Draper Esprit

Draper Esprit plc, founded in 1984, is a London-based private equity firm with additional offices in Cambridge, Dublin, Helsinki, and Paris. It specializes in venture capital and private equity investments, focusing on technology-oriented businesses at various stages, from seed and early-stage to late-stage and pre-IPO. The firm primarily invests in Europe, with a focus on the UK, Ireland, and Finland. Draper Esprit typically invests between $0.02 million and €10 million per round, with a significant portion (30%) allocated to very early-stage companies generating less than $5 million in revenues. The firm seeks minority and majority investments across sectors such as digital technology, consumer, commerce, enterprise, and healthcare.