Barclays is a British universal bank headquartered in London, founded in 1896 as Barclay & Company, Ltd. Through corporate venture arms such as Barclays Ventures, Barclays Climate Ventures, and Barclays Pre-Seed Investments, the firm invests in fintech, climate tech, and other disruptive technology startups across pre-seed to growth stages.
Deal activity decreased year-over-year (4 deals in the last 12 months vs 6 prior). Average disclosed round size is $151.4M (across 88 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
90
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
4
Team
Anna Cross
Group Finance Director
Brian Gilvary
Senior Independent Director
Brian Shea
Independent Non-Executive Director
Dawn Fitzpatrick
Independent Non-Executive Director
Diony Lebot
Independent Non-Executive Director
Julia Wilson
Independent Non-Executive Director
Marc Moses
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mary Mack
Independent Non-Executive Director
Robert Berry
Independent Non-Executive Director
Sir John Kingman
Independent Non-Executive Director
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Capitolis | Series E | $120M | Oct 2026 |
| AAirEx Technologies | Unknown | — | May 2026 |
 Legora | Series D | $550M | Mar 2026 |
| VVivox AI | Unknown | — | Mar 2026 |
 Ubyx | Unknown | — | Jan 2026 |
 CoreWeave | Growth | $2B | Jan 2026 |
| AAirEx Technologies | Series A | — | Jan 2026 |
 Africa Finance Corporation | Growth | $2B | Jan 2026 |
 AlphaSense | Series C | $350M | Jan 2026 |
 xAI | Growth | — | Sep 2025 |
| HHeka | Series A | $14M | Jul 2025 |
 Claira | Seed | $7M | Jun 2025 |
 Origen | Series A | $13M | Jan 2025 |
 Octaura | Growth | $46.5M | Jan 2025 |
 Protium | Series B | — | Jan 2025 |
 Fnality | Series C | $136M | Jan 2025 |
 Kuberno | Series A | — | Oct 2024 |
| CoreWeave | Growth | $650M | Oct 2024 |
 Form3 | Series C | $160M | Sep 2024 |
 Naked Energy | Series B | — | Jan 2024 |
| QQatar National Bank | Unknown | $1B | Jan 2024 |
 ZeroAvia | Series C | $116M | Nov 2023 |
| AAdvanced Electric Machines | Series A | — | Nov 2023 |
 Fnality International | Series B | — | Nov 2023 |
| CoreWeave | Growth | $2.3B | Aug 2023 |
Top Co-Investors
Last updated: 20 October 2026