Colin Hanna
InvestorPartner at Balderton Capital
Berlin, Germany
Writes $1M – $20M checks · typically $10.5M
FoundedOry
Experience
- EarendilPartner & CEOcurrent2025 — present
- BaldertonPortfolio Board Membercurrent2025 — present
- BaldertonPartner2016 — 2025Europe
- ClueBoard Directorcurrent2021 — present
- Ory CorpBoard Directorcurrent2021 — present
- AnytypeBoard Directorcurrent2021 — present
- Fuse EnergyBoard Director2022 — 2026
- SoundCloudNew Markets2015 — 2016Berlin
- Goldman SachsAnalyst2011 — 2014New York
Education
- Princeton UniversityA.B., Political Economy
- University of California, BerkeleySummer Term, English N132 American Novel
- The College Preparatory School
- Hong Kong International School
- Chinese International School | 漢基國際學校
Skills & more
Mandarin5GermanSpanish2SQLCapital Markets15Financial Modeling15Valuation11Venture Capital6Macroeconomics1LocalizationPrivate Equity1Investments1
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Growth HackingInternationalizationGrowth StrategiesLanguages English · German · Mandarin · Spanish
From Colin's professional profile.
Colleagues at Balderton Capital
Adam Critchley
Head of Compliance at Balderton Capital
Adrian Rainey
Operating Partner at Balderton Capital
Aidan Corbett
Investor at Balderton Capital
Alex Kendall
Investor at Balderton Capital
Andrea Roda
Principal at Balderton Capital
Andrew Nutter
Principal at Balderton Capital
Andrew Wigfall
Executive in Residence at Balderton Capital
Annabel Guthe
Investor Relations Associate at Balderton Capital
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Andrew NutterScout
Principal at Balderton Capital
Bernard LiautaudScout
Managing Partner at Balderton Capital
Daniel WaterhouseScout
Partner at Balderton Capital
David ThevenonScout
General Partner at Balderton Capital
Magda LukaszewiczScout
Partner at Inventure
Andrea Roda
Principal at Balderton Capital
Balder Bomans
CIO & Managing Partner at Maven 11
Carlotta Riganti
Principal at Balderton Capital
Charlie Jalali Farhani
Analyst at Balderton Capital
Claudia Rowe
Managing Director at Balderton Capital
Elena Moneta
Managing Director at Balderton Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Colin Hanna work?
- Colin Hanna is Partner at Balderton Capital.
- What check size does Colin Hanna write?
- Colin Hanna typically writes checks of $1M – $20M.
- What companies did Colin Hanna found?
- Colin Hanna founded Ory.
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Also worked at Earendil1
Also worked at Clue7
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