Claret Capital Partners
Claret Capital Partners is a London-based independent growth-debt and venture-debt fund manager backing European technology, life sciences and climate-tech companies. The firm was formed in 2020 by David Bateman and Johan Kampe through the management buyout of Harbert European Growth Capital, assuming control of the Harbert and Claret European Growth Capital funds whose platform dates to 2013. Since 2013 it has deployed over EUR 1.2 billion to more than 190 European SMEs and reports assets under management of over USD 1 billion. Claret Capital Partners Limited is registered at Companies House under number 12516001 and is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority under firm reference number 993228.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
3 funds tracked, 16 portfolio companies (13 active · 3 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Claret Capital Partners has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Claret European Growth Capital Fund IVPrivate Debt2025 · 1yr€350M1 active
Claret European Growth Capital Fund IIIPrivate Debt2021 · 5yr€297M7 active · 3 realized
Unrealized
7 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abivax | Biotech | France | 2023 |
| Gridbeyond | Energy | Ireland | 2022 |
| Holidu | Consumer | Germany | 2021 |
| Open Cosmos | TMT | UK | 2023 |
| Quantilope | Software | Germany | 2024 |
| Spiideo | AI/ML | Sweden | 2023 |
| Zen Educate | Software | UK | 2023 |
Realized
3 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endomag | MedTech | UK | 2023 | 2024 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Lyst | Consumer | UK | 2021 | 2025 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Urban Sports Club | Consumer | Germany | 2021 | 2025 | Trade Sale | – |
Harbert European Growth Capital Fund IIPrivate Debt2018 · 8yr€215M5 active
Unrealized
5 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butternut Box | Consumer | UK | 2020 |
| Codec.ai | Data & Analytics | Ireland | 2020 |
| Cubyn | Logistics | France | 2020 |
| Exoticca | Hospitality | Spain | 2019 |
| Novacyt | MedTech | France | 2019 |
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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. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
Investment team
Senior partners. Hand-checked from public filings and the firm's own site.
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