The Exit Clock Starts the Day the Deal Closes. The CEO Hire Can't Wait for Month Three.
Grafa's PE/VC Hub maintains pre-built, pre-assessed CEO and CXO pipelines for portfolio companies — so fund partners deploy leadership at deal speed, not search speed.
2,500+
PE/VC-Ready Leaders
60+
Funds Covered
Pre-Built
CEO Pipelines by Sector
3–4 yr
Horizon-Aware Assessment
Talent Hub
Your Portfolio Talent Pool. Pre-Assessed. Exit-Ready.
From KKR portfolio CEOs to Sequoia-backed Series B founders needing professional COOs — Grafa maps leadership talent pre-calibrated for PE/VC timelines and value creation mandates.
Portfolio-Ready Leadership Index
CEOs, CFOs, and COOs pre-assessed for PE operating context — value creation orientation, board reporting fluency, and exit readiness baked into every profile.
Fund & Portfolio Movement Tracker
CXO movements across 60+ PE and VC portfolios tracked monthly. Know when a competitor's portfolio CEO becomes available before the market does.
Founder-to-CEO Transition Pipeline
The hardest VC hire. Grafa maintains a dedicated pipeline of CEOs who have successfully worked alongside founders — with evidence of how they navigated that relationship.
CEO · 19 yrs
Warburg Pincus portfolio → ChrysCapital co
CFO · 14 yrs
KKR portfolio co → General Atlantic co
COO · 16 yrs
Sequoia-backed startup → Blackstone portfolio
Speed
JD to Ranked Longlist. Two Minutes. Exit-Calibrated.
Grafa parses PE/VC-specific requirements — value creation mandate, exit horizon, founder dynamics — and returns leaders assessed for exactly your fund's operating model.
Write or Upload JD
Plain language or existing document — Grafa parses intent, not just keywords.
AI Parses Requirements
Role seniority, PE/VC sector, function, must-haves, and success criteria extracted in seconds.
Searches PE/VC Hub
2567+ pre-researched PE/VC leaders queried against your parsed requirements.
Scores 7 Fit Dimensions
Domain, seniority, skills, experience, location, pedigree, certifications — all weighted.
Ranked Longlist + Qs
10–20 prioritised profiles with fit rationale and tailored screening questions.
Live example
“CEO for PE-backed healthcare platform, 3-year exit horizon, EBITDA improvement mandate, experience working with PE boards, ₹500 Cr+ revenue scale” → 9 ranked portfolio CEO profiles with value creation track record scores. Ready in under 2 minutes.
Automation
Everything Automated. Except the Partner's Judgment Call.
Grafa automates portfolio reference triangulation, value creation scoring, and compensation benchmarking — so fund partners spend time on CEO chemistry, not pipeline logistics.
What Grafa handles
- JD parsing with exit horizon and value creation mandate extraction
- Portfolio company reference triangulation across fund networks
- EBITDA improvement and revenue scaling track record verification
- PE board communication and investor reporting assessment
- Founder-CEO compatibility scoring for VC mandates
- 100-day plan feasibility analysis for portfolio placements
- PE/VC compensation benchmarking including carry structures
- Background verification with fund and portfolio sensitivity
What stays human
CEO-board chemistry
Whether a CEO can navigate a PE board with multiple fund partners — that dynamic is assessed in conversation, not on paper.
Value creation conviction
Every portfolio CEO claims they drive EBITDA. Understanding who actually does requires human judgment and deep reference work.
Founder relationship navigation
The VC-backed CEO who works alongside a founder is a unique leader. That relationship tolerance is evaluated face to face.
The Grafa principle
“In PE, the leadership decision is the investment decision. Everything else is execution.”
Interview Intelligence
AI in Every Interview. Exit-Calibrated. IC-Ready.
Grafa scores PE/VC leaders on value creation, board fluency, and exit readiness — producing documentation for investment committees, not just hiring panels.
Value Creation Narrative Capture
Every conversation about EBITDA improvement, operational restructuring, and exit preparation — captured with evidence for the fund team.
PE Leadership Scoring
Value creation track record · Board fluency · Exit readiness · Operational intensity · Portfolio governance — scored against fund requirements.
IC-Ready Recommendation
Not just hire/no-hire — Grafa produces investment-committee-grade documentation linking leadership quality to value creation potential.
Fund Partner Dashboard
When three partners are assessing one CEO candidate, Grafa synthesises a single view with evidence from every interaction.
“…grew portfolio EBITDA from ₹45 Cr to ₹180 Cr in 28 months through a combination of pricing rationalization, procurement restructuring, and two bolt-on acquisitions.”
“What was the biggest board disagreement during the value creation phase, and how did you resolve it?”
Live Assessment
Grafa Recommendation
Strong Hire · Present to Investment Committee
Live assessment during a portfolio ceo assessment interview session. Names anonymised. All data stays within your Grafa workspace.
Roles · Private Equity & Venture Capital
Every PE/VC Leadership Role. One Platform.
From fund operating partners to portfolio CEOs to VC-backed first professional CXOs — Grafa maps the full PE/VC leadership ecosystem.
Why PE/VC Search Breaks Down — And How Grafa Fixes It
PE firms can't wait 90 days for a longlist
The exit clock runs from day one. Grafa's pre-built portfolio CEO pipeline delivers a ranked longlist in 2 minutes — not 90 days.
Founder-to-CEO transitions fail 40% of the time
The CEO who works alongside a founder needs a specific temperament. Grafa tracks the small pool of leaders who have done this successfully — with reference evidence.
Interim leadership during deal close is underserved
Between signing and closing, portfolio companies need operating leadership. Grafa maintains an interim CEO pool pre-assessed for PE bridge mandates.
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