Insight connect

Name

Insight connect

Legal name

Insight Connect

Website

https://insight-connect.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Expert Network Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Buy-Side Search & Acquisition Advisory (FSAEAIAD)

Keywords

• Expert network services
• Primary market research
• Private equity consulting
• Expert consultation services
• Board member search

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Expert Consultations: Fees charged for organizing and facilitating telephone or video consultations between clients and specifically recruited sector experts. Experts set their own hourly rates, and billing is calculated in 10-minute increments. The company only charges after the first 10 minutes of the interview, offering a quality guarantee.
2. Flash Market Research: Full-service market research engagements where Insight Connect handles methodology development, expert recruitment, interviews, and final report delivery. Pricing is project-based for complete study delivery.
3. Operating Partner and Board Member Search: Recruitment and placement services for private equity firms seeking operating partners and independent directors. The company provides end-to-end support from scoping needs to negotiation facilitation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Insight Connect is a Paris-based B2B professional services firm that recruits sector experts on a bespoke basis and arranges paid phone or video consultations between those experts and its clients. The firm also conducts end-to-end qualitative market research studies and executes search mandates to place operating partners and independent directors for private equity portfolio companies and corporate boards.

Product overview

Insight Connect is a professional services firm offering three interconnected products centered on expert-based research and talent acquisition. The core offerings include Expert consultations (direct phone/video interviews with specially recruited experts), Flash market research (comprehensive market studies with expert interviews and final reports), and Operating partners and Board members recruitment services. These services are designed for investment funds, consulting firms, and corporate executives seeking operational and differentiating insights for strategic projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Expert consultations Phone or video interviews with sector experts who are specifically recruited for each client engagement to provide operational and differentiating insights for strategic projects. The service covers expert identification, validation, scheduling, and facilitation, with a quality guarantee that waives the fee if the expert fails to meet expectations in the first 10 minutes.
• Flash market research End-to-end qualitative market research studies delivered on a project basis, including methodology design, questionnaire development, expert recruitment, expert interviews, detailed written report with executive summary, and debriefing meetings. Geared to investment, consulting, and corporate clients needing rapid primary research.
• Operating partners and Board members Recruitment and placement service for operating partners and independent board directors, targeted at private equity firms and corporate boards. Scope covers needs assessment, candidate screening, shortlist preparation, and negotiation support from scoping through signing.

Quantifiable outcome

• Quality guarantee - interview can be cancelled free of charge if expert does not meet expectations within first 10 minutes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• ProSapient: ProSapient is a London-based expert network serving investors, consultants, and corporates with expert calls and research. It directly competes with Insight Connect in the European market, particularly for UK and DACH clients.
• AlphaSights: AlphaSights provides expert calls and qualitative research for investment, consulting, and corporate clients, with strong presence in Europe. It overlaps directly with Insight Connect's core expert consultation offering and competes for the same PE and strategy consulting buyers.
• NewtonX: NewtonX is an expert network and primary research provider using AI-driven expert sourcing for consulting, PE, and corporate clients. It targets the same buyer set as Insight Connect with a more tech-enabled matching approach.
• GLG (Gerson Lehrman Group): GLG is the largest global expert network connecting investment and consulting clients with industry experts. It directly competes with Insight Connect across expert consultations and primary research, and dwarfs it on scale, technology platform, and global expert coverage.
• Guidepoint: Guidepoint runs a global expert network plus expert-led surveys and research, targeting investment firms, consultancies, and corporations. It is a head-to-head competitor to Insight Connect in expert consultations and flash-style research.
• Tegus: Tegus offers expert call transcripts and primary research for investment professionals, with strong adoption among PE and hedge fund buyers. It competes with Insight Connect on expert-driven market intelligence, particularly for buy-side due diligence workflows.
• Coleman Research Group (now Erebus): Coleman / Erebus operates an expert network serving PE, hedge funds, and consulting clients with expert calls and research. It is a direct competitor to Insight Connect's expert consultation and flash research offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Heidrick & Struggles: Heidrick & Struggles is a global executive search firm with dedicated PE and board practice areas. It competes with Insight Connect's board and operating partner recruitment service for the same PE clients.
• Egon Zehnder: Egon Zehnder is a global executive search and board advisory firm. It overlaps with Insight Connect's operating partner and board member search offering and serves many of the same PE-backed portfolio companies.
• Spencer Stuart: Spencer Stuart is a global executive search and leadership advisory firm with a strong board practice serving PE-owned companies. It overlaps with Insight Connect's board and operating partner placement services at the higher end of the market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/insight-connect

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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