Firms

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
![]() Colin Hanna Balderton Capital, partner | $10M$1M – $20M | Berlin, Germany · Global · Europe |
![]() Shikha Ahluwalia Balderton Capital, principal | $10M$1M – $20M | Germany |
![]() Andrea Roda Balderton Capital, principal | $10M$1M – $20M | London |
![]() Bernard Liautaud Balderton Capital, general_partner | $10M$1M – $20M | London |
![]() Charlie Jalali Farhani Balderton Capital, associate | $10M$1M – $20M | London |
![]() Daniel Waterhouse Balderton Capital, general_partner | $10M$1M – $20M | London |
![]() David Thevenon Balderton Capital, general_partner | $10M$1M – $20M | London |
![]() James Wise Balderton Capital, partner | $10M$1M – $20M | London |
![]() Laura McGinnis Balderton Capital, associate | $10M$1M – $20M | London |
![]() Sivesh Sukumar Balderton Capital, investor | $10M$1M – $20M | London |
![]() Suranga Chandratillake Balderton Capital, general_partner | $10M$1M – $20M | London |
![]() Tim Bunting Balderton Capital, investor | $10M$1M – $20M | London |
![]() Carlotta Riganti Balderton Capital, principal | $10M$1M – $20M | London · United Kingdom |
![]() Greta Anderson Balderton Capital, managing_director | $10M$1M – $20M | United Kingdom |
![]() Solène Brébant Balderton Capital, principal | $10M$1M – $20M | United Kingdom |
![]() Claudia Rowe Balderton Capital, managing_director | $10M$1M – $20M | United States |
![]() Rana Yared Balderton Capital, general_partner | $10M$1M – $20M | United States |
![]() Rob Moffat Balderton Capital, partner | $7M$1M – $15M | London |
![]() Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen Balderton Capital, general_partner | $4M$3M – $5M | London |
![]() Sujay Tyle Balderton Capital, venture_partner | $1M$100K – $5M | Mexico City, Mexico |
![]() Zoe Mohl Balderton Capital, principal | $500K$100K – $1M | Paris, France |
![]() Elena Moneta Balderton Capital, principal | $200K$200K – $50M | Paris, France |
![]() Andrew Nutter Balderton Capital, Principal | $30K$20K – $50K | Paris, France |
![]() Phillip Chambers Balderton Capital, partner | $25K$5K – $50K | Copenhagen, Denmark |
![]() Caye Hurtado Balderton Capital, principal | —— – — | Portugal · Spain · France · London · Paris, France |
Adam Critchley Balderton Capital, Head of Compliance | —— – — | |
Adrian Rainey Balderton Capital, Operating Partner | —— – — | |
Annabel Guthe Balderton Capital, Investor Relations Associate | —— – — | |
Bryce McCullagh Balderton Capital, Senior Legal Counsel | —— – — | |
Danny Bloom Balderton Capital, Head of Legal | —— – — | |
Deborah Kester Balderton Capital, Head of People | —— – — | |
Ed Cubitt Balderton Capital, Portfolio Finance Manager | —— – — | |
Emma Kerr Balderton Capital, Chief of Staff | —— – — | |
Fiona Blakemore Balderton Capital, CFO & Head of Portfolio Finance Services | —— – — | |
Giulia Marchegiani Balderton Capital, Associate | —— – — | |
Helen Shepherd Balderton Capital, Financial Controller | —— – — | |
Holly Mugan Balderton Capital, Head of Finance | —— – — | |
India Phillips Balderton Capital, Senior Communications Manager | —— – — | |
Ines Goetschel Balderton Capital, Analyst | —— – — | |
Julius Westphal Balderton Capital, Associate | —— – — | |
Keshvi Radia Balderton Capital, Head of Product | —— – — | |
Leah Sutton Balderton Capital, Chief Portfolio Talent Officer | —— – — | |
Lena Hinkelmann Balderton Capital, Associate | —— – — | |
Lindsey Armstrong Balderton Capital, Senior Legal Counsel | —— – — | |
Maeve O’Hare Balderton Capital, Senior Legal Counsel | —— – — | |
Marie Le Chevalier Balderton Capital, Investor Reporting Manager | —— – — | |
Melissa Negretti Balderton Capital, Senior Marketing Manager | —— – — | |
Niklas Falk Balderton Capital, Analyst | —— – — | |
Phil Chambers Balderton Capital, Partner | —— – — | |
Rachel Bremer Balderton Capital, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer | —— – — | |
Ryan Baker Balderton Capital, Head of Investor Relations | —— – — | |
Shannon Harrington Balderton Capital, Head of Portfolio Talent | —— – — | |
Tobias Winczer Balderton Capital, Associate | —— – — | |
Zain Waheed Balderton Capital, Analyst | —— – — |
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