Bernard Liautaud — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Managing Partner at Balderton Capital since 2016, joining as Partner in 2008.
Founded Business Objects in 1990, serving as CEO for 15 years and Chairman until 2008.
Led Business Objects to become a world leader in Business Intelligence with $1.5 billion revenue in 2007, and the first European software IPO on Nasdaq in 1994.
Oversaw the acquisition of Business Objects by SAP for $6.8 billion in 2008.
Co-founded Dashlane in 2009, a software company providing digital identity solutions.
Member of the Supervisory Board of SAP and the Stanford Global Advisory Council to the President.
Received "Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur" in 2007.

Biography

Bernard Liautaud is the Managing Partner at Balderton Capital, a role he assumed in 2016 after joining the firm as a Partner in 2008. Prior to his tenure at Balderton, Liautaud established a significant career in the software industry.

In 1990, Liautaud founded Business Objects, where he served as CEO for 15 years and later as Chairman until January 2008.