Founded in 2000 as Benchmark Capital Europe, the London outpost of the famed Silicon Valley firm, before spinning out independently and renaming itself Balderton in 2007. It is one of the longest-standing Series A investors in Europe.
Europe-focused Series A specialist with a dedicated growth fund; board-heavy, founder-support platform including a liquidity fund for early shareholders.
Fintech, SaaS, consumer, healthtech, AI
Revolut, Betfair, MySQL, GoCardless, Depop, The Hut Group
MySQL ($1B to Sun Microsystems), Betfair IPO, Depop ($1.6B to Etsy), The Hut Group IPO
Balderton was born as Benchmark's European arm and kept the equal-partnership DNA after spinning out; it was an early Series A investor in Revolut.
| Company | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Wayve Mobility | 2 rounds, 1 led | $1.7B |
| JOKR E-Commerce | 2 rounds | $430M |
| Daki E-Commerce | 2 rounds, 1 led | $220M |
| Quantum Systems Robotics | 1 round, 1 led | $208.8M |
| Wagestream Fintech | 1 round | $175M |
| Tibber Energy | 2 rounds, 1 led | $165M |
| The Exploration Company SpaceTech | 1 round, 1 led | $160M |
| Proxima Fusion Energy | 1 round, 1 led | $150M |
| Zego InsurTech | 1 round | $150M |
| Hubilo SaaS B2B | 2 rounds | $148.5M |
| VanMoof Mobility | 1 round | $128M |
| ComplyAdvantage Cybersecurity | 2 rounds | $120M |
| Dash0 DevTools | 1 round | $110M |
| Attio SaaS B2B | 3 rounds | $108.5M |
| Yokoy Fintech | 2 rounds | $106M |
| Fuse Energy Energy | 2 rounds, 1 led | $100M |
| Lawhive LegalTech | 2 rounds | $100M |
| Primer Fintech | 1 round | $100M |
| Writer AI | 1 round | $100M |
| Lassie InsurTech | 2 rounds, 2 led | $99.5M |
| Virtuo Mobility | 1 round | $96M |
| Sweep Climate | 2 rounds, 1 led | $88.5M |
| Beauty Pie Consumer | 1 round | $83.8M |
| Tesseract Energy | 1 round, 1 led | $78.7M |
| Ramp Fintech | 1 round | $70M |
| TestGorilla HR Tech | 1 round, 1 led | $66.8M |
| Funnel SaaS B2B | 1 round | $66M |
| vivenu SaaS B2B | 2 rounds, 1 led | $65.2M |
| Scalable Capital Fintech | 1 round, 1 led | $65M |
| Photoroom AI | 2 rounds, 2 led | $62M |
| Labster EdTech | 1 round | $60M |
| Merama E-Commerce | 1 round, 1 led | $60M |
| Sylvera Climate | 1 round, 1 led | $57M |
| Cobee HR Tech | 2 rounds, 1 led | $54M |
| Avi Medical Healthtech | 1 round, 1 led | $53.5M |
| GitGuardian Cybersecurity | 1 round | $50M |
| voize Healthtech | 1 round, 1 led | $50M |
| Qargo Logistics | 2 rounds, 1 led | $47M |
| Tilt E-Commerce | 2 rounds, 1 led | $44M |
| Latana AI | 1 round | $36M |
| Arive E-Commerce | 3 rounds, 2 led | $34.7M |
| Brigad HR Tech | 1 round, 1 led | $33M |
| Uncommon FoodTech | 1 round, 1 led | $30M |
| Geordie AI Cybersecurity | 1 round, 1 led | $30M |
| Deepset AI | 1 round, 1 led | $30M |
| Light Fintech | 1 round, 1 led | $30M |
| Sava Technologies Healthtech | 2 rounds, 2 led | $27M |
| TreasurySpring Fintech | 1 round, 1 led | $26.6M |
| Kili Technology AI | 1 round, 1 led | $25M |
| Finoa Web3 | 1 round, 1 led | $22M |
| LoveCrafts E-Commerce | 1 round | $22M |
| Checkly devtools | 1 round, 1 led | $20M |
| Escape Cybersecurity | 1 round, 1 led | $18M |
| ZOE Healthtech | 2 rounds | $17.5M |
| Soundtrack Your Brand Media | 1 round | $16M |
| 01Health Healthtech | 1 round | $15M |
| Better Origin AgriTech | 1 round, 1 led | $14.6M |
| Anytype DevTools | 1 round, 1 led | $13.4M |
| DELLI marketplace | 2 rounds, 2 led | $13.2M |
| Convergence AI | 1 round, 1 led | $12M |