
Draper Esprit leads $10m round for Hadean
Draper Esprit has led a $10m funding round for Hadean, a UK developer of cloud-based coding platforms.
French VC Aster and London Venture Partners also took part in the round, alongside existing backers Luminous Ventures and Entrepreneur First.
The company said the funding round will enable it to support activity related to its HadeanOS and Aether Engine platforms.
Previous funding
Luminous (then a division of White Cloud Capital) led a $2.6m funding round for Hadean in 2017, with Entrepreneur First also taking part.
Company
Founded in 2015, London-headquartered Hadean develops cloud-based operating systems and simulation engines for programmers. Its platforms are used by clients including the Francis Crick Institute and CCP Games.
People
Draper Esprit – Simon Cook (CEO).
Hadean – Craig Beddis (co-founder, CEO).
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