Balderton Launched · London

Join the next generation of European builders

Balderton Launched is a free, six-month programme in our London HQ for founders, operators, and technical experts at the very start of their building journey. Whether you're still figuring out your initial idea and forming your team, or if you've just raised your first funding round, Launched can take your business to the next level.

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Founders working in the Launched co-working space

The Launched community at Balderton's London HQ

Why join Launched

Most programmes ask you to arrive with a company. Launched doesn't. We welcome both individuals who are still crystallising their early ideas and looking for a hub and community to inspire them, as well as teams who know what they want to build, have raised early capital, and are searching for a home base while they build out their first product.

An open space, not an office

A dedicated co-working space inside Balderton's London HQ near King's Cross. No lease, no admin, no invoices.

A community to build alongside

A small, diverse group of founders at the same stage, close enough to test each other's thinking daily, and, often enough, to end up building together.

Investors in the building

Access to regular coaching and feedback from Balderton's investment and platform teams, all under the same roof.

Workshops and sessions

An exclusive series of workshops and events with the wider Balderton portfolio — 500+ operators who have already built through the stage you're entering.

No cost, no equity

Balderton Launched is completely free and takes no equity. No commitments — just our way of giving back to the community and helping the next generation of founders get off the ground.

Open for all

We encourage founders of all backgrounds and experience levels to apply, and are committed to a diverse group working across a broad range of sectors.

Meet the alumni

"When joining Launched, we were still validating the first versions of our idea. Within a few weeks after finishing the programme, we raised a very successful seed round. The acceleration from being surrounded by other founders going through the same situation and investors for sparring was enormous. Balderton's Launched programme is the ideal environment for building a community of founders that turn into friends — we're super grateful to Balderton and would do the programme again in a heartbeat."

Conduct

A/W 2023

JP joined Launched as a solo founder in ideation. Six months later, he left with cofounders and multiple termsheets for his Seed, led by Creandum. They've since raised a $60M Series A from Iconiq and Index.

"Team ivee absolutely loved the 6 months we spent at Balderton. The team were incredibly kind and supportive, and it helped us really accelerate our business at a time when we needed that support and focus, particularly on the legal side with regards to term sheets. Having other incredible founders all building in the same room was also invaluable!"

ivee

S/S 2025

Amelia and Lydia joined Launched in the ideation phase of Ivee. They've since raised from the likes of Techstars, SIE Ventures, Steven Bartlett and Deborah Meaden, and are now the UK Government's primary AI events provider.

"We were so grateful for the opportunity to be a part of Launched. The Balderton team were generous with access to fantastic resources and guidance that supported us in the early days of building Tracebit but this was thoughtfully balanced with leaving us plenty of time and space to focus on what mattered — building a great company."

Tracebit

S/S 2023

Andy joined Launched in ideation. Tracebit has since raised $25M from the likes of Accel, Firstmark and MMC.

"Launched was the perfect home for us whilst we were staying lean before our Seed round. It was awesome sparring with the Balderton team on the fast evolving legal sector and the community of founders really helped us level up. We've stayed close to our cohort and the Balderton team through our journey to exit - wouldn't hesitate to work with them going forward."

Wexler

Wexler joined Launched straight out of Entrepreneur First. They then raised a Seed from Seedcamp and were acquired by Legora in 2026.

"I was still working at an AI lab when I went to at a Balderton event and met one of the members the Balderton team. The conversation gave me the confidence to make the founder leap and I came into Launched with my cofounder a month later. It was the perfect setting for the inception stage – we were able to navigate ideation and fundraising in a short amount of time. Very grateful for the Balderton team for building that environment for aspiring founders in London!"

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