Molten Ventures (@MoltenVentures) — Twitter Score 10 out of 1000

Molten Ventures is a publicly listed European venture capital firm that backs technology companies from Series A through later stages, formerly known as Draper Esprit and before that as Esprit Capital. Molten Ventures's Twitter Score is 10 out of 1000 as of July 2026, ranking #98,775 among 531,432 tracked accounts.

Molten Ventures was founded by Stuart Chapman and Simon Cook and rebranded to its current name in November 2021 after listing on the London Stock Exchange Main Market, having moved from AIM earlier that year. Ben Wilkinson has served as CEO since October 2024, having joined the firm as CFO in 2016. Molten Ventures focuses on investment areas spanning Enterprise/SaaS, Deeptech, HealthTech, and consumer technology, with exposure to AI, quantum computing, fintech, cybersecurity, climate, and space.

Molten Ventures operates a Fund of Funds strategy, investing as an LP in European seed and early-stage venture funds alongside its direct investment activity. It is affiliated with the Draper Venture Network as a European partner and maintains a strategic partnership with Earlybird. In March 2024, Molten Ventures completed the acquisition of Forward Partners, adding more than 40 early-stage companies to its portfolio.

Molten Ventures's portfolio includes Ledger, Crowdcube, Upside, Hadean, SettleMint, Ada Ventures, Episode 1 Ventures and Inventure. Molten Ventures has published 3,666 posts on the platform and has been mentioned by 26 accounts a total of 56 times, reflecting consistent visibility within the European venture and tech community.

Who follows Molten Ventures on X?

The accounts that follow Molten Ventures include 66 founders, 17 angel investors, 11 influencers and 43 VCs. Among them are Matthew Graham, Martin Shkreli, VCs Congratulating Themselves, Simon Dedic, Alistair Milne and Simon Taylor.