Frequently Asked Questions

Questions investors and partners ask us

Straight answers about how Quatrain operates as a family tech venture office across the Euromed–Gulf–India corridor.

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Identity & positioning

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Investment strategy

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Sovereignty & the Euromed–Gulf–India corridor

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Quatrain Core & open source

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Team & engagement

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Identity & positioning

What is Quatrain?

Why a family tech venture office in the AI era?

How is Quatrain different from a traditional VC fund?

Is Quatrain a single family office or a multi-family office?

Why the name “Quatrain”?

Where is Quatrain based?

Who does Quatrain co-invest with?

Does Quatrain also work as a service provider?

Investment strategy

At what stage does Quatrain invest in deep-tech startups?

Which sectors does Quatrain invest in?

What does “solvency before sustainability” mean at Quatrain?

Does Quatrain invest in pre-revenue startups?

What is Quatrain's investment horizon?

Does Quatrain take majority positions?

How is Quatrain different from Gulf sovereign funds?

Sovereignty & the Euromed–Gulf–India corridor

What does technological sovereignty mean for Quatrain?

Why the Euromed–Gulf–India corridor?

What does cloud native mean?

Does Quatrain enforce a cloud-native architecture across its ventures?

How does Quatrain approach cybersecurity?

How does Quatrain handle GDPR, NIS2, DORA and DPDP compliance?

Does Quatrain invest outside the corridor?

What is Quatrain's stance on US and Chinese hyperscalers?

Quatrain Core & open source

What is Quatrain Core?

Why is Quatrain Core open source?

Why does Quatrain Core use the AGPL-v3 licence?

How can I contribute to Quatrain Core?

How does Quatrain monetise open source?

Is Quatrain Core already in production?

Team & engagement

Who runs Quatrain?

Is Quatrain hiring?

How can I submit a project to Quatrain?

What is Quatrain's investment decision timeline?

Does Quatrain support its ventures beyond capital?