Cayetana Hurtado-Malidin

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Cayetana Hurtado-Malidin

Chief of Staff

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Caye joined Balderton in 2018 and was a Principal on the investment team before being promoted to Chief of Staff to the Managing Partner in 2022. In her role, Caye supports Balderton’s growth and helps Bernard to define the overall firm strategy and business plan as well as to refine our internal operating processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

Prior to Balderton, Caye was an Associate in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications group (M&A division) of Goldman Sachs in London, where she worked on several tech IPOs, private placements, and M&A deals. In that role, she spent a lot of her time advising tech companies on fundraising and evaluating key growth levers and paths to profitability. Some of the companies she worked with include Rocket Internet, HelloFresh, Global Fashion Group, Scout24, Xero, and Truecaller, among many others.

Caye completed her MBA with Honors at Columbia Business School, in New York City, where she focused on venture capital and entrepreneurship. She led the ‘Venture Fellows’ program and was on the board of the Columbia Entrepreneurs Organisation. She is a Fulbright Scholar and has an MS in Law and Business Administration & Management from the Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICADE) in Madrid.

Caye has lived in 5 different countries and is a fluent English, French, and Spanish speaker.