We have been on the ground in Europe for over 20 years, building a unique understanding of what it takes for a European start-up to become a global champion. We are privileged to have invested early in many of today's European global market leaders.
We are part of the fabric of the European tech ecosystem with one of the most experienced venture capital teams in Europe, on the ground across the key hubs of Europe.
Our focus is on Europe. We believe the next giant companies to come from Europe will be technology companies. And we believe in pioneers with outsized ambitions. So we seek out the very best, and most ambitious, founders from across Europe and we work hard to put our network, experience and knowledge to work to support them, and their teams, through every step of their journey.
investing in Europe
Raised to invest in European technology
Companies backed since 2000
At Balderton, we partner with Europe's most ambitious founders.
Our entire team is committed to supporting our Founders at every stage of their journey.
Bernard with Maria Raga, Depop, Olivier Paihes, Aircall, Graham Cooke, Qubit
Suranga Chandratillake with Darktrace CEO, Vestiaire Collective CEO and Talend COO in Paris
Bernard Liautaud and Christopher Ahlberg, Founder & CEO, Recorded Future
Daniel Waterhouse and Nikolay Storonsky, Founder & CEO, Revolut
Bernard Liautaud and Erez Galonska, Founder & CEO, Infarm
Bernard Liautaud and Hiroki Takeuchi, Founder & CEO, GoCardless
Tim Bunting and Azmat Yusef, Founder & CEO, Citymapper
Colin Hanna and Cameron Stevens, Founder & CEO, Prodigy Finance
Suranga Chandratillake and Tim Sadler, Founder & CEO, Tessian
Suranga Chandratillake and Heini Zachariassen, Founder & CEO, Vivino
We are, uniquely in Europe, an equal Partnership, giving our Founders full access to the combined insight, knowledge and experience of our entire Partnership team. We, and our portfolio companies, share a deep desire to win. That’s why we are driven to give our entrepreneurs advantages their competition cannot match.
Every day, we draw on our expertise: years of investing, hundreds of IPOs and exits, our personal experience building successful multi-billion dollar tech companies and, crucially, our unique global network from our portfolio to our Executive Council. By deploying maximum resources – from helping find the best talent to advising on global expansion – we seek to create an unfair winning advantage for every company in our portfolio.
Balderton portfolio leaders join a community we call the Balderton Collective. This network connects portfolio teams to each other, to help them build deep, mutually supportive relationships.
As entrepreneurs and founders ourselves, we know that building a business is not a linear journey. Sometimes, it is serendipitous meetings that spark game-changing inspiration. It is a question of being in the right place at the right time. To leave these moments to chance is to waste the power of possibilities. We believe that serendipity can be engineered.
Our CEOs meet together in person at our biennial Balderton Collective CEO Retreat, and we facilitate a network of small group support through our Balderton CEO Forums. We host hundreds of events a year at our HQ in London and across Europe, and we work our extensive network to connect our companies with mentors, board members, customers and new friends.
Community event at Balderton HQ
Phil Chambers, Founder & CEO of Peakon, at the Dream Teams talent summit
CEOs of Depop, Citymapper and Virtuo at the Dream Teams talent summit
Going Global event in Paris with leaders from Talend, Dartrace, and Vestiaire Collective
Bernard and Omid Kordestani, Chairman of Twitter at Balderton HQ
CEOs of Revolut and Lyst on stage at the Balderton CEO Retreat
Our entire team, including experts in legal, talent, finance and marketing, is focused on helping our founders to scale from startup to global giant. One of our core beliefs is in the power of engineering serendipity by connecting people with one another.
Through our Balderton platform, we offer advice, introductions to expert service providers, as well as invitations to workshops and community events where portfolio leaders can meet one another.
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