Draper Esprit
Venture capitalLondon · Pre-Seed–Growth
What they invest in
from 13 of 13 portfolio companiesSaaS ×6AI & Machine Learning ×5Enterprise Software ×4Hardware ×4Consumer ×2Fintech ×2Semiconductors ×2Biotech ×1
HQs:Finland×1United Kingdom×1Ireland×1
Investments · 13 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathApperio provides a legal spend management platform that connects to law firms' time and billing systems and uses generative AI to give in-house legal teams visibility into work before invoicing and to help law firms submit compliant invoices.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechLegalTechSaaS
Nicholas d'Adhemar(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsIQ CapitalMolten VenturesNotion CapitalSalica InvestmentsWalking Ventures
Endomag develops magnetically-guided surgical technologies, including its Sentimag platform and Magtrace marker, to help physicians locate and remove breast cancer without wires or radioactive tracers.
HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsClaret Capital PartnersNew Wave VenturesSussex Place Ventures
Finalcad offers a mobile and web application for construction site monitoring, quality control, safety tracking, and team coordination across multiple work packages.
Construction TechPropTechSaaS
Co-investorsMolten VenturesSerenaAster CapitalCAP HORN VCCathay InnovationSalesforce Ventures+1 more
Fluidic develops biophysics and single-cell analysis tools, including Fluidity One-M for in-solution protein interaction analysis using Microfluidic Diffusional Sizing and the Cyto-Mine platform for high-throughput single-cell screening via picodroplet microfluidics.
BiotechDeep TechHardware
James Wilkinsonin
Co-investorsHeran PartnersCambridge Innovation Capital
Freetrade is an investment platform enabling users to invest commission-free in stocks, funds, ETFs, investment trusts, and UK Treasury bills across multiple exchanges.
Fintech
Adam Dodds(Founder)in
Co-investorsLeft Lane Capital
Graphcore develops processor technology and hardware for artificial intelligence and machine learning workloads, aimed at AI innovators and researchers.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductors
Nigel Toon(Founder)in
Co-investorsAhren Innovation CapitalAir Street CapitalBalderton CapitalBMW i VenturesBosch VenturesC4 Ventures+9 more
Lifesum is a nutrition and healthy eating app that lets users track meals via photo, voice, barcode scanning, or manual entry and provides personalized feedback, recipes, and meal plans (such as Keto, Mediterranean, and Fasting) to support weight, fitness, sleep, and longevity goals.
ConsumerDigital HealthWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalMolten VenturesNGP CapitalSparkLabs Global Ventures
Lyst is an online fashion shopping platform that aggregates clothing and accessories, including designer brands such as Saint Laurent, for consumers to browse and buy.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces
Co-investorsAccelAglae VenturesBalderton CapitalMolten Ventures14WDFJ
M-Files provides a context-first document management platform that connects documents to the work they support, enabling organizations to automate document-driven processes and apply AI with confidence.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTampere, FI
Antti Nivala(Founder & Chief Innovation Officer)in
Co-investorsGolub Growth
Perkbox is an employee benefits and engagement platform offering wellbeing and EAP support, salary sacrifice benefits, discounts, and reward and recognition tools.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsVenture Founders
Roomex is a business travel management platform that helps companies book, manage, and analyze workforce travel accommodation and expenses in one place.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSTravel & HospitalityDublin, IE
Jack Donaghy(Founder)in
Co-investorsFrontline VenturesMolten Ventures
Sweepr provides a journey orchestration platform for telecom operators to design, deploy, and optimize digital customer care experiences.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Alan Coleman(Co-Founder, Sweepr & CPO, Plume)Jim Hannon(Co-Founder, Sweepr & Chief Architect, Plume)
Co-investorsFrontline VenturesMolten VenturesEnterprise IrelandTELUS Ventures
XMOS builds XCORE microcontroller chips that combine control, IO, DSP and AI processing on a single programmable device for deterministic, low-latency edge computing.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductors
Co-investorsAmadeus Capital PartnersBosch VenturesRobert Bosch Venture CapitalFoundation Capital
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioGraphcoreacq. by SoftBank Corp. Website
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesGraphcore · graphcore.ai · Jul 31, 2026
Freetrade · moneytothemasses.com · Jul 17, 2026
Roomex · roomex.com · Feb 3, 2026
Sweepr · lightreading.com · Jan 12, 2026
M-Files · paaomasijoittajat.fi · Sep 24, 2025
Lyst · techcrunch.com · Apr 9, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Draper Esprit invest at?
- Draper Esprit invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Draper Esprit focus on?
- Draper Esprit focuses on Crypto & Web3, Fintech, SaaS.
- Where is Draper Esprit located?
- Draper Esprit is headquartered in London, GB.
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