Baillie Gifford
Investor profile
Investment firm
Baillie Gifford has backed 22 European tech companies across 35 funding rounds between 2015 and 2026, joining rounds totalling €8.5B. Most active in Transportation and Fintech. Data as of Nov 2026.
Also recorded as: Baillie Gifford & Co
Deals
35
distinct rounds
Companies
22
backed
Active span
2015–2026
12 yrs
Total round €
€8.5B
sum of rounds joined
Deals by year
distinct rounds / yearBaillie Gifford — deals by year — interactive chart.
Data table
| Baillie Gifford — deals by year | |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 3 |
Top sectors
by dealsBaillie Gifford — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Baillie Gifford — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Transportation | 7 |
| Fintech | 6 |
| E-commerce | 4 |
| Consumer | 4 |
| Cleantech | 3 |
| Robotics | 3 |
| Software | 3 |
| Foodtech | 2 |
| Healthtech | 2 |
| Cloud | 1 |
Stages
by dealsBaillie Gifford — stages — interactive chart.
Data table
| Baillie Gifford — stages | |
|---|---|
| Other | 13 |
| Series D+ | 13 |
| Growth/Late | 4 |
| Series C | 2 |
| Debt | 1 |
| Series B | 1 |
| Early VC | 1 |
Countries
by dealsBaillie Gifford — countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Baillie Gifford — countries | |
|---|---|
| Germany | 12 |
| UK | 9 |
| Italy | 3 |
| Portugal | 3 |
| Sweden | 3 |
| Estonia | 1 |
| France | 1 |
| Lithuania | 1 |
| Spain | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
Co-investment network
shared roundsCo-investment network — interactive chart.
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Frequent co-investors
shared rounds- BlackRock3
- Cox Enterprises3
- DST Global3
- Rocket Internet SE3
- Temasek3
- Balderton Capital2
- Crescent Cove2
- Durable Capital Partners2
- Eclipse Ventures2
- Goldman Sachs2
- Iberis Capital2
- Investment AB Kinnevik2
- Lightspeed Venture Partners2
- Microsoft Ventures2
- Moore Strategic Ventures2
- NATO Innovation Fund (NIF)2
- NB Renaissance2
- Sands Capital Ventures2
- T. Rowe Price2
- Target Global2
- Ventura Capital2
- Volkswagen Group2
- Accel1
- Addition1
- Alkeon Capital1
Portfolio
top 30 by total round €| Company | Country | Rounds | Total € |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northvolt | Sweden | 2 | €1.6B |
| Wayve | UK | 2 | €1.2B |
| Bending Spoons | Italy | 3 | €800M |
| Climeworks | Switzerland | 1 | €593M |
| TEKEVER | Portugal | 3 | €578M |
| FlixMobility | Germany | 1 | €533M |
| Spotify | Sweden | 1 | €479M |
| Snyk | UK | 1 | €448M |
| Auto1 Group | Germany | 2 | €360M |
| Blockchain.com | UK | 3 | €354M |
| Vinted | Lithuania | 1 | €340M |
| Funding Circle | UK | 2 | €230M |
| Fever | Spain | 1 | €218M |
| Skyscanner | UK | 1 | €174M |
| HelloFresh | Germany | 2 | €161M |
| Home24 | Germany | 3 | €160M |
| CureVac | Germany | 1 | €100M |
| Sennder | Germany | 1 | €66M |
| McMakler | Germany | 1 | €50M |
| DNA Script | France | 1 | €31M |
| Lilium | Germany | 1 | €30M |
| Wise | Estonia | 1 | €24M |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount| Company | Stage | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northvolt | Debt | €1.1B | 2022-07 |
| Wayve | Series D+ | €1.0B | 2026-02 |
| Bending Spoons | Other | €615M | 2025-10 |
| Climeworks | Other | €593M | 2022-04 |
| FlixMobility | Series D+ | €533M | 2021-06 |
| Northvolt | Other | €514M | 2020-09 |
| Spotify | Series D+ | €479M | 2015-06 |
| Snyk | Series D+ | €448M | 2021-09 |
| Auto1 Group | Other | €360M | 2017-05 |
| Vinted | Growth/Late | €340M | 2024-10 |