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. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €49/month.