# Shawbrook Bank

> Shawbrook Bank is a VC fund backing Financial Services and Finance. See 44 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brentwood, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 44
- Last investment: Jan 2026
- Lead investor: 73%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/shawbrook-bank/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ShawbrookBank
- Website: https://www.shawbrook.co.uk
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Shawbrook-130156211008063/

Shawbrook Bank is a VC fund in Brentwood focused on Financial Services and Finance. Shawbrook Bank offers banking services. It provides savings account, asset finance, commercial mortgage, consumer lending, secured lending, and business credit services. Shawbrook Bank began operation in 2011, with its headquarters in Brentwood in the United Kingdom. It operates as a subsidiary of Shawbrook Group.Shawbrook is a growing UKspecialist bank. Their approach to lending and savings is founded on the simple and good old-fashioned quality of good sense.What sets us apart is the deep relationships they develop with their customers and business partners. They take the time to get to know them; they learn more about their specific needs and this allows us to produce products going forward to help them to maximise their opportunities.Their chosen target markets are selected carefully and are ones that are poorly served by the mainstream banks. They are determined to support their customers and business partners by being highly engaged, straightforward, agile and easy to do business with.Drawing on a deep understanding of their clients’ businesses and their specialist knowledge, they offer a clear proposition in the markets in which they operate.They use their experience and judgement to make decisions that balance risk, return and customer needs.Shawbrook – Proudly different.Shawbrook Bank Limited. Registered Office: Lutea House, Warley Hill Business Park, The Drive, Great Warley, Brentwood, Essex, CM13 3BE. Registered in England and Wales – Company Number 388466.Shawbrook Bank Limited is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $3.8M–$46M |
| Post-IPO Debt | $8.3M–$88M |
| Debt Financing | $1.3M–$64M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 13 | 30% |
| Finance | 10 | 23% |
| FinTech | 9 | 20% |
| Software | 9 | 20% |
| Lending | 5 | 11% |

63 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 29 | 66% |
| Series A | 5 | 11% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 3 | 7% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 2% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 2% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 36 | 82% |
| Guernsey | 1 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dylan Minto | Chief financial officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dylan-minto |
| Ian Cowie | Chief Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ian-cowie |
| Karan Burman | Director | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karan-burman |
| Mark Whitburn | Underwriter | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-whitburn |
| Russ Thornton | Chief Technology Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/russ-thornton-2 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Forma Innovations | Forma Innovations delivers retail-focused software and services, specializing in planning, surveys, and design. | $11.2M | Debt Financing | Jan 20, 2026 |  |
| Zuto | Zuto is a web-based, financing platform that finds lenders and guides its users through their car-buying processes. It provides its users with one-to-one support and helps them make better buying decisions. The platform offers a range of car finance options to people from a variety of financial backgrounds. It also provides its users with the toolsthey need to choose the most suitable vehicle, free information about vehicle history, and valuation checks as well as  help with paperwork. |  | Debt Financing | Nov 19, 2025 |  |
| Develop North | Develop North is a market leader in property development financing. | $9.1M | Post-IPO Debt | Nov 19, 2025 |  |
| Castelnau Group | Castelnau Group is a venture capital investment firm. | $88.1M | Post-IPO Debt | Sep 12, 2025 |  |
| Portman Finance Group | Since being established in 2007, Portman Finance Group has helped more than 10,000 companies fulfil their ambitions by arranging over half a billion pounds on their behalf. Gaining access to affordable finance ensures businesses preserve valuable working capital, allowing them to grow with confidence and invest in their futures. | $13.4M | Debt Financing | Jul 14, 2025 |  |
| Optibrium | Optibrium provides elegant software solutions for small molecule design, optimisation and data analysis. The company’s lead product, StarDrop, is a comprehensive suite of integrated software with a highly visual and user-friendly interface. StarDrop enables a seamless flow from the latest data through to predictive modelling and decision-makingregarding the next round of synthesis and research, improving the speed, efficiency, and productivity of the discovery process. Founded in 2009, Optibrium is headquartered in Cambridge, UK with offices in Boston, US. Optibrium continues to develop new products and research novel technologies to improve the efficiency and productivity of the drug discovery process. Optibrium works closely with its broad range of customers and collaborators that include leading global pharma, agrochemical and flavouring companies, biotech and academic groups. |  | Debt Financing | Jul 08, 2025 |  |
| mcl finance | To reshape SME finance and level the playing field – funding that’s fast, fair, and fits for the businesses of the future.That’s the mission behind mcl finance. Since 2019, we’ve been building a lending ecosystem designed around the real needs of SMEs across the UK and UAE, pairing proprietary tech with real-world judgment to get capital where itcounts.Our model is simple: strong underwriting, smart distribution, and an approach that puts people before paperwork. We've already supported thousands of businesses and we're scaling fast, growing our team, and building a better way to finance the future. | $19.3M | Debt Financing | Apr 04, 2025 |  |
| Bluecroft Finance | Bluecroft Finance is a financial service company that offers loans, credit cards, and financial services. |  | Debt Financing | Apr 02, 2025 |  |
| Software Circle | Software Circle Plc is a UK-based corporation that acquires strong vertical market software businesses. Software Circle Plc manages sophisticated logistics, a SaaS platform, and brands that offer print and digital to commercial clients. | $20.9M | Post-IPO Debt | Nov 25, 2024 |  |
| Alpine Fire Engineers | Alpine Fire Engineers Limited is a long established, family owned, LPS 1048-1 Level 4 Approved Company.Their head office is fully staffed with highly trained Estimators, Project Engineers and Design Engineers.As their Level 4 Approval suggests, each Engineer is experienced in handling projects of every size and complexity.They are dedicatedto providing high quality design, installation, and ongoing service to their customers throughout the UK and Eire. | $90.4M | Debt Financing | Oct 23, 2024 |  |

10 of 44 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Pollen Street Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pollen-street-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AlbionVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/albion-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ananda Impact Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ananda-ventures-gmbh-social-venture-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BCI Finance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bci-finance) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Channel 4](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/channel-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Concentric](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/concentric) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Shawbrook Bank invest in?

Shawbrook Bank invests primarily in Financial Services, Finance and FinTech startups, most often at Debt Financing and Series A stage. Most of the 44 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 Shawbrook Bank's check size?

Shawbrook Bank typically joins rounds of $3.8M–$46M at Series A, $8.3M–$88M at Post-IPO Debt and $1.3M–$64M 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 Shawbrook Bank participates in.

### How do I contact Shawbrook Bank?

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### Who are the partners at Shawbrook Bank?

The team at Shawbrook Bank includes Dylan Minto (Chief financial officer), Ian Cowie (Chief Executive Officer) and Karan Burman (Director), among 8 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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