About Balderton Capital
Balderton Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2000. It is primarily based out of London, United Kingdom. As of Mar 2025, Balderton Capital is an active investor, having invested in 260 companies, with 17 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United Kingdom based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Consumer. Most recently it led the $3.66M Seed round of Cino along with Connect Ventures. This round also saw participation from Barnaby Hussey Yeo.
Overall, Balderton Capital portfolio has seen 20 unicorns, 7 IPOs and 87 acquisitions including key companies like Wagestream, Scalable Capital and Luno. A lot of funds co-invest with Balderton Capital, with names like Point Nine sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Balderton Capital has team of 53 people including 13 partners.
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Balderton Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Balderton Capital has invested in 260 companies over the last 24 years, with an average of 13 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2024, it made 22 investments, while as of Mar 2025, it has made 6 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in DeepIP and most recent follow-on round was in Agave Games.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1stÌý¸é´Ç³Ü²Ô»å | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2024 | 12 | 10 | 22 |
2023 | 16 | 5 | 21 |
2022 | 15 | 14 | 29 |
2021 | 16 | 22 | 38 |
2020 | 14 | 12 | 26 |
2019 | 11 | 18 | 29 |
2018 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
2017 | 13 | 12 | 25 |
2016 | 4 | 14 | 18 |
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Balderton Capital's Investment Trends by Stage
Balderton Capital has made 106 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $15.6M, 50 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $28.9M and 42 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $6.98M.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 106 |
Series B | 50 |
Seed | 42 |
Series C | 14 |
Series D | 7 |
Others | 8 |
Balderton Capital's Investment Trends by Sector
Balderton Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, High Tech, FinTech and Retail. Notably, it has invested in 230 Tech companies, 146 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 118 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 112 companies focusing on Software.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 87 |
Consumer | 59 |
High Tech | 51 |
FinTech | 40 |
Retail | 32 |
Others | 255 |
Balderton Capital's Investment Trends by Geography
Balderton Capital has made most investments in United Kingdom (92), followed by United States where it has made 48 investments.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | 82 |
United States | 47 |
Germany | 24 |
France | 17 |
Sweden | 13 |
Others | 47 |
Balderton Capital's recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by Balderton Capital:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 28, 2025 | United States | Series A | $15M | Resonance [+2] | |
Mar 04, 2025 | Netherlands | Seed | $3.66M | Connect Ventures [+1] | |
Feb 28, 2025 | Germany | Series B | $54M | Index Ventures [+5] | |
Feb 05, 2025 | Germany | Seed | €9²Ñ | [+9] | |
Jan 22, 2025 | United Kingdom | Series B | $55M | [+3] |
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Here is a list of unicorns in Balderton Capital's portfolio:
ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
63 | AI based content writing assistants for content teams | 2012 | San Francisco | Series C | lsovqbe | ||
63 | Provider of AI and cloud enabled software for autonomous cars | 2017 | Cambridge | Series C | hofcg{c | ||
74 | Recurring payment solutions for businesses | 2011 | London | Series G | norncn{ | ||
68 | App-based platform offering electric kick-scooter rental services | 2018 | Stockholm | Series D | cahmldv | ||
40 | Producer of herbs and vegetables using IoT-powered indoor hydroponic vertical farms | 2013 | Berlin | Series D | silciik |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Balderton Capital's Portfolio
Here are Balderton Capital's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 08, 2021 | - | - | - | |
Jul 23, 2021 | Sep 13, 2017 | Series D | $30M | |
Sep 16, 2020 | Apr 15, 2010 | Series A | $21.6M | |
Sep 29, 2016 | - | - | - | |
Oct 09, 2015 | May 14, 2014 | Series A | $12M |
Acquired companies in Balderton Capital's Portfolio
Here are Balderton Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 09, 2025 | Jan 23, 2014 | Series B | $14M | |
Jan 28, 2025 | Oct 26, 2021 | Series A | $26M | |
Dec 05, 2024 | Dec 21, 2021 | Seed | $14.6M | |
Oct 28, 2024 | Nov 25, 2019 | Series B | $23.1M | |
Oct 07, 2024 | - | - | - |
Team profile of Balderton Capital
Balderton Capital has a team of 53 membersÌýincluding 13 Partners, 5 Venture Partners and 17 PrincipalsÌýlocated in United Kingdom, United States and . Balderton Capital's team sits on the board of 8 companies.Here is a list of top team members in Balderton Capital:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | London | |||
Partner | London | Citymapper and Qubit | ||
Partner | London | Wagestream, Cleo AI and 2 more | ||
Partner | United Kingdom | - | ||
Partner | United Kingdom | |||
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | Berlin | - | ||
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | United States | - |
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Over the past 24 years, 1658 investors have co-invested in Balderton Capital's portfolio companies.
- Invested before Balderton Capital:ÌýAccel, Index Ventures and 600 others have invested in rounds before Balderton Capital. There are 8 companies where Accel has invested before Balderton Capital and 7 companies where Index Ventures has invested before Balderton Capital.
- Top Co-investors of Balderton Capital:Ìý425 investors entered a company along with Balderton Capital. These include investors like Point Nine (6 companies).
- Invested after Balderton Capital:ÌýA total of 631 investors have invested in Balderton Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include TriplePoint Capital (8 companies), Index Ventures (5 companies) and Octopus Ventures (5 companies).
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