$2 Billion Cashout: How Revolut’s First Investor Hit the Jackpot (and What Ukrainians Have to Do With It)

London-based venture capital firm Balderton Capital had an exceptionally strong 2025 — largely thanks to a bet it made a decade earlier. In 2015, Balderton became the first external investor in the fintech startup Revolut. Last year, it partially cashed out that stake for $2 billion, even though its original investment was just £1 million. ...