Draper Esprit
VC-backed Cazoo acquires Target Global-backed Drover
Cazoo generates revenue of £150m and has a valuation of more than £2bn
Draper Esprit leads $30m round for CoachHub
Round is also backed by HV Capital, Partech, Speedinvest, Signals Venture Capital and RTP Global
PE-backed Trustpilot to list in H1 next year – report
Danish internet company could reportedly be listed at a valuation of $1bn
True Ventures leads $87m series-C round for ICEye
Space-tech startup has so far raised $152m since being founded in 2015
VCs in £33m round for Form3
Lloyds Banking Group and Nationwide contributed to the funding round as new investors
Eurazeo invests $33m in series-B for Thought Machine
Thought Machine reported an operating loss of £19.5m from turnover of £5.4m in 2018
VCs in £25m round for Cazoo at valuation of $1bn
Since launching in December 2019, the online car retailer has generated £20m in revenues
Perwyn invests in $40m series-B for Decibel
Perwyn is an evergreen multi-family office that takes lead positions in funding rounds
Crowdcube invests £7.1m in Freetrade
CEO Adam Dodds says the company was looking to raise $20-50m in a series-B in 2020
Draper Esprit hires investment director in London
Hornung will focus on consumer internet, financial services and online marketplaces
Draper Esprit leads $83m round for Thought Machine
Based in London and with an office in Singapore, Thought Machine employs around 80 people
Mayfair et al. in additional $150m series-D for Graphcore
Mayfair Equity Partners has led an additional $150m series-D funding round for Graphcore, a UK-based microchip designer.
Investec, SVB provide £50m NAV facility to Draper Esprit
Loan has a three-year term and carries an interest rate at the Bank of England base rate +6.75%
Draper Esprit leads $10m round for Hadean
Aster and London Venture Partners also took part in the round for the operating system developer
VC firms back €48.5m series-E for Trustpilot
Advent International affiliate Sunley House Capital Management leads the funding round
Draper Esprit buys stakes in Earlybird funds
Draper Esprit will fund the acquisitions by issuing up to £100m in new shares on the AIM segment of the London stock exchange
Draper Esprit in $200m series-D for Graphcore
Round values the business at $1.7bn and includes commitments from strategic investors
Draper Esprit leads $40m series-C for Finalcad
VC houses Cathay Innovation and Salesforce Ventures also take part in the funding round
Draper Esprit leads $31m round for Fluidic Analytics
BGF, Delin, IQ and Amadeus also take part in the round for the biotechnology equipment firm
Draper Esprit leads $13m series-B for Form3
Barclays and Angel CoFund also took part in the round for the payment processing startup
Draper Esprit leads $10m series-A for Apperio
Richard Marsh from Draper Esprit will join the company's board to support the management team
Draper Esprit to co-invest with Earlybird
Draper Esprit has taken a stake in Earlybird's new Digital West Early Stage Fund VI
VC fuels Europe's journey towards self-driving future
Despite the long-term nature of investing in autonomous vehicles and high barriers to entry, fund managers are finding routes into the segment
Draper Esprit to raise £115m via share placement
VC has raised £61m across its EIS, VCT and secondary funds, giving it an additional total of £176m