About
Niklas Falk joined Balderton's London office in 2025, focusing on early-stage AI investments. He previously was an early team member at LLM security startup Lakera, where he supported its Series A raise and led product for its Gandalf red-teaming tool, and holds a master's in Machine Learning from UCL.
Experience
- Balderton CapitalVC Investorcurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- UCL AI CentreRL Research @ UCL AI Centre2025
- Lakera AI (now part of Check Point AI Security)Technical Product Manager2024Zurich, Switzerland
- Lakera AI (now part of Check Point AI Security)Founder's Associate2024
- Various CompaniesVarious Companies2018 — 2023
Education
- UCLMaster of Science, Machine Learning2024 — 2025
- London Business SchoolMaster of Science, Management l Specialization Analytics2022 — 2023
- University of MünsterBachelor of Science, Economics2018 — 2022
- Copenhagen Business SchoolSemester Abroad2021
- Pestalozzi-Gymnasium UnnaHigh School2010 — 2018
Skills & more
Languages Deutsch · Englisch · Französisch
- GMAT - 760/800 (99th Percentile) — GMAC
From Niklas'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
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
Barney Hussey-Yeo
Investor at Balderton Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Niklas Falk?
- Niklas Falk joined Balderton's London office in 2025, focusing on early-stage AI investments. He previously was an early team member at LLM security startup Lakera, where he supported its Series A raise and led product for its Gandalf red-teaming tool, and holds a master's in Machine Learning from UCL.
- Where does Niklas Falk work?
- Niklas Falk is Analyst at Balderton Capital.
- Where did Niklas Falk go to school?
- Niklas Falk studied at UCL (Master of Science, Machine Learning); London Business School (Master of Science, Management l Specialization Analytics); University of Münster (Bachelor of Science, Economics).
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