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Colin Hanna - Competing as a team, Being adaptable, Time at Soundcloud, Getting in to the zone, Meditation, Assessing founders and investments, The partnership between an investor and a founder
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Colin Hanna - Partner at Balderton Capital.
Balderton is multi-stage venture firm with over twenty years of expertise in aiding European founders from the initial seed stage through to IPO. According to Dealroom they have invested in over 30 companies valued at over a billion euros - among them Revolut, Sinch and Waye among many others.
Recently they’ve raised $1.3 billion, divided into a $615 million early-stage fund and a $685 million growth fund for more mature companies. The capital will be used to support emerging technology companies across Europe.
At Balderton, Colin invests in purpose-driven, product-focused founders spanning verticals including Cloud, Consumer, Crypto, and Fintech.
He began his career at Goldman Sachs in New York where he focused on raising capital for Asian internet companies, including Tencent, Nexon, and Tarena among others.
During this episode we discuss about his competitive swimming period from Princeton, the open-source movement and the crypto market.
Enjoy!
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Colin Hanna - Competing as a team, Being adaptable, Time at Soundcloud, Getting in to the zone, Meditation, Assessing founders and investments, The partnership between an investor and a founder
Venture Europe: Entrepreneurship | Technology | Venture Capital | Eu/Acc
Manage episode 446326851 series 3541915
Colin Hanna - Partner at Balderton Capital.
Balderton is multi-stage venture firm with over twenty years of expertise in aiding European founders from the initial seed stage through to IPO. According to Dealroom they have invested in over 30 companies valued at over a billion euros - among them Revolut, Sinch and Waye among many others.
Recently they’ve raised $1.3 billion, divided into a $615 million early-stage fund and a $685 million growth fund for more mature companies. The capital will be used to support emerging technology companies across Europe.
At Balderton, Colin invests in purpose-driven, product-focused founders spanning verticals including Cloud, Consumer, Crypto, and Fintech.
He began his career at Goldman Sachs in New York where he focused on raising capital for Asian internet companies, including Tencent, Nexon, and Tarena among others.
During this episode we discuss about his competitive swimming period from Princeton, the open-source movement and the crypto market.
Enjoy!
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