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Balderton’s ten biggest exits
Each row is one company. The blue bubbles are Dealroom’s estimate of what Balderton put into each round it joined, sized on a log scale; the amber bubble is the company’s value at exit. Money out carries that estimate through to the exit price — gross, before fees and carry, and not a realised fund return. Rows with no multiple are the ones the rounds on record do not price.
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The Hut Group The Hut Group IPO The Hut Group — $5.9B at exit, Sep 2020
An estimated $88M in. The exit stake is not modellable from the rounds on record. $5.9B Series A · Apr 2010 · an estimated $6M of the $18M round A Series B · Nov 2010 · an estimated $24M of the $24M round Series C · Jun 2011 · an estimated $28M of the $28M round Series D · Sep 2011 · an estimated $8M of the $8M round D Series D · Aug 2012 · an estimated $5M of the $5M round Series E · Jun 2013 · an estimated $16M of the $32M round E
Dream Games Dream Games CVC Capital Partners bought a $1.3B stake Dream Games — $1.3B paid at a $5B valuation, May 2025
An estimated $63M in for an estimated $688M out, 13.8% of the company at exit. Gross, before fees and carry. $5B $688M out · 10.9× Seed · Nov 2019 · an estimated $4M of the $8M round Seed Series A · Feb 2021 · an estimated $10M of the $50M round Series B · Jun 2021 · an estimated $17M of the $155M round B Series C · Jan 2022 · an estimated $32M of the $255M round
Flywire Flywire IPO Flywire — $3.5B at exit, May 2021 $3.5B Secondary · Jan 2020 Secondary
Truecaller Truecaller IPO Truecaller — $2.6B at exit, Oct 2021 $2.6B Growth · Aug 2018 Growth
Darktrace Darktrace IPO Darktrace — $2.2B at exit, Apr 2021 $2.2B Secondary · Jan 2018 Secondary Secondary · May 2018
Betfair Betfair IPO Betfair — $1.8B at exit, Oct 2010 $1.8B Other · Apr 2000 Round Growth · Jan 2007 Growth
Depop Depop Acquired by Etsy Depop — $1.6B at exit, Jul 2021
An estimated $14M in for an estimated $237M out, 14.6% of the company at exit. Gross, before fees and carry. $1.6B $237M out · 16.5× Seed · Oct 2013 · an estimated $333K of the $1M round Seed Series A · Jan 2015 · an estimated $4M of the $8M round Series A · Sep 2016 · an estimated $1M of the $8M round A Series B · Jan 2018 · an estimated $2M of the $20M round B Series C · Jun 2019 · an estimated $7M of the $62M round C
Contentful Contentful Acquired by Salesforce Contentful — $1.3B at exit, Jun 2026
An estimated $13M in for an estimated $185M out, 14.8% of the company at exit. Gross, before fees and carry. $1.3B $185M out · 14.0× Pre-Seed · Jun 2013 · an estimated $480K of the $800K round Pre Seed · Dec 2013 · an estimated $2M of the $3M round Series B · May 2016 · an estimated $2M of the $13M round B Series C · Dec 2017 · an estimated $5M of the $28M round C Series D · Dec 2018 · an estimated $4M of the $32M round
GoCardless GoCardless Acquired by Mollie GoCardless — $1.2B at exit, Dec 2025
An estimated $41M in for an estimated $158M out, 13.0% of the company at exit. Gross, before fees and carry. $1.2B $158M out · 3.8× Series B · Jan 2014 · an estimated $4M of the $7M round B Series C · Mar 2016 · an estimated $2M of the $13M round C Series D · Sep 2017 · an estimated $4M of the $23M round D Series E · Feb 2019 · an estimated $5M of the $75M round E Series F+ · Feb 2021 · an estimated $26M of the $105M round F+
Sophia Genetics Sophia Genetics IPO Sophia Genetics — $1.1B at exit, Jul 2021
An estimated $27M in for an estimated $116M out, 10.2% of the company at exit. Gross, before fees and carry. $1.1B $116M out · 4.2× Series D · Sep 2017 · an estimated $15M of the $30M round D Series E · Jan 2019 · an estimated $12M of the $74M round E