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Chairman of DJF Esprit, Bob Hook is an electronic and communications engineer by training, and was a director of Cambridge Consultants Limited for ten years prior to founding Prelude in 1984.
He built Prelude up into the UK’s leading early-stage technology venture capital investment company, raising three funds, and led its merger with Cazenove Private Equity in 2006 to form Esprit.
With a portfolio largely in the physical sciences sector, Bob Hook has played an instrumental role in the formation of a number of companies and serves as a director of ZBD Displays, m-spatial and Polatis.
His past investments have included Cambridge Positiioning Systems, FillFactory, Vocalis and Xaar.
Bob Hook was a founding member of the European Venture Capital Association High Tech Committee, and also a past member of the British Venture Capital Association High Tech Committee.
Anciens postes connus de Bob C. Hook
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Molten Ventures (Private Equity)
Molten Ventures (Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance Esprit Capital Partners invests in companies located in Europe with valuation from USD 50m-1 billion. The firm focuses on companies operating in the fields of consumer technology, digital Health & wellness, Ai, deeptech & hardware, cloud and enterprise & Saas. It provides financing for early, growth and secondary capital requirements. It also makes fund of funds and follow on investments. | Président | 01/01/2010 |
Mapway Technologies Ltd.
Mapway Technologies Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides mobile local search and discovery engine services | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 19/01/2009 |
Prelude Ventures Ltd.
Prelude Ventures Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment services | President | 01/06/2006 |
Displaydata Ltd.
Displaydata Ltd. Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Designs and supplies fully graphic electronic shelf labels and dynamic digital display solutions | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
Huber + Suhner Polatis, Inc.
Huber + Suhner Polatis, Inc. Electronic ComponentsElectronic Technology Provides optical switching technology services | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
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Mapway Technologies Ltd.
Mapway Technologies Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides mobile local search and discovery engine services | Technology Services |
Huber + Suhner Polatis, Inc.
Huber + Suhner Polatis, Inc. Electronic ComponentsElectronic Technology Provides optical switching technology services | Electronic Technology |
Displaydata Ltd.
Displaydata Ltd. Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Designs and supplies fully graphic electronic shelf labels and dynamic digital display solutions | Electronic Technology |
Prelude Ventures Ltd.
Prelude Ventures Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment services | Finance |
Molten Ventures (Private Equity)
Molten Ventures (Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance Esprit Capital Partners invests in companies located in Europe with valuation from USD 50m-1 billion. The firm focuses on companies operating in the fields of consumer technology, digital Health & wellness, Ai, deeptech & hardware, cloud and enterprise & Saas. It provides financing for early, growth and secondary capital requirements. It also makes fund of funds and follow on investments. | Finance |
















