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Balderton
Led Exein's €70M Series C (July 2025).
Balderton Capital is a London-based venture capital firm that has invested in European technology companies since 2000 (originally as Benchmark Capital Europe, fully independent since 2007). It operates as an equal partnership, with founders getting access to the full partner group. Portfolio includes Revolut, Darktrace, GoCardless, Citymapper, and Contentful.
Overview
- Firm
- Balderton Capital
- Headquarters
- London, UK
- Founded
- 2000
- AUM
- $5.7 billion
- Stages
- Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Growth
- Thesis
- Backs Europe's most ambitious founders building category-defining software companies, historically anchored at Series A but now investing late Seed through Series E/growth. Its 2025 lead of Exein's €70M Series C reflects interest in infrastructure-level security rather than a formal "defense" vertical.
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Frequently asked
- What is Balderton?
- Backs Europe's most ambitious founders building category-defining software companies, historically anchored at Series A but now investing late Seed through Series E/growth. Its 2025 lead of Exein's €70M Series C reflects interest in infrastructure-level security rather than a formal "defense" vertical.
- How much does Balderton manage?
- Balderton manages $5.7 billion in assets, and was founded in 2000.
- What stages does Balderton invest at?
- Balderton invests at Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Growth.
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