Pleiade Venture

The firm invests and reinvests capital without a predetermined fund termination date. Realized gains from portfolio exits are systematically redeployed into new investments rather than returned to external limited partners. This structure removes the pressure to exit positions on a fixed timetable and allows the firm to maintain alignment with entrepreneurs over decades.

The firm does not publicly identify its management team or investment committee members on its website. Harry Gozlan, founder of smartTrade Technologies, is the only named individual disclosed as a current member of the investment committees, and the firm emphasizes that its backing comes from a network of successful entrepreneurs rather than traditional institutional limited partners.

Pléiade Investissement is a sister or affiliate entity that invests alongside entrepreneurs and managers of small and medium-sized enterprises in more traditional private equity situations. While Pleiade Venture focuses on early-stage venture capital with an evergreen mandate, Pléiade Investissement provides a parallel route for longer-duration partnerships with operating executives in established businesses.

The firm's investment activity centers on direct equity investments as a lead or co-lead in Seed and Series A rounds. It also selectively acquires secondary portfolios from other venture funds, taking an active involvement role with the acquired companies rather than acting as a passive fund investor.

The firm targets Seed and Series A stages with equity checks ranging from €0.5 million to €5 million. It does not indicate participation in pre-seed, growth-stage, or later-stage rounds, maintaining focus on early-stage companies that are post-product and demonstrating initial traction or growth.