Having invested in some of the largest venture-backed technology and healthcare businesses that Europe has seen, the team has exceptional knowledge at its disposal. These investments include Bookham, CSR, Microcosm and Xaar. DFJ Esprit also has a long history in taking European companies to the US and in assisting their global expansion.

More recently we have had great success with Buy.at (Sold to AOL for $125m), KVS (Veritas: $225m), Alphamosaic (Broadcom: $123m), Fillfactory (Cypress Semi: $100m), DRI (Invitrogen: $60m) Blackspider (Surfcontrol: $40m), Cambridge Positioning Systems (CSR: $35m), Neteconomy (sold to Fiserv).

DFJ Esprit’s history gives us a unique market position. Our pedigree, team and relationships allow us to work with great entrepreneurs and managers to create great companies. Esprit has a long experience of helping both established companies and start-ups founded by entrepreneurs, corporate spin-outs and academia to succeed.

We hope to work with great co-investors and management teams on an ongoing basis and look to build lasting and respectful relationships with everyone in our community. We would be delighted to talk to you and introduce you to our current portfolio companies so that you can hear more about us and the way we work first hand.

“It has been great to work with DFJ Esprit. They have been very supportive of Avantium, including during the more difficult times. They have helped the management team to focus on the most relevant matters and to make sure things got done”
- Tom Van Aken, CEO Avantium