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Barclays Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 128 cheques on record.

Corporate VCDeploying now

SeedSeries ASeries BTokenCryptoDecentralized

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64%of best year18cheques in 12 months, 128 on record
Since the last cheque30days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$23MRounds led5 of 128Sole investor23 roundsMostly inUnited States, 53%
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Barclays Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    18 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Debt and Venture: 59% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 23 rounds, median $30M

What they do

Barclays is a British universal bank. Our businesses include consumer banking, as well as a top-tier, global corporate and investment bank.From their own website
Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
TokenCryptoDecentralized
Based in
London, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first128 appearances

  1. 2026

    16 rounds

  2. Oct
    CapitolisSeries E · US · AlleyWatch$120MWith 11 others
  3. Aug
  4. Jul
    iwocaDebt · GB · Firms' own news pages$333MWith 3 others
  5. Jun
    RadNet, Inc.Debt · US · Firms' own news pages$250MLed
  6. Jun
    Social Housing REITDebt · GB$40MSole investor
  7. May
    ECOncreteVenture · US$14MWith 1 other
  8. May
    SafeholdDebt · US$225MWith 3 others
  9. Apr
    Four Corners Property TrustDebt · US$200MWith 3 others
  10. Apr
  11. Apr
    SunswapGrant · GB$806KWith 4 others
  12. Feb
    Optima HealthDebt · GB$137MWith 1 other
  13. Feb
    OSTTRASecondary · GB$100MWith 4 others
  14. Feb
    Sovereign Network GroupDebt · GB$269MSole investor
  15. Jan
    DuettiDebt · US$150MWith 4 others
  16. Jan
    Juniper Green EnergyDebt$226MWith 1 other
  17. Jan
    DailyPayDebt · US$195MWith 4 others
  18. 2025

    25 rounds

  19. Dec
    QucevSeries B$15MWith 1 other
  20. Dec
    National Healthcare PropertiesDebt · US$550MWith 1 other
  21. Nov
    SafeholdDebt · US$400MWith 3 others
  22. Oct
    Red EngineDebt · GB$13MWith 2 others
  23. Oct
    Furniturebox UKDebt · GB$1.3MSole investor
  24. Oct
    TeylorDebt · CH$176MWith 1 other
  25. Sept
    FnalitySeries C · GB · Silicon Canals$136MWith 15 others
  26. Aug
    Palmer Energy TechnologySeries A · GB$6.8MSole investor
  27. Aug
    Smart PensionDebt · GB$81MWith 3 others
  28. Aug
    HoliwisePre-seed · GB$1.8MWith 2 others
  29. Aug
    SimudyneSeries A · GB$4.4MWith 3 others
  30. Jul
    HekaSeries A · US$14MSole investor
  31. Jul
    Blue OwlDebt · US$148MWith 4 others
  32. Jul
    Supermarket Income ReitDebt · GB$148MWith 1 other
  33. Jun
    OctauraUS · AlleyWatch$47MWith 9 others
  34. Jun
    VantageDebt · US · TechStartups$822MLed
  35. Jun
    Claira IncSeed · US · Firms' own news pages$7.0MWith 6 others
  36. Apr
    Atrato Onsite EnergyDebt · GB$327MSole investor
  37. Apr
    NuadaGrant · GB$2.8MWith 2 others
  38. Mar
    Greenalia PowerDebt · US$124MSole investor
  39. Feb
    80 Acres FarmsVenture · US$115MWith 2 others
  40. Feb
    ValidSeed · US$5.5MWith 3 others
  41. Jan
    DatabricksSeries J · US · TechCrunch$15BWith 7 others
  42. Jan
    Four Corners Property TrustDebt · US$940MWith 3 others

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The team

We hold 38 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 4 we have independently watched raise

International BankOnline BankingPrivate BankUS Consumer Bank

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Barclays Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Barclays Ventures

What does Barclays Ventures invest in?

Barclays Ventures invests most often at Debt and Venture (59% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Token, Crypto and Decentralized.

How active is Barclays Ventures?

128 investments on record, 18 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 5. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Barclays Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Capitolis (Series E, Oct 2026), Advanced Electric Machines (AEM) (Growth, Aug 2026) and iwoca (Debt, Jul 2026).

How big are Barclays Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $23M.

Does Barclays Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 5 of its 128 investments on record (4%).

Where does Barclays Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (53%) and the United Kingdom (45%).

Is Barclays Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 18 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Barclays Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Barclays Corporate Banking (38 rounds together), Citibank (13 rounds together) and Techstars (13 rounds together).

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