Gradien shifts the first look toward what it should be: one repeatable read of every deal that arrives.
no new system
Gradien
©2026
runs on the inbox you have
the absurdity
sourcing a deal is only one part of getting to a decision. thesis fit, financial completeness, process readiness, and warm paths still sit across documents, inboxes, and individual judgment. the deal flow may be strong. the first read still is not.
Gradien takes the teaser, the CIM, the broker email, and returns one first-look memo against your own written criteria. not another pipeline tool. the read that happens before the pipeline.
the read
Gradien takes each document, works out what the deal actually is, and carries it to a written call.
a document arrives, Gradien reads it end to end
it works out what the deal actually is
every claim is tested against your written thesis
a one-page first-look memo takes shape
and every line traces back to the page it came from
forward your deal flow
point one inbox at Gradien, or forward the document yourself.
write the thesis once
sector, size, structure, geography — the screen every deal meets.
read the memo
fit, flags, and a pass-or-pursue call, with the sources attached.
Gradien sits between the inbound document and the partner conversation, and does the part that used to be spread across reading, note-taking, and recall.
nothing moves in your stack. the memo lands where your deal flow already lands.
a different surface
what used to be done by hand, one document at a time
open the PDF. skim forty pages for the six numbers that decide it.
hold the thesis in your head. check sector, size, structure, geography.
notice what is missing. audited financials, an advisor, a timeline.
pass or pursue, on judgment that never leaves the person holding it.
and remember why, three months later, when the deal comes back.
with Gradien you work from criteria, not recall. the same read, every week, in writing.
a short concierge pilot, run on your live inbound
no change to your systems. no new tool for your team.
- format
- concierge pilot
- we run the screen with you, not a self-serve trial
- input
- your live inbound
- teasers, CIMs, broker email — as they arrive
- setup
- one thesis document
- sector, EBITDA band, structure, geography
- output
- one memo per deal
- fit, flags, pass-or-pursue, sources attached
- systems changed
- none
- memos land in the inbox you already use
who it is for
- independent sponsors and emerging lower-middle-market funds
- teams of 2–10 investment professionals in the US and Europe
- a written sector, EBITDA, or transaction-size thesis
- meaningful recurring inbound deal flow
who it is not for
- VC funds and large institutional PE
- traditional one-acquisition search funds
- advisory firms and fund administrators
- firms with low or outsourced screening volume