Gimv

Gimv is an investment company that works alongside the management teams of growing businesses. It organises its activity into five platforms, each with its own sector knowledge: Consumer, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Smart Industries and Sustainable Cities. The stated aim is to find the market leaders of tomorrow.

What Gimv offers

• Consumer platform — investing in consumer-facing companies.
• Healthcare platform — backing businesses that improve patient care.
• Life Sciences platform — investing in research-driven companies.
• Smart Industries platform — supporting industrial technology businesses.
• Sustainable Cities platform — funding companies working on energy transition and infrastructure.

Who it works with

The firm partners with the management of companies in these five areas. Portfolio examples on its site include Onward, which works on spinal cord injury recovery, sofatutor, an online learning business, and Verkley. It also published an ESG-focused annual report.

Key facts

• Platforms: five sector-based investment platforms
• Recent activity: energy transition and infrastructure investment in Germany