Starling Bank
UK profitable digital-only challenger bank for personal and business banking.
Fintech
📍 London, United Kingdom
Founded 2014
Current Valuation
$5.4B
as of 2025-Q3
UNICORN
Starling Bank is a UK-licensed digital bank that has been profitable since 2021, posting £714M of revenue and £223M of pre-tax profit in FY2024. A September 2025 secondary share sale priced the bank at roughly £4B ($5.4B), and management has publicly signaled a 2026 IPO with London and New York both under consideration. Its Engine platform licenses Starling's core banking technology to banks in other markets.
Company Profile
Est. Revenue
$905M (2024-Q4)
Founders & Key People
Anne Boden
Investors
Goldman Sachs · Fidelity · Qatar Investment Authority · Harald McPike · Chrysalis Investments
Products
- Personal Current Account
- Business Banking
- Joint Accounts
- Engine by Starling (BaaS)
Competitors
Monzo · Revolut · Chase UK · Wise
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Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2025-Q3. Refreshed quarterly.