Founded
Address
DFJ Esprit LLP
Building 1010 Cambourne Business Park
Cambourne
Cambridge
CB23 6DP
United Kingdom
Phone
Email
Website
Recent investment activity
KANDO id: 36097
Corporate information
Official name
DFJ Esprit Limited Liability Partnership
Registration country
Company type
Venture capital firm.Funds managed
Fund | Type | Vintage | Currency | Committed capital |
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DFJ Esprit Capital I Fund Number 1 | ||||
DFJ Esprit Capital I Fund Number 2 |
Funding rounds
Top investment portfolio themes
software (1)
telemedecine (1)
Investment activity status
Active investor
Selected investments
Displaying 1 - 25 of 78Company | Profile | Country | Date | Funding | ||
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Alphamosaic Ltd | UK semiconductor company specialising in low power mobile multimedia processors, based on their VideoCore architecture. | N/A | ||||
ApaTech Ltd | A UK-based developer of synthetic bone grafts. Acquired by Baxter International Inc, US healthcare giant, for $330m in March 2010. | N/A | ||||
Avantium | A leading technology company specialized in advanced high-throughput R&D. Sold. | N/A | ||||
Aveillant Ltd | Radar data services company operating infill radar systems. | N/A | ||||
Biotie Therapies Corp | A specialized drug development company. | N/A | ||||
BlackSpider Technologies Ltd | Provides Cloud Computing services for filtering email spam and other malware. | N/A | ||||
Bookham Technology | A global leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of optical components, modules and subsystems. | N/A | ||||
buy.at | A leading global affiliate network that drives growth for hundreds of advertisers. Sold to AOL for $128m. | N/A | ||||
Cambridge Positioning Systems Ltd | Pioneered non-GPS location systems based on technology developed at the Mullard Radioastronomy Laboratory. Acquired by CSR in January 2007 for $35m. | N/A | ||||
Clearswift Ltd | N/A | |||||
CloudApps Ltd | Provider of cloud-based sustainability and energy management solutions. | N/A | ||||
Connectivity | A unique UK data enquiries service that includes fixed line numbers and mobile numbers. | N/A | ||||
Conversocial Ltd | Social CRM/Social Media Management System. | N/A | ||||
Cypress Semiconductor Corp | N/A | |||||
DiBcom | A fabless semiconductor company that designs high-performance chipsets. | N/A | ||||
DNA Research Innovations Ltd | Developer and marketer of innovative products for the purification of DNA and other nucleic acids. | N/A | ||||
European Telecommunications & Technology | A leading supplier of managed data networks and value added services for multinational organisations. | N/A | ||||
EVE | Provider of hardware/ software co-verification solutions. | N/A | ||||
FillFactory NV | A Belgium-based leader in active pixel CMOS image sensor technology. Sold to Cypress Semiconductor Inc in 2004 for $123m. | N/A | ||||
Garlik Ltd | Online identity management and protection solutions. | N/A | ||||
Graze | N/A | |||||
GreenPeak Technologies BV | Very low power wireless transceivers for wireless sensor markets. | N/A | ||||
Healthcare Brands Intl Ltd | Committed to translating innovative science into meaningful consumer brands. Sold subsidiary, Antula Healthcare, for SEK 1.8bn in April 2011. | N/A | ||||
Icera Semiconductor Inc | N/A | |||||
Imagine Communications Group Ltd | N/A |
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Former team members
Employee | Company | Position | |||
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Tom Bradley | Oxford Capital Partners Ltd | Partner
Responsibilities: Leads the growth investment team with responsibility for all investment and portfolio activities. |
[email protected] | ||
Catrina Holme | JP Morgan Cazenove Ltd | ||||
Peter Keen | Biotechnology Growth Trust PLC | ||||
Richard Marsh | Oxford Capital Partners Ltd | Investment Manager
Head of Information and Communications Technology |
[email protected] | ||
Paul Murray | QinetiQ Group PLC | ||||
Nigel Pitchford | Imperial Innovations Ltd | ||||
Mikko Suonenlahti | Qatar Capital Partners LLC | [email protected] |