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Balderton Capital | Balderton Early Stage Fund

vc$615MCo-investsLeads rounds

◆ Fund Size

$615M

◆ Check Size

$0.5M→$50.0M

◆ Location

United Kingdom

◆ Portfolio

300 companies

◆ Activity

Statusactively investing

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◆ Investment Thesis

Backs Europe's top entrepreneurs building world-changing businesses.

◆ About Balderton Capital

Balderton Capital is a European venture capital firm that invests in and supports early-stage technology companies. They focus on providing capital, strategic guidance, and operational support to help founders build and scale their businesses.

◆ Sectors

Enterprise SoftwareAI AgentsFintechGamingClean Energy

◆ Stages

seedseries-a

◆ Geography Focus

United KingdomEurope

◆ Team

NameTitleRoleLinks
David ThévenonGeneral PartnerSenior
Andrew WigfallPartnerPartnerin
Annabel GuthePrincipalPrincipalin
Bernard LiautaudManaging Partnerpartnerin
Bryce McCullaghPrincipalPrincipalin
Carlotta RigantiPartnerMid
Daniel WaterhousePartnerpartnerin
Dave KelloggPartnerPartnerin
Deborah KesterPrincipalPrincipalin
Ed CubittPrincipalPrincipalin
Elena MonetaPrincipalPrincipalin
Georgia ForbesPartnerMid
James WisePartnerpartnerin
Jerome DanguPartnerPartner
Lars Fjeldsoe-NielsenPartnerPartner
Lena HinkelmannPrincipalPrincipalin
Luca BocchioPartnerPartnerin
Maeve O'HarePrincipalPrincipalin
Melissa NegrettiPrincipalPrincipalin
Phil ChambersPartnerPartnerin
Rachel BremerPrincipalPrincipalin
Rana YaredPartnerpartnerin
Rob MoffatPartnerpartnerin𝕏
Ryan BakerPrincipalPrincipalin
Solene BrebantPrincipalPrincipalin
Suranga ChandratillakePartnerpartnerin
Tim BuntingPartnerpartner
Tobias WinczerPrincipalPrincipalin

◆ Tracked Investments

◆ Notable Investments

RevolutDream GamesGoCardlessContentfulAircallWayveWriterPhotoRoomDarktraceMySQLLovableDash0Proxima FusionQuantum SystemsTaktileFuse EnergyGrand GamesGeordie01Health

◆ Traits

Leads rounds

Co-invests

◆ FAQ

What does Balderton Early Stage Fund invest in?

Balderton Early Stage Fund invests in Enterprise Software, AI Agents, Fintech, Gaming and Clean Energy at the seed and series-a stages.

Which geographies does Balderton Early Stage Fund focus on?

Balderton Early Stage Fund focuses on United Kingdom and Europe, and is headquartered in United Kingdom.

What is Balderton Early Stage Fund's typical check size?

Balderton Early Stage Fund typically writes checks of $0.5M to $50M.

Which startups has Balderton Early Stage Fund backed?

Balderton Early Stage Fund has 1 tracked investment on Fusion42, including Mantic.