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Molten Ventures - Key takeaways from the 2023 capital markets day

At its capital markets day (CMD) Molten Ventures highlighted its successful growth since it listed in 2016, having grown its gross portfolio value by a CAGR of 59% (supported by several capital raises). We note that Molten posted a six-year NAV total return (TR) to end-September 2022 of c 15% pa. Since IPO, Molten has deployed an average £133m in capital per year (excluding secondary investments) and received £452m in total realisation proceeds. Portfolio growth has been underpinned by the 24% pa growth in European venture capital (VC) series A, B and C deal volumes (Molten’s ‘sweet spot’) between 2015 and 2022 (based on PitchBook data).
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Draper Esprit

Draper Esprit is a venture capital firm. Co. is engaged in developing and investing in technology companies across Europe. Co. utilizes three pools of capital to invest in companies: its balance sheet; tax-efficient investing in Enterprise Investment Scheme/Venture Capital Trust; and secondary funds backed by institutional capital focused on this space. Co. is focused on entrepreneurs across four primary sectors: Consumer Technology, Enterprise Technology, Hardware and Electronics, and Digital Health and Wellness. Co. also acquires venture capital portfolios through its division, Draper Esprit Secondaries.

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Edison Investment Research
Edison Investment Research

Edison is an investment research and advisory company, with offices in North America, Europe, the Middle East and AsiaPac. The heart of Edison is our world renowned equity research platform and deep multi-sector expertise. At Edison Investment Research, our research is widely read by international investors, advisors and stakeholders. Edison Advisors leverages our core research platform to provide differentiated services including investor relations and strategic consulting.

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Pedro Fonseca

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