About Draper Esprit VCT
Draper Esprit VCT is a venture capital firm founded in 1997. It is primarily based out of London, United Kingdom. As of Dec 2020, Draper Esprit VCT has invested in 12 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Enterprise Infrastructure and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Kojo Overall, Draper Esprit VCT portfolio has seen 10 acquisitions including key companies like Caplin, Vordel and The Engine Group. A lot of funds co-invest with Draper Esprit VCT, with names like Lakestar sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Draper Esprit VCT has team of 1 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
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Draper Esprit VCT's List of Top Investments
Draper Esprit VCT has a portfolio of 12 companies. Their most notable investmentis in KojoTheir portfolio spans across United Kingdom, United States and Ireland. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, FinTech and 3 other sectors, across stages such as Series A stage. Here is the list of top investments by Draper Esprit VCT:
1. Kojo
Kojo is a provider of materials procurement platform for the construction contractors. The platform enables the contractors to find the best material prices, reduce excess waste, and helps to increase labor productivity. It provides features like automated data entry, tracking project spending, catching billing errors, making purchase decisions, managing vendors, and much more. It also provides integration with other existing systems.
Key facts about Kojo
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $85.6M
- Employee Count: 163 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: AME Cloud Ventures, Lakestar and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Sep 14, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Cashfac
Cashfac provides a platform based on its Virtual Bank Technology that helps in cash management. Solutions help banks, corporates, public sector services, with their cash management. Solutions include balance and transaction reporting, Cashfac analytics, corporate virtual bank, employee benefits management, Multibank Cash Management, Receivables Management, Supply Chain Cash, Virtual Accounts, and more.
Key facts about Cashfac
- Founded Year: 1992
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: €1M - €10M as on Sep 30, 2023
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Early Stage
- Total Funding till date: $11.4M
- Employee Count: 62 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Elderstreet Investments, Molten Ventures and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Unattributed, May 01, 2012, $*****
3. Caplin
Caplin enables financial firms to deliver trading services to their clients and staff via the web. Its e-distribution software makes it quick and easy to create single-dealer platforms and other online trading offerings precisely tailored to business needs. Its product suites include Caplin Platform, Caplin Trader and Caplin Integration Suite.
Key facts about Caplin
- Founded Year: 2000
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $3.76M
- Employee Count: 70 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Elderstreet Investments and Draper Esprit VCT
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jul 31, 2000, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Vordel
Vordel is a cloud-based API management solutions provider. The product offers a gateway that enables businesses to leverage Web APIs and cloud computing to generate new revenue, interact with customers, and reduce costs. API Gateway provides fast and secure connectivity using APIs across enterprise applications, SOA services, cloud-based services, and other IT assets, etc. It deploys enterprise apps beyond the network perimeter, consumer cloud services without losing control or compromising on security. It also secures all app connections using enterprise security infrastructure.
Key facts about Vordel
The Engine group provides integrated advertising and brand consultancy services. Also provides consumer PR, content and production, data strategy, digital design and digital marketing, direct marketing, research and insight, social media, sponsorship consultancy, and strategic and digital consultancy. The Engine group has acquired digital agency firm Deep Focus and creative agency firm Noise in 2010. The company was formerly known as WCRS group litd and later rebranded to Engine in 2005. Lake Capital, an equity firm has acquired Engine Group in August, 2014.
Key facts about The Engine Group
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $97.5M
- Employee Count: 132 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Elderstreet Investments, Prospect Capital and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: PE, Dec 03, 2010, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Draper Esprit VCT's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Its most recent first time investment was in Kojo.Draper Esprit VCT's Investments by Stage
Draper Esprit VCT has made 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $6.65M.Draper Esprit VCT's Investments by Sector
Draper Esprit VCT has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications and Real Estate and Construction Tech. Notably, it has invested in 9 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 6 Tech companies, 5 Software companies and at least 1 company focusing on Consumer (B2C).Draper Esprit VCT's Investments by Geography
Draper Esprit VCT has made most investments in United States (1).Draper Esprit VCT's recent investments
Draper Esprit VCT has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Draper Esprit VCT:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 07, 2020 | United States | Series A | 7603 | [+1] |
Acquired companies in Draper Esprit VCT's Portfolio
10 companies from Draper Esprit VCT's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was The Engine Group in Mar 2022 by Next 15 for $*****.Here are Draper Esprit VCT's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 03, 2022 | - | - | 9913 | |
May 21, 2019 | - | - | 8437 | |
Apr 12, 2017 | - | - | 1244 | |
Jan 11, 2016 | - | - | 8725 | |
Jul 07, 2015 | - | - | 8504 |
Team profile of Draper Esprit VCT
Draper Esprit VCT has a team of 1 member located in United Kingdom. Draper Esprit VCT's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Draper Esprit VCT
Over the past 6 years, 19 investors have co-invested in Draper Esprit VCT's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Draper Esprit VCT: 8VC, Tishman Speyer and 4 others have invested in rounds before Draper Esprit VCT. There is 1 company where 8VC has invested before Draper Esprit VCT and 1 company where Tishman Speyer has invested before Draper Esprit VCT.
- Top Co-investors of Draper Esprit VCT: 2 investors entered a company along with Draper Esprit VCT. These include investors like Lakestar (1 company).
- Invested after Draper Esprit VCT: A total of 11 investors have invested in Draper Esprit VCT's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Tiger Global Management (1 company), LeFrak (1 company) and Jerry Yang (1 company).
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