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Enjoy dinner drinks and a chance to meet…
Vinoth Jayakumar is Principal VC at Draper Esprit, one of the largest and leading VC firms in Europe. Draper Esprit is a Pan-European venture capital fund that invests into disruptive tech companies at the early and growth stages.
What invest in…
As one of the largest and most active VC firms in Europe they invest into visionary and growing companies and also have the ability to do direct secondary deals into late stage tech companies as well as buying entire venture capital portfolios.
Their Investment Portfolio Includes…
They have a massive portfolio of well known, current and exited companies, including recent investments in Resolver, Clue App, Perkbox, Trustpilot, Graphcore, Push Doctor, Crowdcube and Pod Point, to name a few.
This dinner is perfect for…
Business owners, CEO’s and management level working for disruptive tech companies.
If you'd like to join but don't fall neatly within the above categories, please email us at hello@tablecrowd.com to discuss whether this is the right dinner for you. Also feel free to check out our other dinners as another might match you perfectly!
The dinner conversation will be…
At Draper Esprit, Vinoth has experience of investing into growing companies, managing secondary deals into late stage tech companies as well as buying entire VC portfolios. He is therefore perfectly placed to speak about:
✓ What a business needs to consider before looking at investment as a finance option.
✓ Finding the right investor - how to measure if they are the right fit for your business.
✓ The key criteria that Draper Espirt look at when considering an investment opportunity.
✓ The current state of the UK investment market.
Take this opportunity to meet with Vinoth, explain all about your own business and to speak to others facing similar industry challenges and opportunities as you informally over dinner.
Who is Vinoth Jayakumar?
Vinoth joined Draper Esprit as a Principal in 2016. Before Draper Esprit, Vinoth worked at a boutique management consulting firm in London for 6 years. He previously ran a micro-angel fund, investing in crowdfunded startups. Vinoth is a Chartered Accountant (ACA, ICAEW), with a degree in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics.
What’s included?
You get a private dining experience with a knowledgeable speaker, 2 course dinner with wine or 2 soft drinks plus highly curated and relevant crowd.
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P.S. TableCrowd are offering complimentary cab rides home (£15) thanks to their partner, Gett, on first download of the app. Download the app in advance.
Vinoth joined Draper Esprit as a Principal in 2016. Before Draper Esprit, Vinoth worked at a boutique management consulting firm in London for 6 years. He previously ran a micro-angel fund, investing in crowdfunded startups. Vinoth is a Chartered Accountant (ACA, ICAEW), with a degree in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics.
Draper Esprit was founded in 2006 with a mission to back Europe's most ambitious entrepreneurs. They invest into visionary and growing companies and also have the ability to do direct secondary deals into late stage tech companies as well as buying entire venture capital portfolios. Draper Esprit raise funds from a variety sources and always are able to source capital for the best opportunities through our partnerships. Leading institutional LPs have committed more than $1 billion to their funds historically, and they are one of the largest and most active VC firms in Europe.
One of the TableCrowd hosting team will be on hand to make sure you are welcomed through the door and introduced to the most relevant people to you.
For any advance questions about this dinner, it is best to reach us at hello@tablecrowd.com.
