Balderton Capital puts faith in European entrepreneurs by raising new Series A fund

By on April 18, 2014   /   Blog Post, business, Investment, PE/VC   /   Leave a comment
Balderton Capital puts faith in European entrepreneurs by raising new Series A fund

London-based venture capital firm Balderton Capital has raised a new $305 million fund aimed at investing in European TMT Series A deals. The backer of companies including LOVEFiLM, Wonga and MySQL has closed its fifth European fund and now has $2.2 billion of funds under management. According to the firm, the new fund is hoping to take advantage of ‘growing opportunities’ in the European technology sector and secured a contribution from the European Investment Fund. Set up in 2000 under its previous name Benchmark Capital Europe, Balderton Capital rebranded in 2007 and claims

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Poacher turned Game Keeper – My insights on exiting a business!

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Poacher turned Game Keeper - My insights on exiting a business!

As an entrepreneur turned corporate finance professional, I thought I could give some unique insights into exiting from a business I have established and exited from a number of business ventures prior to sitting on the other side of the table as an advisor and probably the only more stressful endeavour for an entrepreneur other than managing a business is exiting from it. Typically both activities have to be carried out simultaneously and this can be demanding for an experienced entrepreneur and even more for one embarking on the process for the first time. Having

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