Draper Esprit
Investor profile
Investment firmVenture capital
Draper Esprit has backed 60 European tech companies across 94 funding rounds between 2005 and 2021, joining rounds totalling €2.0B. Most active in Software and Marketing. Data as of Nov 2026.
Deals
94
distinct rounds
Companies
60
backed
Active span
2005–2021
17 yrs
Total round €
€2.0B
sum of rounds joined
Deals by year
distinct rounds / yearDraper Esprit — deals by year — interactive chart.
Data table
| Draper Esprit — deals by year | |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2013 | 9 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2016 | 11 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 14 |
Top sectors
by dealsDraper Esprit — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Draper Esprit — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | 27 |
| Marketing | 16 |
| Media | 14 |
| Semiconductors | 14 |
| Fintech | 12 |
| Fashion | 11 |
| Healthtech | 10 |
| Telecom | 8 |
| Wellness & Beauty | 4 |
| HRtech | 4 |
Stages
by dealsDraper Esprit — stages — interactive chart.
Data table
| Draper Esprit — stages | |
|---|---|
| Series B | 23 |
| Series A | 17 |
| Series C | 15 |
| Other | 14 |
| Early VC | 9 |
| Seed | 7 |
| Series D+ | 7 |
| Growth/Late | 2 |
Countries
by dealsDraper Esprit — countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Draper Esprit — countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | 62 |
| Germany | 8 |
| Finland | 5 |
| France | 5 |
| Ireland | 5 |
| Denmark | 3 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
| Sweden | 2 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
Co-investment network
shared roundsCo-investment network — interactive chart.
Hover a node for shared-deal counts; click a co-investor to open its profile.
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Frequent co-investors
shared rounds- Amadeus Capital Partners9
- IQ Capital6
- PRElude Trust6
- Robert Bosch Venture Capital6
- Balderton Capital5
- Foundation Capital4
- Partech Ventures4
- Speedinvest4
- Accel3
- Atlantic Bridge3
- C4 Ventures3
- Cathay Innovation3
- DFJ - Draper Fisher Jurvetson3
- Draper Associates3
- Parkwalk Advisors3
- Sunstone Capital3
- AIB SEED Capital Fund2
- Alex Chesterman2
- Barclays2
- Capital-E2
- Creathor Venture2
- Crowdcube2
- Dawn Capital2
- Draper Dragon2
- eFounders2
Portfolio
top 30 by total round €| Company | Country | Rounds | Total € |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ledger | France | 2 | €376M |
| Form3 | UK | 2 | €147M |
| Aircall | France | 2 | €124M |
| Lyst | UK | 4 | €121M |
| Trustpilot | Denmark | 3 | €90M |
| Thought Machine | UK | 1 | €75M |
| XMOS | UK | 6 | €68M |
| CoachHub | Germany | 1 | €68M |
| Graphcore | UK | 2 | €52M |
| FintechOS | UK | 1 | €50M |
| Movidius | Ireland | 2 | €49M |
| Allplants | UK | 1 | €45M |
| Push Doctor | UK | 3 | €45M |
| Schuttflix | Germany | 1 | €43M |
| M-Files | Finland | 2 | €39M |
| Finalcad | France | 1 | €35M |
| Perkbox | UK | 4 | €33M |
| PREmFina | UK | 1 | €31M |
| Cazoo | UK | 1 | €28M |
| SimScale | Germany | 1 | €25M |
| Cervest | UK | 1 | €25M |
| Realeyes | UK | 2 | €24M |
| GreenPeak | Netherlands | 2 | €22M |
| SportPursuit | UK | 3 | €21M |
| Manna | Ireland | 1 | €21M |
| Iceye | Finland | 1 | €20M |
| Ieso | UK | 1 | €20M |
| Crowdcube | UK | 2 | €18M |
| Ravelin | UK | 1 | €18M |
| Satellite Vu | UK | 1 | €18M |