James Wise - Partner @ Balderton Capital - Crunchbase Person Profile

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Primary Job Title Partner
Primary Organization
Balderton Capital

Location London, England, United Kingdom
Regions Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)
Gender Male

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Website www.jameswise.com/
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James Wise is based out of London, England and is the Partner of Balderton Capital & Chair, Sovereign AI Unit of Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. James previously worked at Kaia Health as a Board Member. James Wise attended the University of Oxford.

Personal Investments

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James Wise

invested in

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obfuscated obfuscation	Charlie	—	Seed Round - Charlie	obfuscated obfuscation

Partner Investments

Number of Partner Investments

Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Geordie AI	Balderton Capital	Yes	Series A - Geordie AI	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Reson8	Balderton Capital	Yes	Pre Seed Round - Reson8	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Sava Technology	Balderton Capital	Yes	Series A - Sava Technology	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	trawa	Balderton Capital	—	Series A - trawa	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Prior Labs	Balderton Capital	Yes	Pre Seed Round - Prior Labs	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Convergence Labs	Balderton Capital	Yes	Pre Seed Round - Convergence Labs	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Convergence Labs	Balderton Capital	Yes	Pre Seed Round - Convergence Labs	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Sava Technology	Balderton Capital	Yes	Seed Round - Sava Technology	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	trawa	Balderton Capital	Yes	Seed Round - trawa	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	deepset	Balderton Capital	Yes	Series B - deepset	obfuscated obfuscation

Jobs

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Number of Past Jobs

James Wise

has

current jobs as

Chair, Sovereign AI Unit

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)

and

Partner

Balderton Capital

. Additionally,

James Wise

has had

past jobs including

Principal

Balderton Capital

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) Chair, Sovereign AI UnitNov 2025
Balderton Capital PartnerJan 1, 2016

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Balderton Capital	Principal	Jan 1, 2012	Jan 1, 2016
McKinsey & Company	Consultant	May 2007	Aug 2007

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles

James Wise

holds

board and advisor roles including

Board Member

Geordie AI

Board Member

TestGorilla

, and

Board Member

Forecast

Geordie AI Board Member2026
TestGorilla Board MemberJun 14, 2022
Forecast Board MemberApr 2021
Tibber Board Member2020
Demodesk Board Member2020
Detectify DetectifyNov 25, 2019
Workable InvestorJul 1, 2015
Crowdcube Board MemberJan 1, 2014
Hubs Investor2013
Levity Board Member

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Kaia Health	Board Member	Jan 4, 2019	Jan 2026
myTomorrows	Investor	2014	2018
Sunrise	Investor	2014	2015
Guardian Media Group	Adviser	Sep 1, 2010	2011
Depop	Director	Jun 2016	—
Opbeat	Board Member	—	—

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Seed Stage Investors with Investments in London, England	4,082
Trending financial services companies with recent funding	7
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Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Secondary Market Investors	46,369
Recently funded virtual and augmented reality companies	78,181
Investors with Funds Raised in 2021	6,704
Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Investors with Funds Raised in 2000	7,313
Companies that recently went public	36,144
United Kingdom Investors with Funds Raised in 2019	72,051

Education

James Wise

studied at

University of Oxford

University of Oxford MAPolitics, Philosophy & Economics20042008

Events

Number of Events

James Wise

has participated in

events. They most recently attended, or will attend,

South Summit Madrid 2018

Oct 3, 2018

South Summit Madrid 2018 Speaker Madrid, Madrid, Spain, EuropeOct 3, 2018
0100 Conference Dublin 2018 Speaker Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, EuropeApr 11, 2018
0100 Conference Dublin 2018 Speaker Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, EuropeApr 11, 2018
TechCrunch Disrupt London 2016 Speaker London, England, United Kingdom, EuropeDec 5, 2016
DIGITAL HEALTH PIT STOP: HEALTH DAY Speaker London, England, United Kingdom, EuropeDec 10, 2014
DIGITAL HEALTH PIT STOP: BUSINESS DAY Speaker London, England, United Kingdom, EuropeDec 9, 2014
Digital Health Pitstop Speaker London, England, United Kingdom, EuropeDec 8, 2014
DIGITAL HEALTH PIT STOP: DESIGN DAY Speaker London, England, United Kingdom, EuropeDec 8, 2014
Capital On Stage London 2014 Speaker London, England, United Kingdom, EuropeDec 3, 2014
IE Venture Day London Speaker London, England, United Kingdom, EuropeJun 5, 2014