Barclays ESG Investor Presentation 2021
Environment
Social
Financing
Governance
Supporting the early-stage and entrepreneurial ecosystems
Programme
rise
Created by
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Accelerator
Barclays Social
Innovation Facility (SIF)
Eagle Labs
Eagle Labs
Foundervine
Barclays Black
Founders' Accelerator
Female
Innovators
Lab BARCLAYS
and anthemis
unreasonable
impact
Created with
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Description
FinTech workspaces in London and New York
Global virtual community providing access to
mentoring, thought leadership and growth
opportunities
Fintech accelerator programme run from 2014-21
Intensive 13-week mentor-driven programme
with industry experts helping Fintechs accelerate
their development
Incubating ideas for financial products and
services addressing environmental or social
challenges in a commercial way
Network of co-working spaces, growth
programmes, mentors and industry experts for
high-growth tech startups
Programme designed to champion diversity in
entrepreneurship and showcase Black Founder-led
businesses
A US, UK and Europe based studio, with
investment capital dedicated to cultivating
entrepreneurial talent in women
Global partnership supporting growth-stage
entrepreneurs solving pressing social and
environmental challenges
Scale
Home to >90 FinTechs
Rise members raised >$600m
venture funding in 2021
190 FinTechs have passed
through the programme across 3
locations with a market cap
valuation of $7.6bn
Supported 32 ventures and
launched 10 products since 2015
28 locations, c.500 resident start-
ups and UK wide community of
c.6,000
Two cohorts to date, covering 65
companies
$30m capital allocated
$4m invested in 5 portfolio
companies to date
Reached 216 companies,
supporting thousands of jobs
worldwide
Mission/Goal
To connect technology, talent
and trends across the Rise
ecosystem to accelerate
innovation and growth
Bring to market solutions
meeting the needs of
consumers and banks in
emerging Fintech trends
To be a centre of excellence for
disruptive financial products
and services
To interconnect the UK
entrepreneurial ecosystem to
help connect, innovate and
grow
To help ambitious UK-based
businesses with tech or digital
bias, traction beyond MVP and
one or more Black Founders
To continue to bring women
into entrepreneurship and close
the fundraising gender gap
To support 250 high-growth
businesses by 2022
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