Molten Ventures

Molten Ventures, formerly Draper Esprit, is a British venture capital firm, investing in high growth technology companies with global ambitions. The firm has offices in London, Cambridge and Dublin. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

Molten Ventures

Company type	Public
Traded as	LSE: GROW Euronext: GRW.IE
Industry	Venture Capital
Founded	2006; 19 years ago (2006) (Esprit Capital)
Founders	Simon Cook (CEO) Stuart Chapman
Headquarters	London, England, UK
Area served	Europe
Key people	Laurence Hollingworth (chairman) Ben Wilkinson (CEO) Andrew Zimmermann (CFO)
Services	Venture Capital
Revenue	£(9.2) million (2024)[1]
Operating income	£(39.2) million (2024)[1]
Net income	£(40.6) million (2024)[1]
Website	www.moltenventures.com

History

Founded in 2006 as Esprit Capital, the company was renamed Draper Esprit in 2015 after joining Silicon Valley investor Tim Draper and the Draper Venture Network.^[2]

In June 2016, Draper Esprit was the subject of an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange.^[3] It moved to the main market in July 2021 becoming the largest technology-related venture capital company to be publicly listed.^[4]

In November 2021, Draper Esprit rebranded to Molten Ventures.^[5]

In April 2022, Molten Ventures joined The Venture Capital Trust Association (VCTA).^[6] In November 2023, Molten Ventures acquired Forward Partners for £41.4 million.^[7]

Investments

Investments have included companies such as Crowdcube,^[8] Endomag,^[9] Freetrade,^[10] Graphcore,^[11] Revolut^[11] and Trustpilot.^[12]