Investments
300Portfolio Exits
53Funds
13Partners & Customers
4Service Providers
1About Molten Ventures
Molten Ventures (LON: GROW) is a venture capital firm. The firm invests in commercial services, digital health, and wellness, deep technology, hardware, electronics, consumer services, artificial intelligence, cloud, enterprise, software as a service (SaaS), and media sectors. Molten Ventures was formerly known as Draper Esprit. Molten Ventures was founded in 2006 and is based in London, U.k.

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Latest Molten Ventures News
Sep 20, 2023
Details Share This Cobalt has advised Binalyze on its USD 19 million series A financing round with Molten Ventures, Cisco Investments, Citibank Ventures, and Deutsche Bank Corporate Venture Capital as well as existing investors Earlybird Digital East and OpenOcean. Ellex Raidla advised Molten Ventures on leading the round. According to Cobalt , Binalyze is the world's fastest and most comprehensive digital forensics and incident response solution: their software remotely, securely, and automatically collects more than 280 digital forensics artifacts in under ten minutes. "The raised investment will help Binalyze advance its mission to deliver the most comprehensive, end-to-end digital forensics and incident response investigation platform on the market for cloud and on-premises assets," the same firm announced. Cobalt 's team was led by Partner Kristel Raidla-Talur and included Specialist Counsels Greete-Kristiine Kuru and Madis Reppo. The Ellex team included Partner Antti Perli, Counsel Rutt Vark, Senior Associates Merlin Liis-Toomela and Hanna Pahk, and Lawyers Liis Tava and Hegle Parna. Czech Republic Knowledge Partner PRK Partners, one of the leading Central European law firms, has been helping clients achieve their business objectives almost 30 years. Our team of lawyers, based in our Prague, Ostrava, and Bratislava offices, has a unique knowledge of Czech and Slovak law and of the business environment. Our lawyers studied at top law schools in the United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland and elsewhere. They also have experience working for leading international and domestic law firms in a number of jurisdictions. We speak your language, too. Our legal team is fluent in more than 15 languages, including all the key languages of the region. PRK Partners has one of the most experienced legal teams on the market. We are consistently rated as one of the leading law firms in the region. We have received many significant honours and awards for our work. We represent the interests of international clients operating in the Czech Republic in an efficient way, combining local knowledge with an understanding of their global requirements in a business-friendly approach. We are one of the largest law firms in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Our specialised teams of lawyers and tax advisors advise major global corporations as well as local companies. We provide comprehensive legal advice drawing on our profound knowledge of local law and markets. Our legal advice delivers tangible results – as proven by our strong track record. We are the only Czech member firm of Lex Mundi, the world's leading network of independent law firms. As one of the leading law firms in the region, we have received many national and international awards, in some cases several years in a row. Honours include the Chambers Europe Award for Excellence, The Lawyer and Czech and Slovak Law Firm of the Year. Thanks to our close cooperation with leading international law firms and strong local players, we can serve clients in multiple jurisdictions around the globe. Our strong network means that we can meet your needs, wherever you do business. PRK Partners has been repeatedly voted among the most socially responsible firms in the category of small and mid-sized firms and was awarded the bronze certificate at the annual TOP Responsible Firm of the Year Awards. Our work is not only “business”: we have participated on a longstanding basis in a wide variety of pro bono projects and supported our partners from the non-profit sector (Kaplicky Centre Endowment Fund, Tereza Maxová Foundation, Czech Donors Forum, etc. ).
Molten Ventures Investments
300 Investments
Molten Ventures has made 300 investments. Their latest investment was in Binalyze as part of their Series A on September 9, 2023.

Molten Ventures Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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9/12/2023 | Series A | Binalyze | $19M | Yes | 2 | |
6/22/2023 | Seed VC - III | Oliva | $5.5M | Yes | 3 | |
5/24/2023 | Series A - III | Satellite Vu | $15.8M | No | 3 | |
4/25/2023 | Series A | |||||
4/24/2023 | Series B |
Date | 9/12/2023 | 6/22/2023 | 5/24/2023 | 4/25/2023 | 4/24/2023 |
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Round | Series A | Seed VC - III | Series A - III | Series A | Series B |
Company | Binalyze | Oliva | Satellite Vu | ||
Amount | $19M | $5.5M | $15.8M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Molten Ventures Portfolio Exits
53 Portfolio Exits
Molten Ventures has 53 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Friday Finance on September 04, 2023.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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9/4/2023 | Acquired | 2 | |||
12/24/2022 | Asset Sale | Undisclosed Investors | 2 | ||
6/28/2022 | Merger | 3 | |||
Date | 9/4/2023 | 12/24/2022 | 6/28/2022 | ||
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Exit | Acquired | Asset Sale | Merger | ||
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Acquirer | Undisclosed Investors | ||||
Sources | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Molten Ventures Acquisitions
1 Acquisition
Molten Ventures acquired 1 company. Their latest acquisition was Irish Broadband on May 01, 2008.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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5/1/2008 | Acq - Fin | 1 |
Date | 5/1/2008 |
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Note | Acq - Fin |
Sources | 1 |
Molten Ventures Fund History
13 Fund Histories
Molten Ventures has 13 funds, including Irish Focused Fund.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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7/28/2023 | Irish Focused Fund | $54.98M | 3 | ||
6/2/2017 | EIS Fund II | $180M | 1 | ||
4/1/2014 | EIS Fund | 1 | |||
12/31/2010 | Seedcamp Fund II | ||||
4/30/2009 | DFJ Esprit III |
Closing Date | 7/28/2023 | 6/2/2017 | 4/1/2014 | 12/31/2010 | 4/30/2009 |
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Fund | Irish Focused Fund | EIS Fund II | EIS Fund | Seedcamp Fund II | DFJ Esprit III |
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Amount | $54.98M | $180M | |||
Sources | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Molten Ventures Partners & Customers
4 Partners and customers
Molten Ventures has 4 strategic partners and customers. Molten Ventures recently partnered with SportPursuit on June 6, 2021.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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6/17/2021 | Partner | United Kingdom | It has been a pleasure to work with Adam , Victoria , Luke , Rhys , Jonny and all the team and we wish them continued success in the next phase with new partners BD Capital , as well as their many millions of SportPursuit members who will join them be on that next stage of their journey . | 1 | |
7/15/2020 | Partner | ||||
6/19/2019 | Partner | ||||
7/1/2018 | Partner |
Date | 6/17/2021 | 7/15/2020 | 6/19/2019 | 7/1/2018 |
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Type | Partner | Partner | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | ||||
Country | United Kingdom | |||
News Snippet | It has been a pleasure to work with Adam , Victoria , Luke , Rhys , Jonny and all the team and we wish them continued success in the next phase with new partners BD Capital , as well as their many millions of SportPursuit members who will join them be on that next stage of their journey . | |||
Sources | 1 |
Molten Ventures Service Providers
1 Service Provider
Molten Ventures has 1 service provider relationship
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
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Molten Ventures Team
13 Team Members
Molten Ventures has 13 team members, including current Chief Executive Officer, Simon Cook.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Simon Cook | Chief Executive Officer | Current | |
Name | Simon Cook | ||||
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Title | Chief Executive Officer | ||||
Status | Current |