Draper Esprit
Draper Esprit is one of Europe's largest tech-focused venture capital firms with offices in London, Cambridge and Dublin.[4][5] The company was founded in 2006 as Esprit Capital, renaming itself Draper Esprit in 2015 after joining a network set up by the Silicon Valley investor Tim Draper.[6] The company listed in London and Dublin in June 2016.[7]
Public limited company | |
Traded as | LSE: GROW Euronext: GRW |
Industry | Venture capital |
Founded | 2006 |
Headquarters | London, United Kingdom[1] |
Key people | Martin Davis (CEO), Simon Cook (CIO)[2] |
Products | Venture capital, growth capital |
Total equity | £ 659.6 million (March 2020)[3] |
Website | www.draperesprit.com |
The company's investments include Graphcore, Trustpilot, Ravenpack, Smava, UiPath, Thought Machine, Lyst, Perkbox, M-Files, Ledger, Revolut, Pollen, Aircall, Transferwise, Finalcad, Aiven, SportPursuit, N26, Crowdcube, Seedrs, Push Doctor,[8] Cazoo,[9] and Freetrade.[10][11] Notable exits include the acquisitions of Tails by Nestlé Purina PetCare, Grapeshot by Oracle Corporation, and Movidius by Intel.[12]
Investments
The firm's investments include:
ConsumerTech
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Digital Health
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DeepTech & Hardware
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SaaS & Enterprise
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References
- "Draper Esprit backs Aircall in £10m deal". UK Business Angels Association. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- "Venture capitalist firm Draper Esprit has managerial reshuffle". City A.M. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- "Draper Esprit plc Annual Report 2020" (PDF). Draper Esprit. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- "Trustpilot funding drive nets review website $55m". The Times. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- "Draper Esprit: Playing the Long Tech Game". Barron's. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- "Compass Group is well worth following". The Times. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- "Draper Esprit raising £176m to invest in more tech firms". The Irish Times. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- "Portfolio". Draper Esprit. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- "Online car retailer Cazoo becomes fastest British 'unicorn'". Sky News. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- "City startup Freetrade raises $15m from Revolut backer Draper Esprit". City A.M. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- "Freetrade Completes $15 Million Series A Round After $7.5 Million Injection From Draper Esprit". Forbes. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- "Draper Esprit raise a further £176 million to close the growth funding gap for tech in UK & Europe". Draper Esprit. Retrieved 23 January 2020.