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Barclays Corporate Banking

Last cheque observed Apr 2026; 38 cheques on record.

Deploying nowInvestment firm

VentureSeries ADebtFinancial ServicesFintech

Deploying now
67%of best year2cheques in 12 months, 38 on record
Since the last cheque208days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$11MRounds led0 of 38Mostly inUnited Kingdom, 47%
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Barclays Corporate Banking highlights

  1. 01

    2 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series A: 58% of its rounds

What they do

Type
Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Financial ServicesFintech
Based in
London, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first38 appearances

  1. 2026

    2 rounds

  2. Apr
    SunswapGrant · GB$806KWith 4 others
  3. Jan
    DailyPayDebt · US$195MWith 4 others
  4. 2025

    2 rounds

  5. Aug
    SimudyneSeries A · GB$4.4MWith 3 others
  6. Feb
    80 Acres FarmsVenture · US$115MWith 2 others
  7. 2024

    2 rounds

  8. Aug
    SunswapVenture · GB$23MWith 4 others
  9. Jun
    WealthOSSeed · GB$2.9MWith 3 others
  10. 2023

    4 rounds

  11. May
    Trade LedgerDebt · GB$3.7MWith 4 others
  12. May
    Air ProteinVenture · US$75MWith 2 others
  13. Mar
    GoustoDebt · GB$24MWith 6 others
  14. Mar
    BinkVenture · GB$11MWith 2 others
  15. 2022

    22 rounds

  16. Dec
    NivoVenture · GB$1.2MWith 2 others
  17. Dec
    AcinSeries B · GB$24MWith 5 others
  18. Oct
    DwellWellSeed · US$4.5MWith 3 others
  19. Oct
    Revelio LabsSeries A · US$15MWith 5 others
  20. Oct
    BravenGrant · US$1.0MWith 2 others
  21. Sept
    OrigamiVenture · US$6.2MWith 2 others
  22. Sept
    WazokuSeries B · GB$9.1MWith 3 others
  23. Jul
    OperSeries A · BE$11MWith 5 others
  24. Jun
    PilePre-seed · DE$2.9MWith 3 others
  25. May
    BarrenjoeyVenture · AU$53MWith 1 other
  26. May
    Elwood TechnologiesSeries A · GB$70MWith 5 others
  27. May
    LanceVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  28. May
    MQubeSeries A · GB$11MWith 4 others
  29. Apr
    CogniSeries A · US$23MWith 4 others
  30. Apr
    CrowdzSeries B · US$15MWith 3 others
  31. Mar
    ApplicaVenture · PL$5.0MWith 3 others
  32. Feb
    NiveloVenture · US$1.0MWith 4 others
  33. Feb
    Coffee Masters UKPre-seed · GB$700KWith 1 other
  34. Jan
    FinchVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  35. Jan
    Generation HomeDebt · GB$1.3BWith 3 others
  36. Jan
    RESPONSIBLESeed · GB$6.6MWith 2 others
  37. Jan
    SendFriendGrant · US$2.9MWith 4 others
  38. 2021

    2 rounds

  39. Oct
    HUBXSeries A · GB$1.5MWith 2 others
  40. Oct
    Beacon PlatformSeries C · US · Firms' own news pages$56MWith 6 others
  41. 2020

    2 rounds

  42. Dec
    The Renewables Infrastructure GroupDebt$676MWith 2 others
  43. Jun
    H4Venture$27MWith 3 others
  44. 2019

    2 rounds

  45. Nov
    Future Lifestyle Fashions$244MWith 3 others
  46. Aug
    FairFramePre-seed$250KWith 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Barclays Corporate Banking. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Barclays VenturesCorporate VC38rounds togetherTechstarsVC firm10rounds togetherCitibankGrowth equity4rounds togetherAnthemisVC firm3rounds togetherBusiness Growth FundPrivate equity3rounds togetherACF InvestorsVC firm2rounds togetherCrowdcubeVC firm2rounds togetherGoldman SachsPrivate equity2rounds togetherJP MorganInvestment bank2rounds togetherJamJar InvestmentsVC firm2rounds togetherOctopus VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherOutrun VenturesFamily office2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Barclays Corporate Banking put money into.

Sunswap$806K · Apr 2026DailyPay$195M · Jan 2026Simudyne$4.4M · Aug 202580 Acres Farms$115M · Feb 2025WealthOS$2.9M · Jun 2024Trade Ledger$3.7M · May 2023

Quick answers about Barclays Corporate Banking

What does Barclays Corporate Banking invest in?

Barclays Corporate Banking invests most often at Venture and Series A (58% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Financial Services and Fintech.

How active is Barclays Corporate Banking?

38 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2026.

What has Barclays Corporate Banking invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Sunswap (Grant, Apr 2026), DailyPay (Debt, Jan 2026) and Simudyne (Series A, Aug 2025).

How big are Barclays Corporate Banking's cheques?

The median round it joins is $11M.

Does Barclays Corporate Banking lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 38 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Barclays Corporate Banking invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (47%) and the United States (41%).

Is Barclays Corporate Banking investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Barclays Corporate Banking invest alongside?

Most often Barclays Ventures (38 rounds together), Techstars (10 rounds together) and Citibank (4 rounds together).

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