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Claret Capital Partners
Claret Capital Partners is a London-based independent growth debt fund manager, founded in 2013, that provides venture and growth debt to revenue-generating technology, life sciences and impact companies across Europe, with loans typically ranging from €2M to €100M. In September 2026 it held the final close of Claret European Growth Capital Fund IV at €575M (€440M in fund commitments plus a €135M affiliated mandate), following its €297M Fund III in 2022 and a €72M Opportunity Fund for follow-on financing. The firm has raised €1.3B since inception and deployed about €1.5B across more than 210 companies, including Exoticca, Billie, Holidu, Butternut Box, Paysend, Wefox, Open Cosmos, Inventiva and Cinclus Pharma.
SectorsTechnology, Life Sciences, Impact / Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Dual-use Technology, AI
VC MapSeries C+
Team
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David Bateman
Managing Partner
J
Johan Kampe
Managing Partner
R
Raj Shah
CFO & Operating Partner
J
Joey Mason
Venture Partner
Portfolio companies 7
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OOpen Cosmos
entered at Series B, 2023
EExoticca
led Venture Debt, 2022
IImpress
entered at Series B, 2022
SSpotahome
led Venture Debt, 2022
PPlaytomic
led Venture Debt, 2021
Colvin
per company site
Exited or sunsetted (1)
PPromoFarma
per company site
Funding rounds 8
Open as list →| Date | Company | Round | Amount | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | Open Cosmos | Series C | €300M |
Lightrock (estimated lead)
+17 more
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| 2023-09-11 | Open Cosmos | Series B | $50M |
ETF Partners, Trill Impact, A&G
+5 more
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| 2022-09-09 | Exoticca | Venture Debt | €20M |
Claret Capital Partners
+1 more
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| 2022-07-11 | Impress | Series B | $125M |
LBO France
+5 more
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| 2022-05 | Spotahome | Venture Debt | — |
Lead not disclosed
+1 more
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| 2022-01 | Spotahome | Venture Debt | — | Claret Capital Partners |
| 2021-12-17 | Playtomic | Venture Debt | €6M | Claret Capital Partners |
| 2019-04-11 | Exoticca | Venture Debt | €2M | Harbert European Growth Capital |