Qosmos is a privately held company backed by Alven Capital, the GfK Group, DFJ Esprit and the Fonds Stratégique d’Investissement (FSI).
Alven Capital
Alven Capital is an independent venture capital firm that invests in high-potential technology, services and media companies. With over $210 million under management, Alven Capital has already invested in more than 40 companies in Europe, including Aquarelle, Liligo, Wanimo, Splendia, MonShowroom.com, MyFab.com, SeLoger.com, Webhelp, Newsweb, Companeo, Metaboli, Prowebce and Qosmos.
For more information, visit www.alvencapital.com
GFK
The GfK Group is one of the largest market research companies in the world. The Group has a staff complement of 10,000+ employees working in 150 operating companies covering more than 100 countries of the world who deliver the knowledge on markets and sectors which our clients need for their decisions. The GfK Group is headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany.
GfK is a full-service institute, which regards itself as a supplier of knowledge. It is a company with a tradition, which places a high value on continuity, long-term client relationships and consistent achievement at the highest level. This is also the reason why GfK cultivates its roots, which lie in academic research. The focus on innovation and progress is a central component of GfK’s corporate culture, ensuring that the advanced technology and consistent quality of the methods, tools and practice areas used.
GfK delivers services in all major consumer, pharmaceutical, media and service sector market segments. Services are divided into three sectors: Custom Research, Retail and Technology and Media, a structure based on the sources of the data supplied by GfK to its clients.
DFJ Esprit
DFJ Esprit is a leading cross-stage venture capital firm that invests in European technology companies. Members of the DFJ Esprit team have been active in technology investing for three decades. They have experience of investing in over 200 companies, generating strong returns for investors through building valuable global companies alongside founders and management teams.
The DFJ Esprit partners have invested and helped build many of Europe’s most successful venture companies of recent years, including Apatech, Buy.at, Icera, KVS, LOVEFiLM, CSR, Domantis and Zeus. DFJ Esprit is the exclusive European partner for Silicon Valley based Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) Global Network of venture funds. DFJ Esprit invests across Europe and has partners located in London, Cambridge, Dublin, Helsinki and Paris.
For more information, visit: www.dfjesprit.com
Fonds Stratégique d’Investissement (FSI)
The Fonds Stratégique d’Investissement (FSI) is a €20 billion sovereign wealth fund, hold at 51% by the Caisse des Dépôts and at 49% by the French state. FSI is a equity investor taking minority stakes in French companies of all sizes, both directly or through specialised funds. FSI’s purpose is to invest wise.
For more information, visit: www.fonds-fsi.fr
