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Draper Esprit portfolio map
22 startups Draper Esprit has backed in rounds we track, since 2005, grouped by their main sector. Together they have raised $1.7B; Draper Esprit led at least one round in 3 of them. The biggest sector is Software, with 5 companies.
Funding by segment
- Software$119M5
- Fintech$69M4
- AI$898M4
- Telecoms$46M3
- Internet$197M3
- Semiconductors$379M3
Where they are based
- United Kingdom12$1.2B
- United States5$211M
- France1$43M
- Ireland1$5.5M
- Denmark1$192M
- Finland1$3.0M
- Netherlands1$31M
United Kingdom
United States
France
Ireland
Denmark
Finland
NetherlandsFounded
Total raised
- Under $1M1
- $1M to $10M5
- $10M to $50M12
- $50M to $250M3
- $250M to $1B1
- $1B and over0
Each dot is a startup: the year it was founded across, the total it has raised up (each line is ten times the one below). Pick a segment to pick it out.
21 of 22 startups shown; the rest have no founding year or amount on record.
- 1 to 2
- 3 to 7
- 8 to 24
- 25 to 99
- 100 and more
- United Kingdom12
- United States5
- France1
- Ireland1
- Denmark1
- Finland1
- Netherlands1
Startups by country, 7 countries in all.
Segment by segment
Software
5 startups · $119M raised
QosmosQosmos provides software and hardware platforms that identify and extract information traveling through networks.France$43M
VirtualLogixVirtualLogix develops and markets virtualization software solutions for connected devices and networks.United States$29M
ConversocialConversocial is a Customer Experience Platform for Messaging Channels.United States$24M- BCBright ComputingBright Computing develops management software for advanced IT including high performance computing (HPC), Big Data, and OpenStack clouds.United States$17M
- DDatahugDatahug is a collaborative forecasting and pipeline management solution, built right within your CRMIreland$5.5M
Fintech
4 startups · $69M raised
CrowdcubeUnited Kingdom$34M
FreetradeFreetrade is a brokerage platform that offers free share trading on mobile phones.United Kingdom$18M
Miura SystemsMiura Systems provides secure electronic payment hardware for the retail, hospitality, financial, government and healthcare markets.United Kingdom$16M- RFRedKite Financial MarketsRedKite Financial Markets provides financial institutions with tools and resources to better monitor their trading activities.United Kingdom$1.1M
AI
4 startups · $898M raised
GraphcoreGraphcore develops a microprocessor designed for AI and machine learning applications.United Kingdom$835M
RealeyesRealeyes is an innovative artificial intelligence company founded in 2007 at Oxford University, specializing in computer vision, eUnited Kingdom$37M- DDecibelMedallia is a real-time intelligence platform that enables businesses to measure and improve online customer experiences.United Kingdom$17M
HadeanHadean is a London-based technology company founded in 2015, specializing in distributed spatial computing, artificial intelligencUnited Kingdom$9.3M
Telecoms
3 startups · $46M raised
PolatisPolatis is a tech company delivering optical switching solutions for remote fiber-layer provisioning, protection and monitoring.United States$26M
NeulNeul develops wireless network technology to enable the use of TV white space spectrum.United Kingdom$19M- CPCambridge Positioning SystemsCambridge Positioning Systems operates as a location enabler for network equipment and handset vendors in the wireless industry.United Kingdom$339K
Internet
3 startups · $197M raised
TrustpilotInvestormind provides regular investors with a range of institutional-grade algorithms.Denmark$192M
BitbarBitbar is a provider of mobile application development and testing solutions for developers.Finland$3.0M
Unbound/UNBOUND/ builds trading systems for marketers and publishers.United Kingdom$1.8M
Semiconductors
3 startups · $379M raised
Lime MicrosystemsLime Microsystems is a UK-based fabless semiconductor company founded in 2005, specializing in field-programmable RF transceivers United Kingdom$234M
DisplayLinkDisplayLink is a hardware and software company specializing in multi-monitor and zero client computing.United States$114M
GreenPeak TechnologiesGreenPeak Technologies is market leader in RF radio communication chips for Smart Home applications and the Internet of Things.Netherlands$31M
How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in a round we track that names Draper Esprit as an investor, the first in 2005. Each sits under its main sector, read from its rounds, and each sector shows its best-funded first; sectors with fewer than three companies are left off. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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