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]

Draper Esprit
Public limited company
Traded asLSE: GROW
Euronext: GRW
IndustryVenture capital
Founded2006
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom[1]
Key people
Martin Davis (CEO), Simon Cook (CIO)[2]
ProductsVenture capital, growth capital
Total equity£ 659.6 million (March 2020)[3]
Websitewww.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:

References
  1. "Draper Esprit backs Aircall in £10m deal". UK Business Angels Association. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  2. "Venture capitalist firm Draper Esprit has managerial reshuffle". City A.M. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  3. "Draper Esprit plc Annual Report 2020" (PDF). Draper Esprit. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  4. "Trustpilot funding drive nets review website $55m". The Times. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  5. "Draper Esprit: Playing the Long Tech Game". Barron's. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  6. "Compass Group is well worth following". The Times. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  7. "Draper Esprit raising £176m to invest in more tech firms". The Irish Times. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  8. "Portfolio". Draper Esprit. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  9. "Online car retailer Cazoo becomes fastest British 'unicorn'". Sky News. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  10. "City startup Freetrade raises $15m from Revolut backer Draper Esprit". City A.M. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  11. "Freetrade Completes $15 Million Series A Round After $7.5 Million Injection From Draper Esprit". Forbes. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  12. "Draper Esprit raise a further £176 million to close the growth funding gap for tech in UK & Europe". Draper Esprit. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
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