103: The Best Investments Start with Yourself - Stuart Chapman, Co-Founder Draper Esprit VC

Stuart Chapman - Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of Draper Esprit Plc <a href="https://imgur.com/68Zss76"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/68Zss76.png" title="source: imgur.com" /></a> Draper Esprit , a Pan-European venture capital fund that invests into disruptive tech companies at the early and growth stages <a href="https://imgur.com/r64hRKo"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/r64hRKo.png" title="source: imgur.com" /></a> Draper Esprit is one of the most active venture capital firms in Europe, developing and investing in disruptive, high growth technology companies. They believe the best entrepreneurs in Europe are capable of building the global businesses of the future. The company fuels their growth with long- term capital, access to international networks and decades of experience building businesses. The company invests in tech companies that see new ways for the world to work. Which explains why their portfolio is full of inventors and visionaries; companies like Revolut, Trustpilot, Graze, Ledger, Transferwise and Graphcore. <a href="https://imgur.com/1GIFfkg"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/1GIFfkg.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a> In order to provide entrepreneurs with a more flexible approach to funding and to back them for longer, they re-invented the traditional venture capital by ourselves going public in 2016. Stuart and Draper Esprit Connect on LinkedIn with Stuart (https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuart-chapman-22a10a/) Draper Esprit Website (https://draperesprit.com/) ABOUT THE HOST My name is Sam Harris. I am a British entrepreneur, investor and explorer. From hitchhiking across Kazakstan to programming AI doctors I am always pushing myself in the spirit of curiosity and Growth. My background is in Biology and Psychology with a passion for improving the world and human behaviour. I have built and sold companies from an early age and love coming up with unique ways to make life more enjoyable and meaningful. Sam: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/samjamsnaps/) Quora (https://www.quora.com/pro