The Irish Times

Draper Esprit admitted to FTSE 250 with a £1.6bn market cap

Tech-focused venture capital firm has a secondary listing on Euronext Dublin

Thu Sept 02 2021 - 09:35

Draper Esprit shifts listings to Dublin and London

Tech-focused VC firm says move allows it extend shareholder base to a wider group

Fri Jul 23 2021 - 09:41

Draper Esprit leads $30m funding round for Cervest

Company has developed an AI-powered climate intelligence platform to assess risk

Thu May 20 2021 - 10:03

Drone delivery start-up Manna raises $25m ahead of major expansion

Irish company founded by Bobby Healy looking to be in multiple markets by 2023

Thu Apr 29 2021 - 04:00

FintechOS firms its position with $60m funding round led by Draper Esprit

Money will be used for new offices in the US, Dubai and Singapore, along with new staff

Tue Apr 20 2021 - 17:47

Draper Esprit raises £110m through share placing

Venture capital firm, a big backer of Irish tech companies, wants to increase investment

Fri Oct 02 2020 - 07:08

Irish start-up Quorum Chat secures $2m from well-known tech backers

Paddy Cosgrave’s Amaranthine, Y Combinator and Local Globe among investors

Wed Jul 22 2020 - 14:03

Profits at Draper Esprit fall by almost two thirds

Listed venture capital firm says it is ready to help companies emerge from Covid-19

Mon Jun 29 2020 - 07:35

Draper Espirit remains positive on growth in main markets

Dublin-listed venture capital firm has outlined the measures it has taken on Covid-19

Mon Mar 23 2020 - 10:02

Dublin-listed Draper Esprit leads £63.8m investment for Thought Machine

The venture capital firm has also participated in a £23m funding round for Cambridge-based Evonetix

Mon Mar 02 2020 - 18:36

CIÉ considers sale of Heuston station landbank

Seen & Heard: Starwood pulls plug; broandband rows; Flutter on succession

Sun Nov 10 2019 - 12:23

Draper Esprit ‘on track’ to meet growth expectations for full year

Venture capital company says it has had another busy period of investment

Mon Mar 11 2019 - 07:56

UK watchdog quizzes Revolut over potential transparency lapse

Fintech facing challenges including concern over money-laundering shortcomings

Fri Mar 01 2019 - 20:34

Draper Esprit leads $40m investment in French company Finalcad

Dublin-listed VC firm backs French construction mobile platform start-up

Thu Dec 13 2018 - 09:18

Draper Esprit teams up with Barclays Bank to back Form3

Dublin and London-based VC firm leads $13m fundraise for payments-focused fintech

Tue Nov 20 2018 - 11:36

Draper Esprit leads £8.5m Crowdcube investment

Online crowdfunding platform popular with Irish start-ups also wins backing from Channel 4

Wed Nov 07 2018 - 10:39

Venture capital fund Draper Esprit returns 20% in first six months of year

Dublin and London listed firm £65m across 17 transactions during first six months of the year

Mon Nov 05 2018 - 07:25

Dublin-listed Draper Esprit partners with German VC Earlybird as merger looms

The businesses combined have equivalent of a €1bn fund, one of the largest in Europe

Wed Jul 04 2018 - 09:05

Draper Esprit raising £176m to invest in more tech firms

Dublin-listed VC firm also announces 116% growth in value of its 31-company portfolio

Fri May 25 2018 - 07:54

Dublin-listed Draper Esprit leads €13.5m investment in Realeyes

London-based company has developed AI software that read people’s emotions

Wed May 23 2018 - 11:21

Draper Esprit leads $29m funding round for Aircall

French cloud-based call centre software business has over 3,000 business customers

Wed May 16 2018 - 09:19

Draper Espirit sells portfolio company Tails.com

Venture capital firm has announced five disposals in the last 12 months

Mon Apr 30 2018 - 10:20

Draper Esprit invests €19m in three European tech businesses

The investment has gone to PremFina, Ieso Digital Health and Verve

Tue Oct 10 2017 - 17:55

Dublin-listed VC firm Draper Esprit generates £42m from exits

Company said its gross primary portfolio value has risen 43 per cent over last year

Tue Jul 25 2017 - 16:23

Draper Esprit leads $26.1m investment in Push Doctor

Venture capital firm listed in Dublin and London backs Manchester-based start-up

Thu Jul 06 2017 - 09:23

Getting a fix on the price of AIB shares

Q&A: Dominic Coyle

Tue Jun 06 2017 - 11:47

State-backed Draper Esprit mulls fresh equity pursuit

Value of venture capital firm’s investment portfolio has risen 41% since June flotation

Tue Apr 11 2017 - 12:11

Agenda: Open season for IPOs puts Irish businesses in the shop window

Bailed-out AIB bank bounces from profitability to dividends as flurry of flotations loom

Fri Mar 10 2017 - 06:00

Irish-listed group invests a further $6.9m in TrustPilot

State-backed Draper Esprit doubles equity stake in Danish online review company

Wed Jan 18 2017 - 09:39

Venture capital firm Draper Esprit eyes €30.6m profit

Interim results published following Dublin and London flotation earlier this year

Mon Nov 28 2016 - 07:53

Draper Esprit buys 30.8% of UK venture capital trust

Dublin-quoted firm has option to buy remainder of Elderstreet shares in time

Thu Nov 24 2016 - 07:36

Draper Esprit names new finance chief as it sells software investment

Irish State-backed venture capital group carried out initial public offering in June

Mon Oct 24 2016 - 10:15

Movidius: the company that’s anything but an overnight success

Irish tech firm fought for over a decade to make it big with its cutting-edge hardware

Tue Sept 06 2016 - 18:09

Draper Esprit rises on first day of trading

Shares rise 2.5% on London’s Alternative Investment Market

Wed Jun 15 2016 - 19:21