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Who invested in Starling Bank

7 rounds we have observed, with the 6 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Financial ServicesFintech

Raised 5 months agoValuation: $2.7B, Mar 2026

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$655Mraised across 7 rounds since 2016, from 7 sources

$101MRound$13MRound$96MSeries C$39MRound$41MRound$164MSeries D$201MDebt
Latest round
Debt, $201MJun 2026
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Investors
6 (1 led)
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

20182020202220242026
$101MRound$13MRound$96MSeries C$39MRound$41MRound$164MSeries D$201MDebt
First round
Round, $101M
Nov 2016
Biggest round
$201M
Debt · Jun 2026
Usual gap between rounds
23 months
the median of 6

The rounds

  1. Jun 2026
    Debt$201M2 returning

    Source recorded

  2. Apr 2022
    Series D$164M2 new

    Source recorded

  3. Sept 2021
    Round$41M

    No investor was named in the report.

    Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet

  4. Oct 2019
    Round$39M2 new

    Reported by TechCrunch

  5. Feb 2019
    Series C$96M1 new

    Reported by FinSMEs

  6. Nov 2018
    Round$13M1 returning

    Reported by Telegraph

  7. Nov 2016
    Round$101M1 new

    Source recorded

Funding filed with regulators

Starling Bank filed 3 raises, $513M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

  1. Apr 2022$170MUK share allotment
  2. Sept 2021$21MUK share allotment
  3. Jun 2021$323MUK share allotment

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

Round2016Round2018Series C2019Round2019Round2021Series D2022Debt2026Goldman SachsFidelityHarald McPikeMerian ChrysalisLMerian Global InvestorsJTC

Everyone who backed them

Goldman SachsPrivate equity2rounds
FidelityVC firm2rounds
Harald McPikeAngel2rounds
Merian ChrysalisInvestment firm1round, led 1
Merian Global InvestorsGrowth equity1round
JTCno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Starling Bank as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

Ingenii CapitalGrowth equityPer its own site

Quick answers about Starling Bank

Who invested in Starling Bank?

Starling Bank's investors include Goldman Sachs, Fidelity, Harald McPike, Merian Chrysalis and Merian Global Investors, and 1 more on record.

How much has Starling Bank raised?

Starling Bank has raised $655M across 7 rounds since 2016.

When did Starling Bank last raise?

Starling Bank's most recent round was a Debt of $201M in Jun 2026.

What was Starling Bank's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $201M in Jun 2026, is also its largest on record.

Who backed Starling Bank first?

Starling Bank's first round on record, in Nov 2016, was backed by Harald McPike.

What stage is Starling Bank at?

Starling Bank's latest named round is a Debt, in Jun 2026.

Where is Starling Bank based?

Starling Bank is based in the United Kingdom.

Who led Starling Bank's rounds?

Merian Chrysalis led the Undisclosed round in 2019.

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