# Balderton Capital

> Balderton Capital's investments in AI tools on Anchor Terminal, Attio, IVXS UK Limited (trading as ComplyAdvantage), Earendil, GoCardless and 2 more, with each listing's grade and the founders behind it.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Venture firm.

Website: https://www.balderton.com

## Companies on Anchor Terminal

- **Attio**, Series B, August 2025
  - [Attio API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/attio.md), graded B, 63.2/100
  - Source: https://tech.eu/2025/08/26/attio-raises-52m-series-b-to-scale-crm-platform/
- **IVXS UK Limited (trading as ComplyAdvantage)**, Series C, July 2020
  - [ComplyAdvantage](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/complyadvantage.md), graded D, 52.7/100
  - Source: https://siliconcanals.com/london-startup-accelerating-fight-financial-crime-snaps-e42-6m-funding/
- **Earendil**, through Balderton
  - [Pi](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/earendil-pi.md), graded B, 68.6/100
  - Source: https://earendil.com/posts/announcement-reflection/
- **GoCardless**, $22.5m round, Series E
  - [GoCardless Bank Account Data](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gocardless-bank-account-data.md), graded E, 41.8/100
  - Source: https://gocardless.com/blog/announcing-22m-in-new-funding
- **Photoroom**, Series A, November 2022, February 2024 round, led a round
  - [Photoroom API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/photoroom.md), graded C, 56.1/100
  - Source: https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/07/after-40-million-app-downloads-photoroom-raises-19-million/
  - Source: https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/27/confirmed-photoroom-the-ai-image-editor-raised-43m-at-a-500m-valuation/
- **Workable Software Limited**, Growth round, November 2018, through Balderton
  - [Workable](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/workable.md), graded C, 61.8/100
  - Source: https://tech.eu/2018/11/20/workable-funding/

## Where they invest

- CRM & customer platforms, 1
- Identity & business verification, 1
- Agent harnesses, 1
- Bank data & open banking, 1
- Programmatic asset production, 1
- Recruiting & applicant tracking, 1

## Founders they backed

- [Armin Ronacher](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/armin-ronacher/), Earendil
- [Colin Daymond Hanna](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/colin-daymond-hanna/), Earendil
- [Rolands Mesters](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/rolands-mesters/), GoCardless
- [Roberts Bernans](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/roberts-bernans/), GoCardless
- [Hiroki Takeuchi](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/hiroki-takeuchi/), GoCardless
- [Tom Blomfield](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/tom-blomfield/), GoCardless
- [Matt Rouif](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/matt-rouif/), Photoroom
- [Eliot Andres](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/eliot-andres/), Photoroom

## Questions

### Which AI tools has Balderton Capital invested in?

Anchor Terminal lists Attio, IVXS UK Limited (trading as ComplyAdvantage), Earendil, GoCardless, Photoroom and Workable Software Limited backed by Balderton Capital.

### How are Balderton Capital's companies graded?

On Anchor Terminal's benchmark, Attio API + MCP (B, 63.2), ComplyAdvantage (D, 52.7), Pi (B, 68.6), GoCardless Bank Account Data (E, 41.8), Photoroom API (C, 56.1) and Workable (C, 61.8).

Investors are named from the companies' own announcements, the investors' own pages, Y Combinator's company pages, public filings and news reports of a round, each with its source. An investor isn't a sign of quality, and nobody can pay to be listed or to change a grade. To correct something or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.

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