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Barclays Corporate Banking

Europe, England, United Kingdom, London

Description

Barclays is a global financial services company that provides various financial products and services worldwide.

Investor Profile

Barclays Corporate Banking has backed more than 132 startups, with 1 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 46 rounds, about 35% of its total and boasts 39 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Debt Financing, Seed, Series Unknown rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United Kingdom, United States, Ireland.
  • Strong thematic focus on Financial Services, FinTech, Software.

Stage Focus

  • Debt Financing (30%)
  • Seed (16%)
  • Series Unknown (13%)
  • Series A (11%)
  • Series C (6%)
  • Series B (5%)
  • Pre Seed (5%)
  • Post Ipo Debt (3%)
  • Series E (2%)
  • Series D (2%)

Country Focus

  • United Kingdom (53%)
  • United States (32%)
  • Ireland (2%)
  • Canada (2%)
  • Germany (2%)
  • Mauritius (2%)
  • Australia (2%)
  • China (1%)
  • Guernsey (1%)
  • Sweden (1%)

Industry Focus

  • Financial Services
  • Fintech
  • Software
  • Finance
  • E-commerce
  • Information Technology
  • Analytics
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Saas
  • Machine Learning
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Who does Barclays Corporate Banking frequently co-invest with?

Morgan Stanley
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 7
Goldman Sachs
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 11
Techstars
North America, Colorado, United States, Boulder
Co-Investments: 14
Citi
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 12
Business Growth Fund
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 6
HSBC
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 7
JP Morgan Chase
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 7
NatWest Group
Europe, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Co-Investments: 6
JP Morgan
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 9
UBS
Europe, Zurich, Switzerland, Zürich
Co-Investments: 5

Which angels does Barclays Corporate Banking often collaborate with?

MH
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
JB
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
CA
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 4
CD
North America, California, United States, Campbell
Shared Deals: 1
SL
North America, California, United States, San Jose
Shared Deals: 1
KR
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 1
JM
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
MJ
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
SS
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 1
PJ
North America, Tennessee, United States, Nashville
Shared Deals: 2

What are some of recent deals done by Barclays Corporate Banking?

GB Group

Chester, Cheshire, United Kingdom

GB Group offers a series of solutions that help organisations quickly validate and verify the identity and location of their customers.

AnalyticsComputerData IntegrationFraud DetectionInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyMachine LearningSecuritySoftware
Post Ipo DebtMar 27, 2026
Amount Raised: $232,987,890
Waterstones

London, England, United Kingdom

Waterstones is a bookseller on the High Street and online providing customers with a wide range of choice and expert advice on books.

BooksRetail
Debt FinancingAug 12, 2025
Amount Raised: $168,196,130
Sunswap

Leatherhead, Surrey, United Kingdom

Sunswap designs, develops, and manufactures batteries and solar-powered transport refrigeration units.

BatteryCleanTechManufacturingSustainability
Series UnknownAug 26, 2024
Amount Raised: $22,821,563
WealthOS

London, England, United Kingdom

Enterprise, cloud native core wealth management SaaS. Launch and run superior digital wealth management propositions faster & cheaper.

Asset ManagementFinancial ServicesFinTechSaaSSoftwareWealth Management
SeedJun 4, 2024
Amount Raised: $2,937,668
Offr

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Offr is a property technology solution that helps people buy, sell, lease or rent a property at the click of a button.

E-CommerceMarketingPropTechReal Estate
Series UnknownNov 27, 2023
Amount Raised: $2,301,615
WealthOS

London, England, United Kingdom

Enterprise, cloud native core wealth management SaaS. Launch and run superior digital wealth management propositions faster & cheaper.

Asset ManagementFinancial ServicesFinTechSaaSSoftwareWealth Management
SeedNov 21, 2023
Amount Raised: $2,508,800
WHSmith

Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

WHSmith is a retailer that operates a chain of High Street, railway station, airport, hospital, and motorway service station shops.

NewsRetailService Industry
Post Ipo DebtJun 14, 2023
Amount Raised: $506,834,665
Trade Ledger

London, England, United Kingdom

Trade Ledger is a Business lending platform.

Financial ServicesInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyLending
Debt FinancingMay 25, 2023
Amount Raised: $3,695,009
Air Protein

Pleasanton, California, United States

Air Protein develops protein-enriched food made from CO2.

BiotechnologyFood and BeverageFood ProcessingNutritionSustainability
Series UnknownMay 19, 2023
Amount Raised: $75,000,000
Bink

Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead, United Kingdom

Bink offers loyalty and payment solutions for businesses and consumers.

FinTechMobile AppsMobile Payments
Series UnknownMar 28, 2023
Amount Raised: $11,096,726

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