Who founded Starling Bank?

Starling Bank was founded by Anne Boden, Jason Bates, Paul Rippon, Tom Blomfield in 2014.

Who are Starling Bank's investors?

Starling Bank's investors include Goldman Sachs, Millennium Management, Qatar Investment Authority, RPMI Railpen, Fidelity Investments.

How much funding has Starling Bank raised?

Starling Bank has disclosed $548M raised across 2 of its 6 known rounds.

Where is Starling Bank headquartered?

Starling Bank is headquartered in London, GB.

Starling Bank

Unicorn · $3.3B

London, GB · Founded 2014 · 9 known investors

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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, Jason Bates, Paul Rippon, and Tom Blomfield.

Anne Boden Co-founderAnne 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.

Jason Bates Co-Founder & Chief Customer Officer2014–2015Jason Bates is a co-founder of Starling Bank and previously co-founded Monzo, both UK digital banks. He later co-founded 11:FS, a fintech consultancy that advises banks, insurers, and other financial institutions on digital transformation.

Paul Rippon Chief Risk Officer and co-founder2014–2015Paul Rippon is a co-founder of Starling Bank and Monzo, with a 30-year background in UK and Irish retail and commercial banking. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Banker Institute and now runs Rippon Capital, providing debt and equity growth capital to entrepreneurs, alongside a personal portfolio of businesses across lending, fintech, software, and consumer goods.

Tom Blomfield Co-founderMonzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member.

Investors · 9

Goldman Sachs✓ confirmed by Starling BankNew York

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Millennium Management✓ confirmed by Starling BankNew York

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Qatar Investment Authority✓ confirmed by Starling BankDoha

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RPMI Railpen✓ confirmed by Starling Bank

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Fidelity InvestmentsreportedBoston

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Also in the syndicate · 4

Fidelity Management & ResearchleadJTCleadMerian Chrysalis Investment Company LimitedleadMerian Global Investorslead

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$548M disclosed across 2 of 6 rounds · 2019–2022

$170MSeries D extensionApr 2022
Goldman Sachs (lead)
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$378MSeries DMar 2021
Fidelity Management & Research (lead), Millennium Management, Qatar Investment Authority, RPMI Railpen
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Undisclosed amountSeries CFeb 2019
Merian Chrysalis Investment Company Limited (lead), Merian Global Investors (lead)
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

Founder mafia

3 people who came through Starling Bank went on to found or lead other companies.

Tom BlomfieldCo-founderFounded Monzo +1 Jason BatesCo-founderFounded Monzo Paul RipponCo-founderFounded Monzo

Companies House · registry record

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Registered name: STARLING BANK LIMITED
Company number: 09092149
Status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 18 Jun 2014
Registered office: 5th Floor London Fruit And Wool Exchange, 1 Duval Square, London, E1 6PW
Nature of business (SIC): 64191 — Banks
Previous names: STARLING FS LIMITED (2016–2016)POSSIBLE FS LIMITED (2014–2016)
Accounts: last made up to 31 Mar 2026 · next due 31 Dec 2027
Confirmation statement: last made up to 17 Feb 2026 · next due 3 Mar 2027

Current officers · 8

Veronica Ridley — secretary, appointed 24 May 2024
Colin William Bell — director, appointed 6 Oct 2025
Raman Bhatia — director, appointed 24 Jun 2024
Julie Chakraverty — director, appointed 1 Mar 2024
Declan Ferguson — director, appointed 13 Jul 2022
John Edmund Mountain — director, appointed 18 Jun 2026
Daniel Toby Olley — director, appointed 1 Jul 2026
Darren Scott Pope — director, appointed 1 Oct 2024

Source: Companies House public register · retrieved 20 Sept 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

In the news

Starling Bank raises £75M to fund its expansionstarlingbank.com · Feb 2019

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, Jason Bates, Paul Rippon, Tom Blomfield in 2014.
Who are Starling Bank's investors?: Starling Bank's investors include Goldman Sachs, Millennium Management, Qatar Investment Authority, RPMI Railpen, Fidelity Investments.
How much funding has Starling Bank raised?: Starling Bank has disclosed $548M raised across 2 of its 6 known rounds.
Where is Starling Bank headquartered?: Starling Bank is headquartered in London, GB.