Starling Bank
Unicorn · $3.3BLondon, GB · Founded 2014 · 5 known investors
Starling Bank is a UK digital bank offering personal, joint, business, and under-16s current accounts along with savings products such as Fixed Saver, Easy Saver, and a Flexible Cash ISA. It provides mobile app tools for budgeting, saving, and fraud protection, with 24/7 UK customer support and AI-powered security features.
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Founders & leadership
Starling Bank was founded in 2014 by Anne Boden.
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Anne BodeninFounder & former CEOAnne Boden founded Starling Bank in 2014 and ran it as CEO until 2023, building it into a profitable digital bank and licensing its core banking software to other banks through Engine by Starling. She spent thirty years in banking first — at Lloyds, UBS, ABN AMRO and RBS, and as chief operating officer of Allied Irish Banks — and is a Welsh computer scientist by training.
Investors · 5
Goldman Sachs✓ verifiedNew York
Millennium Management✓ verifiedNew York
Qatar Investment Authority✓ verifiedDoha
RPMI Railpen✓ verified
Also in the syndicate · 1
Fidelity Management & Researchlead
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$548M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2021–2022
- $170MSeries D extensionApr 2022
Goldman Sachs (lead)
Source ↗ - $378MSeries DMar 2021
Fidelity Management & Research (lead), Millennium Management, Qatar Investment Authority, RPMI Railpen
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Starling Bank do?
- Starling Bank is a UK digital bank offering personal, joint, business, and under-16s current accounts along with savings products such as Fixed Saver, Easy Saver, and a Flexible Cash ISA. It provides mobile app tools for budgeting, saving, and fraud protection, with 24/7 UK customer support and AI-powered security features.
- Who founded Starling Bank?
- Starling Bank was founded by Anne Boden in 2014.
- Who are Starling Bank's investors?
- Starling Bank's investors include Goldman Sachs, Millennium Management, Qatar Investment Authority, RPMI Railpen.
- How much funding has Starling Bank raised?
- Starling Bank has disclosed $548M raised across 2 rounds.
- Where is Starling Bank headquartered?
- Starling Bank is headquartered in London, GB.