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May 27, 2026

Balderton, AVP suffer early blow in ‘unfair prejudice’ case

A judge deemed that parts of the Cognism founder's case have 'a real prospect of success'

Balderton Capital, AVP and other investors have lost a strike-out hearing in an unfair prejudice case brought by the former CEO and founder of B2B sales intelligence platform Cognism. 

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Maya Dharampal-Hornby

Maya Dharampal-Hornby is a reporter, covering UK tech for Sifted, based in London. She's also the producer of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast .

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