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Balderton Capital — 2017 Investments

13 investments dated 2017 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Mojiworksmojiworks.cominNov 2017✓ verified

Mojiworks develops games that connect communities through social play on platforms like Discord, Reddit, and Snapchat.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyGaming

Matthew Wiggins(CEO)in

Co-investorsHeartcore CapitalLifeline VenturesSunstone Capital

Kabbagekabbage.comSep 2017SEC filingmedium confidence

Atlanta, US

Kathryn Petralia(Executive Officer)Robert J. Frohwein(Executive Officer, Director)Marc Gorlin(Director)James Douglas(Executive Officer)L. Scott Askins(Executive Officer)Kevin Phillips(Executive Officer)in

Board seatDavid Thevenon· per SEC Form D · $161.1M raise · filed Sep 2017

Co-investorsBlueRun VenturesElevate Innovation PartnersLumia CapitalMouro CapitalReverence Capital PartnersSoftBank Vision Fund+5 more

General Catalystgeneralcatalyst.comDec 2017 · $28M

General Catalyst is a global venture capital and investment firm that backs and builds technology companies across sectors including AI, healthcare, and defense, and manages assets on behalf of its portfolio.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software

David Fialkow(Co-founder)inJoel Cutler(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsPeakRed Bear VenturesRedwood CollectiveRuna CapitalAndreessen HorowitzBenchmark+3 more

Hiyahiya.cominOct 2017 · $18M

Hiya provides call protection technology that blocks spam and scam calls, verifies caller identity with branded caller ID, and detects deepfake or cloned voices in real time.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaSSeattle, US

Alex Algard(Founder)inKush Parikh(Executive Officer)in

BoardLars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen(Director)inBrian Kang(Director)inGeoffrey R Entress(Director)Michael McSherry(Director)

Co-investorsLumia CapitalNautilus Ventures Management Company (Us), LlcVoyager CapitalEricsson Ventures

Hookhook.coinAug 2017

Hook builds AI agents for Customer Success teams that analyze customer data across product usage, meetings, and support to surface account risk, predict renewals and expansions, and recommend actions.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechWilmington, US

Raphael Doulonne(Executive Officer, Director)Firaas Rashid(Founder)inAxel Delafosse(Director)Henry Fontanier(Director)Gaurav Sharma(Founder)in

Co-investorsDig Ventures Management LimitedLocalGlobeElysia CapitalKhosla VenturesLightspeed Venture Partners

Lendablelendable.co.ukin𝕏Sep 2017

Lendable is a UK-based online lender founded in 2014 that uses technology and data to offer personal loans with a fast, paperless application process.

ConsumerFintechNew York, GB

Daniel Goldfarb(Executive Officer, Director)Dylan Fried(Executive Officer, Director)inJakob Schwarz(Founder)inVictoria van Lennep(Founder)inMatthew Perlman(Director)Amar Inamdar(Director)

Co-investorsFenway Summer VenturesPassion CapitalTeachers' Venture GrowthFrench PartnersGoldman SachsNJF Capital+1 more

Lunoluno.comin𝕏Series B · Sep 2017 · $9M

Luno operates a cryptocurrency platform that lets people buy, manage, and sell digital assets through an app, serving individual investors, professional traders, and institutions.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Carel van Wyk(Founder)Marcus Swanepoel(Founder)Pieter Heyns(Founder)Timothy Stranex(Founder)

Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupVenturraNaspers

Nestednested.comin𝕏Series A · Mar 2017 · $10M

Nested is an estate agency service that sells residential homes, using commission-only local agents who handle viewings and offer negotiations along with a customer app for tracking the sale.

MarketplacesPropTechLondon, GB

James Turford(Founder)inMatt Robinson(Founder)inPhil Cowans(Founder)inAlice Bullardin

Co-investorsLoric VenturesMiroma VenturesNorthzonePassion CapitalPICUS CAPITALGlobal Founders Capital

Recorded Futurerecordedfuture.comOct 2017Acquired

Recorded Future provides cyberthreat intelligence and AI-powered cyber defense capabilities to help organizations identify and neutralize critical threats.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSomerville, US

Christopher Ahlberg(Founder)inStaffan Truve(Director)Staffan Truvé(Founder)

BoardLiautaud Bernard(Director)Rich Miner(Director)inJeff Fagnan(Director)

Co-investorsAccompliceBaukunstGula Tech AdventuresGV (Google Ventures)In-Q-TelInsight Partners+4 more

Revolutrevolut.cominJan 2017

London-based digital banking app offering multi-currency accounts, cards, trading and business accounts to 65m+ customers.

London, GB

Nikolay Storonsky(Founder)inVlad Yatsenko(Founder)inNik Storonsky(Founder)

Co-investorsAccess Ventures (New York)Aglae VenturesAlanda Capital Holding LimitedAlkeon InnovationAlpha Wave GlobalAMK Investment Office+59 more

TrademarkNowtrademarknow.comOct 2017acquired by Corsearch

TrademarkNow provides AI-powered trademark screening, clearance, and monitoring software for legal teams and brand owners.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaS

Co-investorsLifeline VenturesKarma Ventures

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

New York Shipping ExchangeSoundtrack

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.