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March 7, 2019

Balderton dives into new VC funding model

Balderton’s $145m fund to purchase equity directly from early shareholders makes its first investment.


Mimi Billing

3 min read

The venture capital firm Balderton is diving into the secondary liquidity market.

Five months ago the venture capital firm Balderton closed a $145m “liquidity fund”, which is dedicated to buying equity stakes from early shareholders in European “high growth, scale-up” tech companies.

Laura Connell, investment principal at Balderton.
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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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