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Wise: Balderton will invest in narrow AI applications, not general AI platforms
“So once again, I don't think we're going to make investments in AI companies as a whole, right? I don't think that's the thing, but I think companies which have already thoughtfully found ways to apply what have been recently Some significant breakthroughs in …”
James Wise Apr 25, 2016 ▶ 29:39 20VC: Europe's Youngest Series A Venture Partner, James Wise @ Balderton Capital on How To Get Into Venture & What The Future Of The VC Industry Looks Like
Assertion Partly supported
Point Nine broke its rules to invest in Revolut's seed round
“When I was with .9 and reinvested in Revolut, it was both outside of the focus, right? It's a mobile consumer app. It was actually had just closed the seat round with Balderton. So there was no actionable opportunity and the only way to get in was actually for…”
Nico Wittenborn May 22, 2023 ▶ 44:40 Nico Wittenborn: Consumer Subscription Apps; Using Evolutionary Biology to Invest; Solo GP's | E1017 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Assertion Partly supported
Stebbings Managed $200M Fund Five Years After Launching 20VC Podcast
“When I started the podcast, I had the vision that I would be an associate at Balderton Capital in five years time. In five years time, I was managing two hundred million dollars with my own fund.”
Harry Stebbings Jul 27, 2025 ▶ 4:21 20Product: Should We Kill the PM Role Entirely | How Does Product Design Change Most in a World of AI | How Do Monzo Build Product Today: What Works, What Does Not | Why Most Product Sucks and What Makes Truly Great Product
Assertion Supported
Lemkin: Balderton led Revolut's seed round at $8M post-money
“Balderton bought, led the seed round in Revolut, two million at eight post. Two million at eight post, and then led the A on top of it, right?”
Jason Lemkin Oct 9, 2025 ▶ 30:21 OpenAI's Multi-Billion Deal with AMD & Polymarket, Vercel and Supabase Raise Mega Rounds · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Assertion Supported
JOKR has raised over $170M from GGV, Balderton, SoftBank, and Kaszek
“To date, Ralph has raised over a hundred and seventy million dollars for the company, from the likes of GGV, Balderton, Soft SoftBank and Kazak, to name a few.”
Harry Stebbings Sep 27, 2021 ▶ 0:24 20VC: The Rise of Quick Commerce and Why CPGs ARe Misaligned Being Powered By Ad Spend, The 5 Core Components Consumers Care About When Ordering Today & Why Amazon and Alibaba Will Not Be The Big Players in 10 Years with Ralf Wenzel, Founder & CEO @ JOKR
Assertion Supported
Balderton Capital limits check sizes between $1 million and $100 million
“We don't do a hundred million dollar tickets, and we don't really do less than a million dollar tickets.”
James Wise Mar 12, 2015 ▶ 9:28 20 VC 019: Funding the Future with James Wise of Balderton Capital
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