Jan 21, 2019Our investment in Kaia Health: tackling chronic pain one phone at a timeWorking in technology, you see plenty of graphs. But one graph bothers me more above all of them:Healthcare4 min readHealthcare4 min read
Published inBalderton·Jan 4, 2019Sophia Genetics announces new $77M funding roundAfter a very strong 2018 for our portfolio company Sophia Genetics, in which they achieved many technical and commercial firsts, we are happy to announce our participation in their latest $77M funding round, led by Generation IM and supported by IdInvest. As we noted in our original investment memo a…Venture Capital3 min readVenture Capital3 min read
Published inBalderton·Apr 25, 2018Announcing our investment in PusherToday its a pleasure to announce our latest investment into Pusher, alongside Heavybit and Passion Capital. Pusher provides simple and scalable solutions to fix one of the fundamental challenges of the web — that of enabling realtime experiences in web and mobile applications. Since its inception, the web has been…Realtime2 min readRealtime2 min read
Mar 22, 2018Why the UK shouldn’t be afraid of regulating bigtech — because we’re good at itSyndicated in The Sunday Telegraph ( 18/03/2018) Last week London’s tech-friendly mayor up at South by Southwest, the annual celebration of new technologies in Austin, Texas, with some hard hitting words for the big software platforms. Sadiq Khan became the first British politician to make a speech at the conference…Fintech3 min readFintech3 min read
Published inBalderton·Jan 8, 2018Why 2018 could be the software industry’s ‘seatbelt’ momentAs syndicated in Venturebeat.com Sixty years after the first Ford Model T rolled off the production line, Congress passed a law requiring the installation of seat belts to address public safety concerns. Many auto manufacturer lobbyists claimed this would be the end of the U.S. car industry. …Tech2 min readTech2 min read
Published inBalderton·Sep 13, 2017Why we’ve invested in Sophia Genetics ( and why the world is obsessed with your genome)TL:DR Genetics is a software problem, and there’s plenty of problems to be solved Today I’m happy to announce we are leading an investment of $30m in SOPHiA Genetics. …Health5 min readHealth5 min read
Jul 8, 2016Feeling Disenfranchised? There are apps for that.The technology designed to make us better citizens In my lifetime, British politics has never felt so divided. From a nation-splitting referendum, to political turmoil amongst our top representatives, it is easy to feel helpless in the face of national and global events. But despite blogs laden with feelings of alienation from the political process, there are many…Civictech6 min readCivictech6 min read
Dec 10, 2015The European ‘Series A’ crunch is gone, so what does the future hold for the Class of ‘15?After years of complaints about there being a ‘Series A’ crunch, Europe has resolutely turned a corner with a reported 338 of the 1,000+ venture deals in Europe this year being Series A. But what will the next 4 years look like for the Class of ‘15? …Startup5 min readStartup5 min read
Published inBalderton·Sep 8, 2015Dealing with investors without losing your mind: An email templateThis is a follow-up post to ‘The Funding Round is Dead’ As capital becomes a commodity in early stage tech investing, founders face increasing inbound contact from angels and venture investors. But with a record number of new funds, it’s not feasible for founders to take every Skype call, or…Venture Capital5 min readVenture Capital5 min read
Aug 11, 2015Ignore the snobs: Crowdfunding is bringing diversity to businessHow crowdfunding is helping those increasingly locked out of ownership — This piece was syndicated with City AM. I am also an investor in Crowdcube, a crowdfunding platform. Venture investors on competitive deals are used to missing out to other funds. It’s part and parcel of the industry. …Crowdfunding4 min readCrowdfunding4 min read
