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Draper Esprit makes provisions of €110m as Covid-19 hits companies
- Companies
- May 28, 2020, 10:55
Dublin and London-listed venture capital company Draper Esprit has made provisions of £99 million (€110.2 million) across its portfolio to account for(...)

Draper Esprit ‘on track’ to meet growth expectations for full year
- Business
- March 11, 2019, 07:56
Dublin and London-listed venture capital company Draper Esprit said on Monday that it was “on track” to meet its net asset value growth expectations f(...)

Many of Europe’s artificial intelligence start-ups have no AI
- Technology
- March 5, 2019, 09:10
Two-fifths of Europe’s artificial intelligence start-ups do not use any AI programmes in their products, according to a report that highlights the hyp(...)

Draper Esprit invests further €10.5m in UK chipmaker
- Technology
- December 18, 2018, 09:46
Dublin and London-listed venture capital company Draper Esprit is among a suite of investors that took part in a $200 million (€176 million) fundraisi(...)

Draper Esprit leads £8.5m Crowdcube investment
- Technology
- November 7, 2018, 10:39
Draper Esprit, the Dublin- and London-listed tech-focused venture capital firm, has led an £8.5 million (€9.73 million) investment in Crowdcube, one o(...)

Venture capital fund Draper Esprit returns 20% in first six months of year
- Financial Services
- November 5, 2018, 07:25
Dublin and London-listed venture capital firm Draper Esprit returned 20 per cent to its investors in the first six months of the year, driven by a str(...)

Dublin-listed Draper Esprit partners with German VC Earlybird as merger looms
- Technology
- July 4, 2018, 09:05
Dublin and London-listed venture capital firm Draper Esprit has teamed up with Berlin-based Earlybird in a move that could lead to a merger between th(...)

Draper Esprit hails Dublin listing as it looks to back more Irish tech firms
- Technology
- June 4, 2018, 05:12
Dublin and London-listed venture capital group Draper Esprit is expecting to announce at least two investments in Irish technology companies in the co(...)

Draper Esprit raising £176m to invest in more tech firms
- Technology
- May 25, 2018, 07:54
Draper Esprit, the Dublin- and London-listed venture capital firm, is raising £176 million (€200 million) in long-term capital to enable further inves(...)

Draper Esprit grows primary portfolio by 50%
- Markets
- April 16, 2018, 11:36
Venture capital firm Draper Esprit has recorded 50 per cent growth in its primary portfolio as both its investments and the fair value of the portfoli(...)