Groupe IRD SA is a venture capital and private equity firm specializing in seed, startup, early venture and mid venture investments. It also specializes in growth capital and buyout transactions. It also provides leasing and commercial loans to small to medium sized companies, based in Arras, Lons-Le-saunnier and the Pas-de-Calais regions, North-west of France. It seeks to invest in the wholesale, e-commerce (high tech products), industry and services sectors. The firm prefers to invest in the former French regions of Nord-Pas de Calais, Picardy and Ile-de-France. The firm prefers to take a minority stakes in its portfolio companies but it can also take a majority stake. It typically exits its investments after five to seven years through resale of the stakes or shares to the company manager. The firm seeks to invest between €0.02 million ($0.02 million) to €2 million ($2.25 million). Groupe IRD SA was founded in 1956 and is based in Marcq-en-Baroeul.