Barclays
Investor profile
CorporateCorporate VCVenture capital
Barclays has backed 43 European tech companies across 51 funding rounds between 2008 and 2026, joining rounds totalling €4.1B. Most active in Fintech and Software. Data as of Nov 2026.
Also recorded as: Barclays PLC · Barclays Ventures
Deals
51
distinct rounds
Companies
43
backed
Active span
2008–2026
19 yrs
Total round €
€4.1B
sum of rounds joined
Deals by year
distinct rounds / yearBarclays — deals by year — interactive chart.
Data table
| Barclays — deals by year | |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Top sectors
by dealsBarclays — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Barclays — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | 25 |
| Software | 8 |
| Marketing | 5 |
| Energy | 5 |
| Proptech | 3 |
| Cleantech | 2 |
| Foodtech | 2 |
| HRtech | 2 |
| Deeptech | 1 |
| Edtech | 1 |
Stages
by dealsBarclays — stages — interactive chart.
Data table
| Barclays — stages | |
|---|---|
| Debt | 13 |
| Other | 11 |
| Series A | 6 |
| Series C | 5 |
| Seed | 4 |
| Series B | 4 |
| Series D+ | 4 |
| Growth/Late | 2 |
| Early VC | 1 |
| Pre-Seed | 1 |
Countries
by dealsBarclays — countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Barclays — countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | 38 |
| Italy | 3 |
| Switzerland | 3 |
| Germany | 2 |
| France | 1 |
| Greece | 1 |
| Ireland | 1 |
| Spain | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 |
Co-investment network
shared roundsCo-investment network — interactive chart.
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Frequent co-investors
shared rounds- Goldman Sachs6
- J.P. Morgan5
- BNP Paribas4
- Lloyds Banking Group4
- Chrysalis Investments3
- DWS Group3
- HSBC3
- Nasdaq Ventures3
- Natixis Investment Managers3
- 83North2
- Angel CoFund2
- Aquiline Capital Partners2
- Banco Santander2
- Bank of America2
- BGF2
- CIBC Innovation Banking2
- Citi2
- Draper Esprit2
- DTCC2
- Euroclear2
- Fidelity International Strategic Ventures2
- ING2
- Insight Partners2
- Intesa Sanpaolo2
- Legal & General2
Portfolio
top 30 by total round €| Company | Country | Rounds | Total € |
|---|---|---|---|
| iwoca | UK | 2 | €545M |
| Bending Spoons | Italy | 1 | €500M |
| TP24 | Switzerland | 1 | €397M |
| MarketFinance | UK | 1 | €326M |
| HomeTree | UK | 1 | €297M |
| Teylor | Switzerland | 1 | €275M |
| Jobandtalent | Spain | 1 | €250M |
| Carvolution | Switzerland | 1 | €212M |
| Fnality | UK | 2 | €204M |
| Form3 | UK | 3 | €195M |
| Smart Pension | UK | 1 | €194M |
| Smart Pension | UK | 2 | €157M |
| Gousto | UK | 2 | €144M |
| Elwood Technologies | UK | 1 | €67M |
| Wefox | Germany | 1 | €51M |
| Legora | Sweden | 1 | €43M |
| blueground | Greece | 1 | €42M |
| Acin | UK | 1 | €28M |
| Kano Computing | UK | 1 | €24M |
| Origami Energy | UK | 1 | €23M |
| Bink | UK | 2 | €21M |
| Energy Dome | Italy | 2 | €20M |
| Sunswap | UK | 1 | €20M |
| JBM International | UK | 1 | €12M |
| Kuberno | UK | 1 | €11M |
| POD Point Ltd | UK | 1 | €10M |
| Cambridge Consultants | UK | 1 | €8.5M |
| AWS Electronics | UK | 1 | €6.8M |
| Nimbla | UK | 1 | €6.0M |
| Responsible | UK | 1 | €5.8M |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount| Company | Stage | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bending Spoons | Debt | €500M | 2025-08 |
| TP24 | Debt | €397M | 2023-07 |
| MarketFinance | Debt | €326M | 2021-09 |
| iwoca | Debt | €315M | 2024-05 |
| HomeTree | Debt | €297M | 2024-06 |
| Teylor | Debt | €275M | 2023-06 |
| Jobandtalent | Debt | €250M | 2024-10 |
| iwoca | Debt | €230M | 2023-10 |
| Carvolution | Other | €212M | 2024-01 |
| Smart Pension | Series D+ | €194M | 2021-10 |