Balderton Capital
Investor profile
Investment firmVenture capital
Balderton Capital has backed 188 European tech companies across 299 funding rounds between 2002 and 2026, joining rounds totalling €8.9B. Most active in Software and Fintech. Data as of Nov 2026.
Deals
299
distinct rounds
Companies
188
backed
Active span
2002–2026
25 yrs
Total round €
€8.9B
sum of rounds joined
Deals by year
distinct rounds / yearBalderton Capital — deals by year — interactive chart.
Data table
| Balderton Capital — deals by year | |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2009 | 7 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 8 |
| 2012 | 12 |
| 2013 | 14 |
| 2014 | 17 |
| 2015 | 21 |
| 2016 | 17 |
| 2017 | 26 |
| 2018 | 18 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2021 | 27 |
| 2022 | 21 |
| 2023 | 15 |
| 2024 | 16 |
| 2025 | 17 |
| 2026 | 24 |
Top sectors
by dealsBalderton Capital — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Balderton Capital — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | 67 |
| Fintech | 47 |
| Media | 25 |
| E-commerce | 25 |
| Fashion | 19 |
| Healthtech | 18 |
| Transportation | 15 |
| Telecom | 12 |
| AI | 12 |
| Cybersecurity | 12 |
Stages
by dealsBalderton Capital — stages — interactive chart.
Data table
| Balderton Capital — stages | |
|---|---|
| Series A | 73 |
| Series B | 64 |
| Other | 52 |
| Seed | 35 |
| Series C | 27 |
| Series D+ | 15 |
| Early VC | 12 |
| Growth/Late | 12 |
| Pre-Seed | 6 |
| Debt | 3 |
Countries
by dealsBalderton Capital — countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Balderton Capital — countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | 135 |
| Germany | 46 |
| France | 35 |
| Sweden | 25 |
| Netherlands | 10 |
| Switzerland | 10 |
| Denmark | 7 |
| Finland | 5 |
| Ireland | 5 |
| Türkiye | 5 |
Co-investment network
shared roundsCo-investment network — interactive chart.
Hover a node for shared-deal counts; click a co-investor to open its profile.
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Frequent co-investors
shared rounds- Index Ventures23
- Accel19
- Creandum10
- Point Nine Capital10
- Benchmark9
- HV Capital9
- Passion Capital8
- Wellington Partners8
- Speedinvest7
- Y Combinator7
- Amadeus Capital Partners6
- Eight Roads Ventures6
- Headline6
- Northzone6
- Seedcamp6
- Serena Capital6
- Sofina6
- Tiger Global6
- Bessemer Venture Partners5
- Draper Esprit5
- Eurazeo5
- Felix Capital5
- La Famiglia5
- Notion Capital5
- Advent Venture Partners4
Portfolio
top 30 by total round €| Company | Country | Rounds | Total € |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayve | UK | 2 | €1.2B |
| Proxima Fusion | Germany | 2 | €539M |
| The Exploration Company | Germany | 2 | €539M |
| Jokr | Germany | 3 | €395M |
| Quantum Systems | Germany | 2 | €340M |
| EXEIN | Italy | 2 | €304M |
| Scalable Capital | Germany | 2 | €215M |
| Stream (formerly Wagestream) | UK | 3 | €200M |
| Dream Games | Türkiye | 1 | €198M |
| Taktile | Germany | 2 | €149M |
| Primer | UK | 2 | €130M |
| Prodigy Finance | UK | 2 | €125M |
| Tibber | Sweden | 2 | €113M |
| VanMoof | Netherlands | 1 | €108M |
| Attio | UK | 4 | €103M |
| Carwow | UK | 3 | €97M |
| Yokoy | Switzerland | 2 | €95M |
| Sophia Genetics | Switzerland | 2 | €94M |
| GitGuardian | France | 3 | €92M |
| Lawhive | UK | 2 | €89M |
| Grand Games | Türkiye | 2 | €89M |
| Lassie | Sweden | 2 | €86M |
| Sweep | France | 2 | €86M |
| Beauty Pie | UK | 1 | €84M |
| Tesseract | UK | 1 | €79M |
| Virtuo | France | 3 | €78M |
| Revolut | UK | 4 | €71M |
| Kaia Health | Germany | 2 | €71M |
| Fuse Energy | UK | 2 | €68M |
| TestGorilla | Netherlands | 1 | €67M |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount| Company | Stage | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayve | Series D+ | €1.0B | 2026-02 |
| Proxima Fusion | Other | €409M | 2026-07 |
| Jokr | Other | €200M | 2021-11 |
| Dream Games | Series C | €198M | 2022-01 |
| Quantum Systems | Series C | €180M | 2025-11 |
| Wayve | Series B | €176M | 2022-01 |
| Quantum Systems | Other | €160M | 2025-05 |
| Scalable Capital | Other | €155M | 2025-06 |
| The Exploration Company | Series B | €152M | 2024-11 |
| Jokr | Series A | €145M | 2021-07 |