United Kingdom · Investor

Draper Esprit

Last cheque observed Dec 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

Series AVentureSeries BGamingInternetVenture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 96 on record
Since the last cheque2510days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$18MRounds led5 of 96Sole investor3 roundsExits11 from the portfolioMostly inUnited Kingdom, 55%
Pitch Draper Esprit

Draper Esprit highlights

  1. 01

    96 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Venture: 53% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $16M

  4. 04

    11 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
GamingInternetVenture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
London, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first96 appearances

  1. 2019

    8 rounds

  2. Dec
    ParagrafSeries A · GB · FinSMEs$4.6MWith 4 others
  3. Nov
    DecibelSeries B · GB · FinSMEs$17MLed
  4. Oct
    FreetradeSeries A · GB · TechCrunch$15MWith 1 other
  5. Oct
    PollenGB · FinSMEs$60MWith 4 others
  6. Jun
    RealeyesGB · FinSMEs$12MLed
  7. Apr
    PerkboxGB · TechCrunch$18MLed
  8. Mar
    HadeanGB · Tech.eu$9.2MLed
  9. Mar
    TrustpilotSeries E · DK · Tech.eu$55MWith 3 others
  10. 2018

    5 rounds

  11. Dec
    GraphcoreSeries D · GB · FinSMEs$200MWith 12 others
  12. Dec
    FinalcadSeries C · FR · TechCrunch$40MWith 4 others
  13. Jun
    Crate.ioSeries A · US · FinSMEs$11MWith 6 others
  14. May
    IceyeSeries B · FI · FinSMEs$34MWith 8 others
  15. Jan
    LedgerSeries B · FR · TechCrunch$75MLed
  16. 2017

    4 rounds

  17. Oct
    XmosSeries E · GB · FinSMEs$15MWith 3 others
  18. Sept
    Ieso Digital HealthGB · FinSMEs$24MWith 1 other
  19. Jul
    PerkboxGB · FinSMEs$8.6MSole investor
  20. Jul
    GraphcoreSeries B · GB · FinSMEs$30MWith 7 others
  21. 2015

    9 rounds

  22. Nov
    SportPursuitSeries C · GB$14MWith 2 others
  23. Oct
    ConversocialSeries B · US$11MWith 2 others
  24. Jul
    CrowdcubeSeries C · GB$9.4MWith 3 others
  25. Jun
    RadiumOneSeries C · US$54MWith 4 others
  26. Jun
    Miura SystemsVenture · GB$16MSole investor
  27. May
    TrustpilotSeries D · DK$74MWith 5 others
  28. May
    BitbarSeries A · FIUndisclosedWith 5 others
  29. Apr
    LystSeries C · GB$40MWith 4 others
  30. Apr
    MovidiusSeries E · US$40MWith 7 others
  31. 2014

    13 rounds

  32. Dec
    Fluidic AnalyticsSeries A · GB$2.4MWith 4 others
  33. Nov
    ShiftSeries A · US$24MWith 7 others
  34. Oct
    RhodeCode, Inc.Series A · US$3.5MWith 2 others
  35. Jul
    Bright ComputingSeries B · US$15MWith 4 others
  36. Jul
    ConversocialSeries A · US$5.0MWith 3 others
  37. Apr
    Crate.IOSeed · AT$1.5MWith 2 others
  38. Apr
    AveillantGB$9.1MWith 3 others
  39. Feb
    CampanjaSeries A · SE$5.0MWith 5 others
  40. Feb
    SportPursuitSeries B · GB$7.6MWith 5 others
  41. Jan
    DoutíssimaSeed · BR$1.0MWith 2 others
  42. Jan
    LystSeries B · GB$14MWith 5 others
  43. Jan
    TrustpilotSeries C · DK$25MWith 4 others
  44. Jan
    ACHICASeries C · GBUndisclosedWith 1 other
  45. 2013

    11 rounds

  46. Dec
    XMOSSeries C · GB · finsmes.com$14MWith 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 17 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Who backs their funds

1 LP on record in Draper Esprit's funds

Funds
1

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies.Source: an LP list.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed11 in all

CampanjaBought by [24]7UndisclosedOct 2015
StrikeAdBought by Sizmek$12MMay 2015
SHIFTBought by Brand Networks$50MMay 2015
NeulBought by Huawei Technologies$25MSept 2014
Oxford ImmunotecListed$64MNov 2013
TriboldBought by Sigma SystemsUndisclosedJul 2013
RedKite Financial MarketsBought by NICE SystemsUndisclosedNov 2012
IceraBought by Nvidia$367MMay 2011
Lagan TechnologiesBought by KANA SoftwareUndisclosedNov 2010
VirtualLogixBought by Red Bend SoftwareUndisclosedSept 2010
Cambridge Positioning SystemsBought by CSR$35MJan 2007

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

TTP VenturesUndisclosedNov 2014

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Draper Esprit. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Draper Esprit put money into.

On podcasts

1 episode naming Draper Esprit in the title, and 2 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Draper Esprit

What does Draper Esprit invest in?

Draper Esprit invests most often at Series A and Venture (53% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Gaming, Internet and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is Draper Esprit?

96 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 5. The most recent was in Dec 2019.

What has Draper Esprit invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Paragraf (Series A, Dec 2019), Decibel (Series B, Nov 2019) and Freetrade (Series A, Oct 2019).

How big are Draper Esprit's cheques?

The median round it joins is $18M.

Does Draper Esprit lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 5 of its 96 investments on record (5%).

Where does Draper Esprit invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (55%), the United States (20%) and Denmark (8%).

Is Draper Esprit investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2019.

Who does Draper Esprit invest alongside?

Most often DFJ Esprit (68 rounds together), Prelude Trust (11 rounds together) and Balderton Capital (9 rounds together).

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