Draper Esprit is one of Europe’s largest tech-focused venture capital firms with offices in London, Cambridge and Dublin. 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. The company listed in London and Dublin in June 2016.
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, Cazoo, and Freetrade. Notable exits include the acquisitions of Tails by Nestlé Purina PetCare, Grapeshot by Oracle Corporation, and Movidius by Intel.
Type: Public limited company
Traded as: LSE: GROW; Euronext: GRW
Industry: Venture capital
Founded: 2006
Products: Venture capital, growth capital
Website: www.draperesprit.com
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