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Starling Bank

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Mobile banking platform that offers personal, joint, and business accounts

London, United KingdomFounded 2014Fintech
Valuation $1–2.5B Last recorded · 2026
Revenue $1–5B Latest reported FY
Headcount 2–5k Current team size
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At a glance

Founded
2014
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Sector
Fintech
Power Law
Unicorn$1–10B valuation tierThoroughbred$100M+ revenue

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News, research, reports and resources connected to this company by Dealroom
Analysis UK fintech has raised $64B since 2016, second only to the United States Sep 30, 2026 News AI Score raises $5.4M seed to govern enterprise AI agents Sep 3, 2026 Market map Deal Execution Landscape Jul 7, 2026 News Starling Bank raises £150M in record-priced debut Tier 2 bond Jun 12, 2026 Market map Global challenger banks Market map Private Market Data: Startup and VC Strategy Stack

Investors

11 investors on the cap table

From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.

Series A1 investor entered at this stage

  • Harald McPike

Series B and later10 investors entered at this stage

Ownership

Share of equity by holder

Estimated cap table from Dealroom's shareholder data — share of equity by holder. Stakes as last recorded by Dealroom (2026). Percentages are indicative.

34% Harald McPike
  • 15.5%
  • 9.5%
  • 8%
  • 7.5%
  • 4%

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Talent

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Employees mapped 2,895 incl. 39 AI specialists
Founders Hidden — book a demo/100 quality score
Key operators 14 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
Potential founders Hidden — book a demo likely future founders
Startup mafia 7 alumni-founded startups
Talent movements Hidden — book a demo in · Hidden — book a demo out past 12 months

Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.

Alumni founders

5 of 7 startups shown

Former Starling Bank employees who went on to found companies, sorted by Dealroom signal score.

Monzo BankEst. 2015
Paul RipponUnited Kingdom
Signal score96
MQubeEst. 2018
John HumpishUnited Kingdom
Signal score80
BriefcaseEst. 2024
Reuben SteenkampUnited Kingdom
Signal score76
OSSPREYEst. 2024
Nate DunningUnited Kingdom
Signal score73
UnblockEst. 2022
Bivu DasUnited Kingdom
Signal score67
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Global footprint

Workforce and web traffic by country
Workforce by country
18 countries with
team presence
🇬🇧 United Kingdom97.8%
🇮🇪 Ireland0.8%
🇺🇸 United States0.4%
🇳🇿 New Zealand0.1%
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka0.1%
Top 5 of 18 shown
Web traffic by country
1.2M monthly visits
across markets
🇬🇧 United Kingdom77.6%
🇨🇿 Czech Republic2.2%
🇧🇪 Belgium1.6%
🇦🇹 Austria1.5%
🇺🇸 United States1.5%
Top 5 markets shown

Investments and acquisitions

Disclosed deals where Starling Bank was the backer or acquirer, 2020–2025. Toggle between venture rounds, M&A, or both. The map below is grouped by the target company's sector — the colored pill on each chip is the round type.

Portfolio analysis

4 deals across Starling Bank's capital deployment.

Where the deals concentrate by sector, stage, and decade.

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        Starling Bank's portfolio, mapped.

        Stage
        Period
        4 of 4 deals

        Market sentiment

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        Source: X recent search ranked by engagement (likes + retweets) · Synthesis by Claude · Cached for 1 hour

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