Molten Ventures, formerly Draper Esprit, is a venture capital firm, investing in high growth technology companies with global ambitions, with offices in London, Cambridge and Dublin. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
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Company type | Public limited company |
Industry | Venture capital |
Founded | 2006 |
Founder | Stuart Chapman |
Headquarters | London, United Kingdom[1] |
Key people | Karen Slatford (Chairman), Martin Davis (CEO), Stuart Chapman (Chief Portfolio Officer), Ben Wilkinson (CFO)[2] |
Products | Venture capital, growth capital |
Revenue | £(217.4) million (2023)[3] |
£(241.3) million (2023)[3] | |
£(243.4) million (2023)[3] | |
Owner | |
Website | moltenventures |
Founded in 2006 as Esprit Capital, the company was renamed Draper Esprit in 2015 after joining Silicon Valley investor Tim Draper and the Draper Venture Network.[4]
In June 2016, Draper Esprit was the subject of an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange.[5] It moved to the main market in July 2021 becoming the largest technology-related venture capital company to be publicly listed.[6]
In November 2021, Draper Esprit rebranded to Molten Ventures.[7]
In April 2022, Molten Ventures joined The Venture Capital Trust Association (VCTA).[8]
In November 2023, Molten Ventures acquired Forward Partners for £41.4 million.[9]
Investments have included companies such as Crowdcube,[10] Endomag,[11] Freetrade,[12] Graphcore,[13] Revolut[13] and Trustpilot.[14]