# Starling Bank funding: rounds and investors > Starling Bank has raised $655M across 7 rounds since 2016. Investors include Goldman Sachs, Fidelity and Harald McPike. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/starling-bank (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # 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 Services Fintech Raised 5 months ago Valuation: $2.7B, Mar 2026 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$655M** raised across 7 rounds since 2016, from 7 sources **$101M** Round **$13M** Round **$96M** Series C **$39M** Round **$41M** Round **$164M** Series D **$201M** Debt - **Latest round:** Debt, $201M Jun 2026 - **Step-up i:** 1.2× - **Investors:** 6 (1 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 **$101M** Round **$13M** Round **$96M** Series C **$39M** Round **$41M** Round **$164M** Series D **$201M** Debt - **First round:** Round, $101M - **Biggest round:** $201M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 23 months ## The rounds - **Jun 2026** Debt **$201M** *2 returning* [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) Source recorded - **Apr 2022** Series D **$164M** *2 new* [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) Source recorded - **Sept 2021** Round **$41M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Oct 2019** Round **$39M** *2 new* [Merian Chrysalis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/merian-chrysalis) Lead JTC Reported by TechCrunch - **Feb 2019** Series C **$96M** *1 new* [Merian Global Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/merian-global-investors) Reported by FinSMEs - **Nov 2018** Round **$13M** *1 returning* [Harald McPike](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harald-mcpike) Reported by Telegraph - **Nov 2016** Round **$101M** *1 new* [Harald McPike](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harald-mcpike) 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. - Apr 2022 **$170M** UK share allotment - Sept 2021 **$21M** UK share allotment - Jun 2021 **$323M** UK 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. **Round** 2016 **Round** 2018 **Series C** 2019 **Round** 2019 **Round** 2021 **Series D** 2022 **Debt** 2026 [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) [Harald McPike](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harald-mcpike) [Merian Chrysalis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/merian-chrysalis) L [Merian Global Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/merian-global-investors) JTC ## Everyone who backed them [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) Private equity **2** rounds [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) VC firm **2** rounds [Harald McPike](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harald-mcpike) Angel **2** rounds [Merian Chrysalis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/merian-chrysalis) Investment firm **1** round, led 1 [Merian Global Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/merian-global-investors) Growth equity **1** round JTC no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=starling-bank). ## 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 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ingenii-capital) Growth equity Per 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. ## Companies like Starling Bank In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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