Molten Ventures
Venture Capital
106investments
1exit
$373.8Mraised by its portfolio in 12 months
852open roles in its portfolio
Overview
Molten Ventures, previously known as Draper Esprit, is a publicly listed European venture capital firm investing in high-growth technology companies. Its balance-sheet model lets it back European businesses from Series A through later-stage growth rounds in enterprise software, consumer technology, hardware and fintech, with Revolut among its notable holdings. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in London, the firm is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is not tied to five-year fund cycles.
Investor profile
Venture capitalInvestments
106
65 of them startups
Hiring now
47
852 open roles
Rounds in 12 months
32
$373.8M raised
Exits
1
Focusshare of its companies
Financial Services 20%Software 19%Artificial Intelligence 13%Health Care 9%Commerce 7%Consumer Goods 6%Space & Aerospace 6%Information Technology 6%
Where its companies are
United Kingdom 38%Germany 10%United States 6%France 4%Ireland 3%Finland 2%Sweden 2%Estonia 1%
Stage of its companies
Series A 42%Series C and later 26%Series B 19%Pre-seed & seed 13%
Its companies, the freshest money firstAll 106 investments
Gravity SketchVenture round · this month · 8 roles
BeZero CarbonVenture round · this month
PigmentSeries E $250M · this month · 119 roles
RiverlaneVenture round · 1 mo ago · 31 roles
ParagrafVenture round · 1 mo ago · 4 roles
BreedrSeries B $24.8M · 2 mo ago
QureightSeries B $20M · 3 mo ago · 5 roles
HiloVenture round $19M · 3 mo ago · 8 roles
ValarianSeries A $50M · 3 mo ago · 14 roles
Thought MachineVenture round · 5 mo ago · 30 roles
MAIA TechnologyVenture round · 5 mo ago
Modo EnergyVenture round · 6 mo ago
Hiring fastestroles opened in 30 days
Co-investorscompanies they hold together
Earlybird 
IQ Capital 
Balderton Capital 
Seedcamp 
Insight Partners 
Cambridge Angels 
Playfair Capital 
Phoenix Court 
Partech 
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Skilled Worker
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0
Open roles in United Kingdom
In the register as Molten Ventures Plc, London
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Financials
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
5
News
Molten Ventures raises €203 million to back UK and European growth-stage tech companies
Molten Ventures, a British VC firm with a 20-year track record, today announces the first close of its Growth Fund at €203 million (£175 million) to invest across key technology sectors including Space, AI, FinTech, Quantum, DeepTech and Hardware. The Bri
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
London
United Kingdom
HQ
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500-1000 est. staff
20 Garrick Street, London WC2E 9BT