James Wise

Partner at Balderton Capital

Partner
2012 - Current
Venture investor and Partner at Balderton, supporting technology start-ups across Europe. Over the last decade we have invested in over 200 businesses, with 22 $B+ outcomes. With $5B in AUM, Balderton is one of the largest and most successful venture funds in Europe, run by entrepreneurs and professional investors, and with a track record of helping build some of Europe's most successful software companies. Lead investments and support our portfolio companies with a particular focus on AI, sustainability and health technologies, with board seats at Sophia Genetics (IPO, Nasdaq), Depop (acq. Etsy), Hubs.com (acq. Protolabs), Sketchfab (acq. Epic), Tibber Energy, GoCardless and others.

Non Executive Board Member
2023
The Industrial Development Advisory Board (IDAB) advises Ministers on applications for financial support from companies proposing to start or expand capital investment projects in the UK. The main focus of work is overseeing applications from £20M - £1B for investment support in areas such as energy, automative, computing and space infrastructure, though the Board also looks at a range of other projects where Ministers want a commercial view, including development of relevant schemes.

Board Member
2017 - 2021
Advancing data-driven medicine through their world leading genomic software platform. Board member from Series B through to $1.2B Nasdaq IPO ( $SOPH ).