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Bernard Liautaud

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Bernard Liautaud

Managing Partner

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Bernard joined Balderton as a Partner in 2008. He was named Managing Partner in 2016.

Bernard Liautaud founded Business Objects in 1990 and was CEO for 15 years then Chairman until January 2008.  With 6,700 employees, 45,000 customers and $1.5 billion of revenue in 2007, Business Objects was the world leader in Business Intelligence and one of the 15 largest software companies in the world.  Business Objects was the first European software IPO on Nasdaq in 1994.  In January 2008, Business Objects was acquired by SAP for $6.8 billion, making it the third largest software acquisition at the time. Bernard was a member of the Supervisory Board of SAP from 2008 to 2022.  He also served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Stanford University from 2013 to 2018.  Bernard is now a member of the Stanford Global Advisory Council to the President.

In 2009, he co-founded Dashlane, a leading software company providing digital identity solutions for consumers and small businesses.

He has received a number of distinctions including, “Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur” in 2007 in France, Time Magazine Europe’s Digital Top 25 and BusinessWeek Stars of Europe of 2002, Top 10 CEOs in North America by Chief Executive Magazine in 2001.

Bernard holds a Diplôme d’Ingénieur, Ecole Centrale de Paris, and Master of Science, Engineering Management, Stanford University.

Related investments

Paris, France

Aircall

Aircall provides an integrated, easy to use, cloud-based phone solution

  • Series A in 2016
Paris, France

Andjaro

Manage temporary personnel transfers between sites.

  • Series A in 2018
  • Acquired by Silae in 2023
London, UK

Citymapper

Public transit app and mapping service operating in cities all over the globe.

  • Series A in 2013
  • Acquired by Via in 2023
New York City, USA

Jumbo Privacy

Leading consumer privacy and security app

  • Series A in 2019
  • Acquired by Coalition in 2023
Paris, France

Kili Technology

The leading data-centric AI training platform

  • Series A in 2021
Manchester, UK

Matillion

Complete data integration and transformation solution purpose-built for the cloud.

  • Secondary in 2021
Uppsala, Sweden

MySQL

Open-source relational database management system.

  • Series A in 2001
  • Acquired by Sun Microsystems (now Oracle) in 2008
California, USA

Nlyte Software

Leader in data centre infrastructure management (DCIM)

  • Acquired by Carrier Global Corporation in 2021
Redwood City, USA

Pay With My Bank

Online and mobile payment alternative to cards and checks.

  • Exited
Copenhangen, Denmark

Peakon

A platform for measuring and improving employee engagement.

  • Series B in 2018
  • Acquired by Workday in 2021
Paris, France

PhotoRoom

The go-to editing app for elevating online imagery

  • Series A in 2022
London, UK

Qubit

Tools that let marketers understand their online visitors to drive conversions in real-time.

  • Series A in 2012
  • Acquired by Coveo in 2021
Gothenburg, Sweden

Recorded Future

Threat intelligence powered by machine learning.

  • Series C in 2012
  • Acquired by Insight Partners in 2019
Paris, France

Sunrise

Mobile calendar app and platform.

  • Series A in 2014
  • Acquired by Microsoft in 2015
Paris, France

Sweep

A power tool for measuring your carbon emissions

  • Series A in 2021
Paris, France

Talend

Cloud apps to help enterprises collect, govern, transform, and share data.

  • Series D in 2009
  • IPO on NASDAQ in 2016
Cheshire, UK

THG (The Hut Group)

The global leader in health, beauty, fitness and lifestyle.

  • Series A in 2010
  • IPO on London Stock Exchange in 2020
Paris, France

Toucan Toco

Platform to deliver data and insights for the non-technical decision-maker.

  • Series A in 2019
Lyon, France

Traefik Labs

Cloud-native networking that just works.

  • Series A in 2020
Paris, France

Vestiaire Collective

The global marketplace for luxury, pre-owned fashion products.

  • Series B in 2011
Paris, France

Virtuo

Virtuo is on a mission to provide the best car hire experience that makes owning a car completely redundant

  • Series A in 2017
Zurich, Switzerland

Yokoy

The all-in-one spend management platform

  • Series A in 2021
  • Acquired by TravelPerk in 2025

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