Firms

Balderton Capital

Balderton Capital

London, GB

Balderton is Europe’s leading venture capital investor, focused exclusively on European founded technology companies. We support companies from Seed to Exit. We have a track-record of backing breakthrough companies ranging from MySQL to Betfair, and The Hut Group to Yoox Net-a-Porter. Companies in the Balderton portfolio take advantage of Balderton's network of globally-connected executives, who have real-world experience of founding and building technology companies from startup to IPO; Balderton's CEO Collective; and the firm's platform of legal, talent and marketing services. Founders and entrepreneurs seeking investment should reach out directly to a member of the Balderton investment team.

Founded
2000
Type
Venture capital

Funds7

  • Early Stage Fund IX$615M

    ClosedUSD615mearlystagevehicle; combinedUSD1.3bn includesseparategrowthfund.

  • Growth Fund II$685M

    ClosedUSD685mgrowthvehicle; seedtoIPOstrategy.

  • Balderton Growth I$680M

    First dedicated primary early-growth fund; separate from Liquidity I.

  • Balderton Fund VIII$600M

    Official factsheet confirms eighth early-stage fund launched in November 2021.

  • Balderton Fund VII$400M

    Official factsheet confirms seventh early-stage fund launched in 2019.

  • Balderton Liquidity I$145M

    Dedicated secondary fund purchases equity from early shareholders in growth companies.

  • Balderton Fund VI$375M

    Official factsheet confirms sixth early-stage fund launched in 2017.

Team

$10M$1M – $20MBerlin, Germany · Global · Europe
$10M$1M – $20MGermany
$10M$1M – $20MLondon
$10M$1M – $20MLondon
$10M$1M – $20MLondon
$10M$1M – $20MLondon
$10M$1M – $20MLondon
$10M$1M – $20MLondon
$10M$1M – $20MLondon
$10M$1M – $20MLondon

Co-investing

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Suranga Chandratillake
Daniel Waterhouse
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