# Santander UK

> Santander UK is a VC fund backing Manufacturing and Renewable Energy. See 49 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 49
- Last investment: Jan 2026
- Lead investor: 71%
- Fund size: $100M
- Last fund: Oct 2015
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/santander-uk-corporate-&-commercial
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/santanderuk
- Website: http://www.santander.co.uk/uk/index/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/santanderuk/info

Santander UK is a VC fund in London focused on Manufacturing and Renewable Energy. Santander UK plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides personal financial products and services, and corporate and commercial banking services in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company’s Retail Banking segment offers residential mortgage and personal loans, savings and current accounts, and credit cards, as well as a range ofinsurance policies. This segment serves personal banking customers and small businesses through a network of branches and ATMs, as well as through telephonye-commerce, and intermediary channels. Its Corporate Banking segment provides various banking products and services, including loans, bank accounts, deposits, treasury services, invoice discounting...

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Grant | $609–$3.2M |
| Post-IPO Debt | $14M–$1.8B |
| Debt Financing | $4.5M–$283M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 6 | 12% |
| Renewable Energy | 5 | 10% |
| Food and Beverage | 5 | 10% |
| Service Industry | 4 | 8% |
| Energy | 3 | 6% |

87 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 21 | 43% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 5 | 10% |
| Grant | 4 | 8% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 6% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 3 | 6% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 40 | 82% |
| Israel | 1 | 2% |
| Portugal | 1 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Chris Thomas | Director, Structured Finance, Financial Sponsors | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-thomas-d2d0 |
| Mahesh Aditya | Chief Executive Officer | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mahesh-aditya-e83c |
| Anthony Flack | Head of Digital Delivery | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anthony-flack |
| Juan Olaizola | COO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/juan-olaizola |
| Justin Hannemann | New Product and Service Design | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/justin-hannemann |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Econergy Renewable Energy | Econergy to create, own, and manage utility-scale renewable energy projects, guided by in-depth knowledge of the industry, regulations, and technology at each crucial stage, from creation to supply | $28.7M | Post-IPO Debt | Jan 27, 2026 |  |
| Red Engine | Red Engine is a Hospitality Company | $13.3M | Debt Financing | Oct 14, 2025 |  |
| Enevo | Enevo Building Safety provides competent, certified, and skilled assistance under the Building Safety Act, encompassing full lifecycle alignment, gateway approvals, golden thread compliance, and BRPD services. We provide clear and open guidance to dutyholders and clients regarding complicated safety laws. |  | Debt Financing | Sep 03, 2025 |  |
| Cero Generation | Cero Generation is a solar energy company that develops solar energy and energy storage solutions. | $267.9M | Debt Financing | Jul 15, 2025 |  |
| Thames Clippers | Uber Boat by Thames Clippers is London’s River Bus service. Services run at 10–20-minute intervals between key London piers including North Greenwich for The O2, Greenwich, Canary Wharf, Tower, London Bridge City, Westminster, and London Eye (Waterloo), as well as several residential piers, including Battersea Power Station Pier. Passengers areable to use contactless payment, Oyster to pay as go and pre-book via the Uber app as well as the existing Thames Clippers Tickets app to travel with Uber Boat by Thames Clippers, making river travel even easier. | $78.8M | Debt Financing | May 19, 2025 |  |
| Segro | SEGRO is a UK Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), and a leading owner, manager and developer of modern warehouses and light industrial property. It owns or manages 7 million square metres of space (74 million square feet) valued at over £10 billion serving customers from a wide range of industry sectors. SEGRO's properties are located inand around major cities and at key transportation hubs in the UK and in nine other European countries. Percival Perry and Noel Mobbs founded it in 1920, with its headquarters in London in the United Kingdom. | $1.8B | Post-IPO Debt | Apr 17, 2025 |  |
| Partners& | Partners& is the next generation insurance advisory business. |  | Debt Financing | Mar 31, 2025 |  |
| Warehouse Reit | Warehouse Reit functions as a closed-ended investing firm. The company aims to hold a diverse portfolio of freehold and long-leasehold warehouse properties, including those in the trade counter, industrial or manufacturing, storage and distribution, and retail warehouse sub-sectors. Investment and provision of local urban warehouses are thecompany's sole operating segment. Rent and other sources of income are its main sources of income. | $387.7M | Post-IPO Debt | Mar 24, 2025 |  |
| Salem Tube International | Salem Tube International is a strategic development partner, supplier, and manufacturer of steel tubes. | $4.3M | Debt Financing | Feb 10, 2025 |  |
| DEA Aviation | DEA Aviation provides aircraft operation, management, and maintenance services. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Retford, Nottinghamshire. |  | Debt Financing | Jan 15, 2025 |  |

10 of 49 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [NatWest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/natwest-4984) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Rabobank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rabobank) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [CIBC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/canadian-imperial-bank-of-commerce) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [ABN AMRO Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abn-amro) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Barclays](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barclays-7c03) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [HSBC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hsbc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Santander UK invest in?

Santander UK invests primarily in Manufacturing, Renewable Energy and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Debt Financing and Post-IPO Debt stage. Most of the 49 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Santander UK's check size?

Santander UK typically joins rounds of $609–$3.2M at Grant, $14M–$1.8B at Post-IPO Debt and $4.5M–$283M at Debt Financing. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Santander UK participates in.

### How do I contact Santander UK?

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### Who are the partners at Santander UK?

The team at Santander UK includes Chris Thomas (Director, Structured Finance, Financial Sponsors), Mahesh Aditya (Chief Executive Officer) and Anthony Flack (Head of Digital Delivery), among 12 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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