Draper Esprit

Draper Esprit is a venture capital firm, with offices in London, Cambridge and Dublin. Investing in high growth technology companies with global ambitions. Founded in 2006 as Esprit Capital, the company was renamed Draper Esprit in 2015 after joining Silicon Valley investor Tim Draper and the Draper Venture Network (DVN), a global community of 24 independent funds. DVN has collectively backed businesses such as Baidu, Tesla, Cambridge Silicon Radio, Graphcore, PrimaryBid and Revolut.

Draper Esprit
TypePublic limited company
LSE: GROW
Euronext: GRW
IndustryVenture capital
Founded2006
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom[1]
Key people
Karen Slatford (Chairman), Martin Davis (CEO), Stuart Chapman (Chief Portfolio Officer), Ben Wilkinson (CFO)[2]
ProductsVenture capital, growth capital
Total equity£ 659.6 million (March 2020)[3]
Websitewww.draperesprit.com

In June 2016 Draper Esprit went public, becoming the first European VC to be publicly listed (LSE:GROW).

The company invests across four sectors: Consumer, Digital Health & Wellness, AI, Deeptech & Hardware & Cloud, Enterprise & SaaS, Draper Esprit has also developed a FinTech investment thesis as the company invests in the future of financial services.

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.
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