUM band, and key...
Planet
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General information
Firm type
Corporate Investor
Year founded
2020
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
Europe
Country
Greece
City
Marousi
Corporate office
Marousi, Greece
Principals
Frédéric de Mévius
Executive Chairman, Planet First Partners
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Planet First Partners?
Frédéric de Mévius serves as Executive Chairman. The firm maintains an advisory board that includes former Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt and former Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation COO Connie Collingsworth, who provide strategic guidance on sustainability and governance. Day-to-day investment decisions are made by the partnership's investment committee, which includes the de Mévius family office principals.
How is Planet structured relative to the de Mévius family office?
Adrien Invest, the de Mévius family office, serves as the anchor investor in Planet First Partners' fund. However, Planet First Partners operates as a separate growth-equity manager with third-party LP capital, including Ingka Group (IKEA). The de Mévius family also holds liquid alternative assets — Bitcoin, Ethereum, mining interests, and uranium — outside the fund structure on its own balance sheet.
Does Planet First Partners invest outside of Europe?
The fund's mandate is pan-European. While other Planet-branded activities exist — such as the Art at Planet Program in San Francisco — these are separate from the growth-equity fund. The investment partnership focuses on European companies scaling sustainability technologies.
What investment stages does Planet First Partners target?
Planet First Partners targets growth-stage companies that have proven their technology and are ready to scale commercially. Typical equity cheques range from €10 million to €40 million. The firm takes board seats and works closely with management teams on operational scaling.
Who are the anchor LPs in Planet First Partners' debut fund?
Ingka Group, the parent company of IKEA, is the lead institutional LP. Adrien Invest, the de Mévius family office, is the anchor family-capital investor. The fund closed its debut round in 2021 with a sustainability-focused, growth-equity mandate for European companies.
Does the firm maintain any philanthropic structures?
The firm lists a foundation called "Out of the Box." Details on grant-making or programmatic focus are not publicly disclosed. The advisory board includes Connie Collingsworth, former COO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, suggesting an operational link to institutional philanthropy expertise.
What is Planet's posture on co-investments alongside external GPs?
Planet First Partners typically invests as a lead or co-lead equity investor with board representation rather than as a passive LP in other GPs' fund structures. The firm sources through corporate and family-office networks, prioritizing direct relationships over intermediated fund commitments.
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