# James Wise, Partner at Balderton Capital > James Wise, Partner at Balderton Capital. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/james-wise (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) London, GB · Partner # James Wise Partner at [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) Latest rounds - **Vivino** Round · $25.1M Dec 2016 Backs *Internet* *Consumer Apps* Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 1 last Dec 2016 - **Filings:** 3 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 5 +1 mentions What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them - ✓ **On filings** 3 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Balderton Capital - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=james-wise)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=james-wise) ## The firm [**Balderton Capital** VC firm · GB **43** cheques in 12 months **368** all time **22** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) ## Rounds they were named in - **Rounds:** 1 - **Led:** 0 - **Disclosed:** $25.1M - **Active:** 2016 2016 - [Vivino](https://millionrounds.com/company/vivino) *Round* **$25.1M** Dec 2016 Joined · +14 investors By stage - Round **1** What they backed Internet **1** Consumer Apps **1** Alongside - [Balderton Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) - Christian Wylonis *1* - [Creandum *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creandum) - Gustaf Alstromer *1* - Henrik Rosendahl *1* - Janus Friis *1* - Jesper Buch *1* - Johan Brenner *1* Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names. ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Company raising **Northworks Automation, Inc.** Executive Officer since 2019 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Sketchfab, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2015 - SEC Form D · Hedge fund **[Periscope](https://millionrounds.com/fund/periscope)** Director on 3 filings · since 2010 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Balderton Capital - [**Daniel Waterhouse** General Partner *3 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/daniel-waterhouse) - [**Mark Evans** Co-Founder *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/mark-evans) - [**Suranga Chandratillake** General Partner *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/suranga-chandratillake) - [**Bernard Liautaud** Managing Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/bernard-liautaud) - [**David Thevenon** Member *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/david-thevenon) - [**Rob Moffat** Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/rob-moffat) - [**Andrea Roda** Investment Principal *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/andrea-roda) - [**Axel Mitbauer** Country Lead Germany Base *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/axel-mitbauer) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [Startup Europe](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sifted) · 15 May 2026 · 39 min James Wise on why the Sovereign AI Unit criticism is wrong – and the one company he wishes he’d backed With [James Wise](https://millionrounds.com/person/james-wise) Mentions [Sovereign AI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sovereign-ai)[Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) About this episode This week on the Sifted Podcast, host John Thornhill is joined by James Wise, partner at Balderton Capital. Since joining the firm in 2012, James has led investments in second-hand shopping platform Depop, AI agent maker Convergence and bank payment fintech GoCardless, as well as AI frontier lab… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 20 Apr 2026 · 1h 49m Verizon vs Salesforce, Blue Origin's Test, Robot Marathon | Signüll, Ethan Ding, Matt McKinney, Errik Anderson, Pippa Lamb & James Wise With [Errik Anderson](https://millionrounds.com/person/errik-anderson)[James Wise](https://millionrounds.com/person/james-wise)[Matt McKinney](https://millionrounds.com/person/matt-mckinney)[Pippa Lamb](https://millionrounds.com/person/pippa-lamb) About this episode (00:27) - Verizon vs Salesforce (25:23) - Blue Origin's Test (30:03) - Robot Marathon (32:59) - Signull is an anonymous technologist and entrepreneur focused on integrating agentic AI into consumer software. He discusses the development of an AI-driven home screen replacement for iPhones,… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [This Much I Know](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-much-i-know) · 19 Dec 2023 · 49 min Balderton’s James Wise on AI, Entrepreneurship and the ‘Start-up Century’ With [James Wise](https://millionrounds.com/person/james-wise) About this episode In the latest episode of 'This Much I Know,' Carlos's guest is James Wise, Partner at Balderton and author of the newly published book "Start-up Century." They discuss: - the global movement of entrepreneurship and its role in today's world and the decades to come - the evolving nature of work and… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 25 Apr 2016 · 36 min 20VC: Europe's Youngest Series A Venture Partner, James Wise @ Balderton Capital on How To Get Into Venture & What The Future Of The VC Industry Looks Like With [James Wise](https://millionrounds.com/person/james-wise) Mentions [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital)[Crowdcube](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crowdcube) About this episode James Wise is a partner at Balderton Capital, one of Europe's leading early stage venture funds with $2.5B in funds. The youngest partner at a Series A fund in Europe, at 29 James has already led on deals including the likes of Crowdcube, SketchFab, 3D Hubs, Sunrise and Workable amongst… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 12 Mar 2015 · 21 min 20 VC 019: Funding the Future with James Wise of Balderton Capital With [James Wise](https://millionrounds.com/person/james-wise) Mentions [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital)[McKinsey & Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mckinsey-and-company) About this episode James Wise is Principal at Balderton Capital, one of Europe's most successful venture funds. At Balderton, James invests and advises early-stage technology start-ups, holding board member positions at Crowdcube.com, Surnrise.am, 3Dhubs.com and many more... Prior to Balderton, James helped… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name James Wise in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [Tech.eu](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tech-eu) · 29 Nov 2023 · 28 min “There is no entrepreneurial gene”, says top VC and author of Start-up Century Mentions [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital)[Hiroki Takeuchi](https://millionrounds.com/person/hiroki-takeuchi)[James Wise](https://millionrounds.com/person/james-wise)[Nikolay Storonsky](https://millionrounds.com/person/nikolay-storonsky)[Tom Blomfield](https://millionrounds.com/person/tom-blomfield) About this episode “There is no entrepreneurial gene, I don’t think,” says James Wise, partner at VC firm Balderton Capital and author of Start-Up-Century. He adds: “I don’t think it is in your DNA. But certainly, your upbringing and the role models you have around you do make a big difference.” Wise gives us the… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=james-wise). ## Find people like James Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)