Claude Grunitzky
InvestorManaging Partner at Equity Alliance
New York, New York
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Claude Grunitzky is Chairman of TRUE Africa and Partner at The Equity Alliance, a fund that invests in venture capital funds founded or managed by diverse investors. He has launched media ventures focused on transcultural styles and Black culture, and teaches at institutions including MIT, Harvard, and Columbia.
Experience
- The Equity AlliancePartnercurrent2026 — presentNew York
- The Equity AllianceCEO and Managing Partner2020 — 2026New York, New York, United States
- KoosmikChairmancurrent2019 — presentLuxembourg
- Harvard Kennedy SchoolHauser Leader, Visiting Social Innovatorcurrent2017 — present
- TRUE AfricaChairman and Editor-in-chiefcurrent2015 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- TRUEOwner/Chairmancurrent2002 — presentNew York, London
- The Watermill CenterPresident, Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation2017 — 2019New York City Metropolitan Area
- TRACE MagazineFounder, Chairman and Editor-in-chief1996 — 2010New York, London
- TRACE TVCo-founder2002 — 2004Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
Skills & more
Management43Strategy4Entrepreneur59Marketing Strategy99Entrepreneurship99Digital Marketing99Social Media Marketing84Social Media99Online Advertising64Consumer Marketing26Digital Media99Marketing Communications45
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Event ManagementDigital StrategyAdvertisingMarketingBusiness PlanningBrand DevelopmentCreative DirectionEntertainmentFilmGraphic DesignIntegrated MarketingMagazinesLanguages English · French · Portuguese · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Claude Grunitzky?
- Claude Grunitzky is Chairman of TRUE Africa and Partner at The Equity Alliance, a fund that invests in venture capital funds founded or managed by diverse investors. He has launched media ventures focused on transcultural styles and Black culture, and teaches at institutions including MIT, Harvard, and Columbia.
- Where does Claude Grunitzky work?
- Claude Grunitzky is Managing Partner at Equity Alliance.
- What check size does Claude Grunitzky write?
- Claude Grunitzky typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Claude Grunitzky go to school?
- Claude Grunitzky studied at MIT Sloan School of Management (MBA, Sloan Fellowship in Innovation and Global Leadership); Birkbeck, University of London (BSc, Financial Economics); Sciences Po.
Same school
Also attended MIT Sloan School of Management518
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Also attended Birkbeck, University of London28
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Shared employers
Also worked at Harvard Kennedy School37
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