Draper Esprit
VC-backed Cazoo acquires Target Global-backed Drover
Cazoo generates revenue of ТЃ150m and has a valuation of more than ТЃ2bn
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 ТЃ19.5m from turnover of ТЃ5.4m in 2018
VCs in £25m round for Cazoo at valuation of $1bn
Since launching in December 2019, the online car retailer has generated ТЃ20m 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
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 ТЃ100m 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 ТЃ61m across its EIS, VCT and secondary funds, giving it an additional total of ТЃ176m
True Ventures leads €29m series-B for Iceye
Finland-based SAR data firm has raised a total of $53m to date, including government financing