Rachel joined Balderton as Chief Marketing and Communications Officer in 2022.

She leads all of Balderton's marketing and communications initiatives, and provides support for our portfolio companies as they scale.

Rachel joined from Milltown Partners, where she worked with leading global technology companies and high-growth startups, supporting clients on strategic communications and tech policy.

Prior to joining Milltown, Rachel was previously the Global Communications Director at ASOS, where she ran corporate and consumer PR, public affairs, influencer marketing and the quarterly customer print magazine. She previously spent almost five years at Twitter as the International Communications Director, responsible for building a team from scratch, and growing and protecting the company’s brand outside of North America. Rachel started her career in San Francisco, at tech PR agency Sparkpr, where she helped launch new startups, worked closely with venture capital firms and their portfolio companies, and supported leading tech brands like Skype and NVIDIA.