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Starling Bank

Unicorn Β· $3.3B

London, GB Β· Founded 2014 Β· 5 known investors

Find your way into Starling Bank

14,783 people in our graph share verified history with the Starling Bank team β€” schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Iris Wiggersunlockedknows Anne Boden Β· together at ABN AMRO Bank N.V. (overlapped)
knows the team Β· via Monzo Bank
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Γ—2knows the team Β· via Price Waterhouse Management Consultants
knows the team Β· via UBS
Γ—4knows the team Β· via Y Combinator

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.

ABAnne Boden
Anne BodeninCo-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 β€” at Lloyds, UBS, ABN AMRO and RBS, and as chief operating officer of Allied Irish Banks β€” and is a Welsh computer scientist by training.
JBJason Bates
Jason Batesin𝕏Co-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.
PRPaul Rippon
Paul RipponinChief 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.
TBTom Blomfield
Tom Blomfieldin𝕏Co-founderMonzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member.

Investors Β· 5

Goldman Sachsβœ“ verifiedNew York
Millennium Managementβœ“ verifiedNew York
Qatar Investment Authorityβœ“ verifiedDoha
RPMI Railpenβœ“ verified

Also in the syndicate Β· 1

Fidelity Management & Researchlead

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$548M disclosed across 2 rounds Β· 2021–2022

Source: company announcements and press reports β€” 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 +1Jason BatesCo-founderFounded MonzoPaul RipponCo-founderFounded Monzo

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.
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.