Balderton Capital
Not publicly disclosed in reviewed sources · seed, series-a, series-b, growth, pre-ipo · Europe
Balderton Capital is an active vc investing at seed, series-a, series-b, growth, pre-ipo across Europe. Current capital evidence: $615M Early Stage Fund IX plus $685M Growth Fund II ($1.3B total). Public founder access is not openly published; exact ownership and selection rates remain unknown unless stated below.
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Key facts
| Fund size | $615M Early Stage Fund IX plus $685M Growth Fund II ($1.3B total) |
| Stage | seed, series-a, series-b, growth, pre-ipo |
| Typical first check | Not publicly disclosed in reviewed sources |
| Sectors | enterprise, fintech, consumer, ai |
| Geography | Europe |
| Status | unknown |
Always confirm on the official page before applying — dates and terms change.
Background
London-based firm backing European founders from seed to growth. This 2026-08-10 pass verified the current official team, strategy or portfolio presence and separated published behavior from private fund mechanics.
How the application really works
No dedicated public pitch route was confirmed in this pass; use an investing partner's published professional profile or a trusted introduction.
Tips
- Lead with fit to seed / series-a / series-b / growth / pre-ipo and Europe.
- Route to a named investor whose official remit matches the company; do not infer an email pattern.
- Reference why the company fits the current capital mandate ($615M Early Stage Fund IX plus $685M Growth Fund II ($1.3B total)).
Watch out for
- Outside the stated stage, sector or deployment geography.
- Treating a media, LP or generic corporate contact as a founder pitch route.
- Assuming unpublished check, ownership or decision-speed data is guaranteed.
Track record
- Official announcement identifies exits including Darktrace, Depop, MySQL, Peakon, Recorded Future, Talend and THG.
- Revolut — listed portfolio evidence; verify company-level outcome details before scoring an exit.
- Depop — listed portfolio evidence; verify company-level outcome details before scoring an exit.
- GoCardless — listed portfolio evidence; verify company-level outcome details before scoring an exit.
- Wayve — listed portfolio evidence; verify company-level outcome details before scoring an exit.
No acceptance rate or funnel conversion was published in the reviewed official sources.
Investment thesis
Back Europe's most ambitious founders at every stage.
How to reach them
- Twitter/X: @balderton
- No dedicated public pitch route was confirmed in this pass; use an investing partner's published professional profile or a trusted introduction.
Notable portfolio
RevolutDepopGoCardlessWayve
Frequently asked questions
- What stages does the fund target?
- seed, series-a, series-b, growth, pre-ipo
- Where does it invest?
- Europe
- What is the latest disclosed capital vehicle?
- $615M Early Stage Fund IX plus $685M Growth Fund II ($1.3B total)
- How can a founder reach the fund?
- No dedicated public pitch route was confirmed in this pass; use an investing partner's published professional profile or a trusted introduction.
- Does it lead and what ownership does it target?
- No uniform lead or ownership target was published.
- How does the decision process work?
- The reviewed sources do not publish the complete investment-committee process.
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Sources
- www.balderton.com/news/balderton-announces-1-3b-in-new-funds-to-back-europes-top-entrepreneurs-as-they-build-world-changing-businesses — Capital, strategy or current activity evidence. (checked 2026-08-10)
- www.balderton.com/team — Official team and investing-person evidence. (checked 2026-08-10)
- www.balderton.com/companies — Official portfolio and track-record evidence. (checked 2026-08-10)