Last checked at 25 Feb 2021 07:00
25 February 2021
Draper Esprit plc
("Draper Esprit", "the Group" or the "Company")
Investor Day
Draper Esprit (LSE: GROW, Euronext Growth: GRW), a leading venture capital firm investing in and developing high growth digital technology businesses, will be hosting a virtual Investor Day at 10.00am today for investors and sell-side analysts.
The event gathers some of the CEOs from across the Draper Esprit portfolio. This gives an opportunity to gain insight from those on the frontline of technology and innovation in Europe.
No new material disclosures will be made during the event and a video replay will be made available afterwards on request. Please contact draperesprit@powerscourt-group.com for details.
Enquiries:
Numis Securities Nominated Adviser & Joint Broker Simon Willis Richard Thomas Jamie Loughborough
| +44 (0)20 7260 1000 |
Goodbody Stockbrokers Euronext Growth Adviser & Joint Broker Don Harrington Charlotte Craigie Dearbhla Gallagher
| +44 (0) 20 3841 6202 |
Powerscourt Public relations Elly Williamson Donjeta Miftari | +44 (0)7970 246 725 / +44 (0)7961 628 862 |
About Draper Esprit
Draper Esprit is one of the most active venture capital firms in Europe, investing in disruptive, high growth technology companies. We believe the best entrepreneurs in Europe are capable of building the global businesses of the future. We fuel their growth with long-term capital, access to international networks and decades of experience building businesses.
Currently, Draper Esprit is a shareholder in a diverse portfolio of 67 companies with 15 of those part of our core portfolio which accounts for over 60% of our holdings. Our core companies include Trustpilot, UiPath, Aircall, Graphcore and Revolut. We invest across four sectors: Consumer Technology, Enterprise Technology, Hardware and Deeptech, and Digital Health and Wellness, with highly experienced partners constantly looking for new opportunities in each. We look for high-growth companies with strong IP, powerful technology, and the management teams to deliver success. They operate in new markets, with serious potential for global expansion. We also look for businesses with the potential to generate strong margins to ensure rapid, sustainable growth in substantial addressable markets.
Draper Esprit provides an opportunity for public market investors to access these fast growing tech businesses, without having to commit to long term investments with limited liquidity. Since IPO in June 2016, we have deployed circa £450m+ capital into fast growing technology companies and have realised over £210m. In October 2020 we raised gross proceeds of circa £110m to help us capitalise on a European VC market which is expanding rapidly but is still less than one quarter of the combined size of the US and European market by value. It will also allow us to capitalise on the transition to a digital future that has been given added impetus as a result of the recent pandemic.
For more information, go to https://draperesprit.com/