Grasp builds a multi-agent AI analyst that automates financial research, analysis and productivity tasks for investment banking and management consulting teams. Founded in 2020 by former McKinsey consultants Richard Karlsson and Johan Cederqvist Dever alongside ex-Ericsson AI engineer Simon Hallqvist, the company serves customers in more than 30 countries from offices in Stockholm and London. Grasp raised a $7M (EUR 6M) Series A led by Octopus Ventures with Yanno Capital, bringing total funding to about $9M, to expand internationally and deepen its productivity tools for analysts and consultants.
Grasp
ActiveMulti-agent AI analyst for finance and consulting workflows
Total raised
$7M
1 round
Stage
Series A
Team
11-50
since 2020
Pricing
Enterprise
Founded
2020
Stockholm, Sweden
Agent-ready
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Multi-agent AI analyst
Automated financial research
Data synthesis across sources
Consulting workflow automation
Analyst productivity tooling
Cited outputs for review
Coverage across 30+ countries
Collaboration for analyst teams
10/100
Early
MCP server
Public API
Webhooks
OAuth 2.0
SDKs
No public agent surfaces detected yet.
— Series A $7M ● Octopus Ventures
Capital network
$9M raised ·2 backers·6 network links
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- What is Grasp?
- A multi-agent AI analyst for finance and consulting workflows.
- Where is Grasp based?
- Stockholm, with an office in London.
- Who funded Grasp?
- Octopus Ventures led a $7M Series A with Yanno Capital.
- Who founded Grasp?
- Ex-McKinsey consultants and an ex-Ericsson AI engineer in 2020.
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