# Barclays Bank

> Barclays Bank is a VC fund in London backing Financial Services and FinTech. See 36 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 36
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 36%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.barclays.de/

Barclays Bank is a VC fund in London focused on Financial Services and FinTech. Barclays is a British universal bank, are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 13 | 36% |
| FinTech | 9 | 25% |
| Finance | 5 | 14% |
| Real Estate | 5 | 14% |
| Information Technology | 5 | 14% |

78 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 14 | 39% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 13 | 36% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 6% |
| Series A | 1 | 3% |
| Series D | 1 | 3% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 18 | 50% |
| United States | 10 | 28% |
| India | 3 | 8% |
| Spain | 1 | 3% |
| Germany | 1 | 3% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CS Venkatakrishnan | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cs-venkatakrishnan-abaf |
| Venky S. | Head of Consumer Banking UAE | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/venky-s |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Analog Devices | Analog Devices (NYSE: ADI) defines innovation and excellence in signal processing. ADI's analog, mixed-signal, and digital signal processing (DSP) integrated circuits (IC) play a fundamental role in converting, conditioning, and processing real-world phenomena such as light, sound, temperature, motion, and pressure into electrical signals tobe used in a wide array of electronic equipment. But that doesn't begin to capture the essence of what Analog Devices does for their customers, and ultimately for the end user. | $3B | Post-IPO Debt | Jul 02, 2026 |  |
| Bernicia Group | Bernicia delivers what people buy, works together respects each other, fosters creativity & works with best levels of control and integrity. | $134.6M | Debt Financing | Jun 02, 2026 |  |
| Social Housing REIT | Social Housing REIT is a real estate investment trust that invests in specialised supported housing properties leased to approved providers for adults with care and support needs. It acquires, develops, and manages homes adapted for mental health, learning disabilities, or physical impairments and offers long-term leasing to providers whilegenerating rental income for shareholders. | $40.4M | Post-IPO Debt | Jun 01, 2026 |  |
| Ladder Capital Finance | Ladder Capital Finance LLC is a specialty finance company that provides comprehensive financing solutions to the commercial real estate industry. LCF is a fully integrated franchise with direct origination, underwriting and asset-management capabilities. LCF originates and invests in a diverse portfolio of real estate-related assets. Through anintegrated and thorough underwriting and investment process. | $675M | Post-IPO Debt | Feb 23, 2026 |  |
| Renew Holdings | Renew provides multidisciplinary Engineering Services through its independently branded businesses to support essential UK infrastructure in the Energy, Environmental and Infrastructure markets. These markets, which are mainly governed by regulation, benefit from non-discretionary spending patterns and long-term visibility of committed funding. | $186.8M | Post-IPO Debt | Oct 27, 2025 |  |
| Delta Air Lines | Delta Air Lines is a global airline with a focus on safety, innovation, reliability, and customer experience. It strives to conduct its operations in a socially and environmentally responsible manner and gives back to the communities it serves.Delta flies to more than 350 destinations on 6 continents, serving more than 160 million passengers eachyear. It's an important job, that's why we have 70,000 dedicated employees who are up to the task every day, on every flight. |  | Post-IPO Debt | Sep 30, 2025 |  |
| Sucden Financial | Sucden Financial is a leading international derivatives broker operating in a broad range of markets | $100M | Debt Financing | Jul 07, 2025 |  |
| Bajaj Finserv | Bajaj Finserv is most popular firm in the marketplace and it provide loans for those peoples who want to need money to build their business their dream etc. Bajaj Finserv provide personal business home loan against share types of loan. | $641.8M | Post-IPO Secondary | Jun 06, 2025 |  |
| Group 1 Automotive | Group 1 Automotive owns and operates about 130 franchises at approximately 100 dealerships, as well as about 25 collision service centers in more than a dozen states. Group 1 Automotive also has a handful of franchises in the UK. The company's dealerships offer new (60% of sales) and used cars and light trucks under more than 30 differentbrands. It also offers financing, provides maintenance and repair services, and sells replacement parts. | $3.5B | Post-IPO Debt | May 30, 2025 |  |
| WiseTech Global | WiseTech Global develops cloud-based software solutions for the international and domestic logistics industries. Since 1994 they have helped logistics companies efficiently manage the movement of goods and information. With over 6,000 customers across 7,000 sites in more than 125 countries, their breakthrough software solutions are renowned fortheir powerful productivity, extensive functionality, comprehensive integration, deep compliance capabilities, and truly global reach.Their leading product, CargoWise One, provides the most sophisticated and comprehensive end-to-end logistics solution in the world and forms an integral link in the global supply chain. From single-office businesses to large multinational companies worldwide, their clients are able to improve their visibility, efficiency, quality of service, and profitability by adopting their next-generation technology.As an innovator, they use software and hardware to solve problems and create new ways of working and living. They build products using the latest software tools and the best hardware platforms, and they take pride in delivering solutions that make a significant difference to their customers, partners, staff, shareholders, and the logistics industry at large.Their people are the core of who we are. The accumulation of our collective experience shared values, and individual skills have allowed their business to deliver industry-leading solutions that exceed expectations. We are a mature, profitable, rapidly expanding business focused on great products, the intellectual property that drives them, the brands they create, and the markets and customers they serve.WiseTech Global was founded in 1994 in Sydney, Australia, with a mission to lead the international logistics industry in technology innovation. The company now operates worldwide with offices in Australia, China, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States. | $3B | Post-IPO Debt | May 25, 2025 |  |

10 of 36 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bank of America](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bank-of-america) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [JP Morgan Chase](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jpmorgan-chase-co) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Deutsche Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deutsche-bank) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Wells Fargo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wells-fargo-bank) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [BofA Securities](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bofa-securities) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Citi](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/citigroup) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Barclays Bank invest in?

Barclays Bank invests primarily in Financial Services, FinTech and Finance startups, most often at Debt Financing and Post-IPO Debt stage. Most of the 36 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Barclays Bank?

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### Who are the partners at Barclays Bank?

The team at Barclays Bank includes CS Venkatakrishnan (CEO) and Venky S. (Head of Consumer Banking UAE). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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