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'''Draper Esprit''' is a [[Venture capital firm|venture capital]] firm, investing in high growth technology companies with global ambitions, with offices in London, Cambridge and Dublin. It is listed on the [[London Stock Exchange]] and is a constituent of the [[FTSE 250 Index]]. Former employees include Ben Tompkins, Nic Brisbourne, Ollie Forsyth & Diana Krantz.
'''Draper Esprit''' is a [[Venture capital firm|venture capital]] firm, investing in high growth technology companies with global ambitions, with offices in London, Cambridge and Dublin. Former employees include Ben Tompkins, Nic Brisbourne, Ollie Forsyth & Diana Krantz.


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 19:52, 3 October 2021

Draper Esprit
Company typePublic limited company
LSEGROW
EuronextGRW
IndustrieVenture capital
Gegründet2006
HauptsitzLondon, United Kingdom[1]
Key people
Karen Slatford (Chairman), Martin Davis (CEO), Stuart Chapman (Chief Portfolio Officer), Ben Wilkinson (CFO)[2]
ProdukteVenture capital, growth capital
RevenueDecrease £52.0 million (2020)[3]
Decrease £40.5 million (2020)[3]
Decrease £40.4 million (2020)[3]
Websitewww.draperesprit.com

Draper Esprit is a venture capital firm, investing in high growth technology companies with global ambitions, with offices in London, Cambridge and Dublin. Former employees include Ben Tompkins, Nic Brisbourne, Ollie Forsyth & Diana Krantz.

History

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.[4]

In June 2016 Draper Esprit was the subject of an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange.[5] It moved to the main market in July 2021 becoming the largest technology-related venture capital company to be publicly listed.[6]

Investments

Investments have included companies such as Crowdcube,[7] Freetrade[8] and Trustpilot.[9]

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. ^ a b c "Draper Esprit plc Annual Report 2020" (PDF). Draper Esprit. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Tim Draper doubles down on Europe". Tech Crunch. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Want to get into tech investing? VC firm Draper Esprit has just gone public". CNBC. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Draper Esprit floats to become largest tech VC on London's main market". City AM. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Draper Esprit leads £8.5 million investment in Crowdcube". FN Extra. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  8. ^ "London-based Fintech Freetrade Raises €13.4 Million via Series A Investment Round, Receives Funding from First Capital Investor". Crowdfund Insider. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Trustpilot IPO could provide big bucks exit for seed backer Draper Esprit". Shares Magazine. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2021.