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Draper Esprit Invests GBP10 Million Into Aircall In Funding Round

Wed, 16th May 2018 14:17

LONDON (Alliance News) - Venture capital firm Draper Esprit PLC said on Wednesday it led a USD29.0 million Series B funding round in call centre software company Aircall with a GBP10.0 million investment.

The funding round brings the total funds raised by Aircall to USD40.5 million to date, with the investment used to accelerate the buildout of its cloud-based phone system, as well as further senior appointments in the US and Europe.

Other investors in the funding round includes Balderton Capital, NextWorld Capital and Newfund.

"We look forward to partnering with the Aircall team to help the company grow and develop its transformative technology further. With over 3000 business customers worldwide, they have quickly established themselves as one of the fastest growing cloud-based phone systems in the market and we are very excited to be supporting Aircall on the next stage of its growth journey," said Chief Executive Officer Simon Cook.

Shares in Draper Esprit were down 1.1% at 440.00 pence on Wednesday.

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