Balderton Capital is one of the world’s best-known venture capital firms. For more than two decades, the company has invested exclusively in European founders. Parallel to the launch of the “Built in Europe” campaign, the job platform BuiltInEurope.com has now gone live. The platform is updated daily and displays around 20,000 open positions from more than 1,000 European startups and scale-ups at launch.
“Built in Europe” focuses on the successes already achieved by European technology companies. While debates about Europe’s competitiveness are often characterized by deficits and catch-up needs, Balderton Capital wants to deliberately highlight companies that are already shaping global markets. The campaign brings together founders and executives from various technology sectors – from artificial intelligence and deep tech to fintech and consumer tech.
“Built In Europe” launches with around 20,000 open startup jobs
The centerpiece of the initiative is the new platform BuiltInEurope.com. The job board aggregates open positions from European technology companies on a central platform.
Balderton explains that the data is updated daily via direct data feeds and API interfaces. At launch, the platform lists around 20,000 open positions from more than 1,000 startups and scale-ups. In addition to job search, the platform is also intended to provide information for prospective founders. Plans include overviews of relevant incubators and resources for business launches in Europe.
Campaign launches in Munich, Berlin, London, Paris and Stockholm
The launch is accompanied by a large-scale out-of-home and digital campaign in five European tech hubs: Munich, Berlin, London, Paris and Stockholm.
The campaign runs in parallel with several major startup and technology conferences, including London Tech Week, Founders Forum, VivaTech in Paris, and other European industry events. The goal is to attract skilled professionals to startups while increasing the visibility of European technology companies.
Balderton calls for shift in perspective from “potential” to “proof”
The initiative is about more than just recruiting, as explained by General Partner at Balderton Capital, Suranga Chandratillake:
“When we travel through Europe and meet founders every day, we feel enthusiasm and energy – not just from the big names who have already proven their ideas work, but also from founders with great ambition who are just starting out. For far too long, the discussion about Europe’s tech industry has only been about everything that needs to change. ‘Built In Europe’ wants to shift the focus of the debate from potential to proof.”
According to the investor’s assessment, Europe now has the essential prerequisites for building global technology companies: talent, capital, experience, and entrepreneurial ambition. The challenge now is to make these successes more visible and attract more skilled professionals to the European startup ecosystem.
Munich deep tech companies among supporters
From a German perspective, the participation of several deep tech companies is particularly notable. With Quantum Systems, The Exploration Company and Proxima Fusion, several Munich companies are supporting the initiative, which are active in strategically important future fields such as defense technology, space exploration and fusion energy.
