Claret Capital Partners

About Claret Capital Partners

Claret Capital Partners is one of Europe's largest dedicated venture-debt platforms with more than $1 billion of assets under management as of December 2024 (crossed the $1 billion mark with Fund IV's second close at €350 million plus, plus €115 million plus discretionary co-investment partnerships), headquartered in London and FCA-regulated. The firm was founded in 2020 as an independent firm via spin-out from Harbert Management Corporation, with lineage dating to 2013 (Harbert European Growth Capital Fund I, founded by David Bateman and Johan Kampe). Claret has financed more than 190-200 SMEs since 2013.

Investment thesis

Claret Capital Partners deploys capital through approximately four fund generations (Harbert/Claret European Growth Capital Funds I-IV), targeting European venture debt and growth lending with non-dilutive debt solutions and tailored growth capital for high-growth SMEs. Sector focus spans technology and software, life sciences and climate tech and impact. Geographic deployment is pan-European with broad geographic spread. The platform provides growth capital with minimal equity dilution as one of Europe's largest dedicated venture-debt franchises.

Recent activity

Recent realised exits include insurtech (2026, most recent) plus prior unicorn exits in staffing-tech and fashion-tech. Recent acquisitions include new 2024 portfolio additions across community-software, medtech and market-research tech, plus 12 plus Fund IV deals from 2025 across tech, life sciences and climate tech. The platform continues active deployment of Fund IV across the European venture-debt mandate.

Frequently asked questions

How many portfolio companies does Claret Capital Partners have?

Claret Capital Partners has 34 active portfolio companies and 9 completed exits and 4 funds tracked on GP Intel.

Where is Claret Capital Partners headquartered?

Claret Capital Partners is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

What is Claret Capital Partners's assets under management?

Claret Capital Partners manages approximately €1.1B in assets under management.

When was Claret Capital Partners founded?

Claret Capital Partners was founded in 2020.

What sectors does Claret Capital Partners invest in?

Claret Capital Partners invests across TMT, Software, Healthcare.

What are Claret Capital Partners's recent exits?

Recent realized exits by Claret Capital Partners include: Lyst (2025) to Zozo; Urban Sports Club (2025) to Wellhub; Endomag (2024) to Hologic; Codec.ai (2023) to Pentad; Butternut Box to General Atlantic and L Catterton.