UK profitable digital-only challenger bank for personal and business banking.
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.
Fintech📍 London, United KingdomFounded 2014
Current Valuation
$5.4B
as of 2025-Q3
UNICORN
QL Price
$5.3B
-2% vs last round
QuantLogix's current estimate for Starling Bank, published 2026-10-07 — in line with the last disclosed round of $5.4B (2025-Q3).
Confidence
medium
Basis
comps led
What backs this price
Last disclosed round
$5.4B
2025-Q3
weight 0.49
Public-company comparables
$4.5B
2024-Q4
weight 0.08
How this price has held up
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IPO Outlookrumored
Is Starling Bank going public in 2026?
An IPO is rumored for 2026, with nothing filed. Starling Bank remains private and the date is not the company's.
What is Starling Bank's valuation in 2026?
Starling Bank is valued at $5.4B as of 2025-Q3, set by its Secondary Sale (Sep 2025). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Starling Bank filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Starling Bank as of 10/07/2026; the IPO is rumored.
Who are Starling Bank's investors?
Starling Bank's investors include Goldman Sachs, Fidelity, Qatar Investment Authority, Harald McPike, Chrysalis Investments.
How much has Starling Bank raised?
Starling Bank has raised $1.1B in total, most recently a Secondary Sale in Sep 2025.
Is Starling Bank publicly traded — can you buy Starling Bank stock?
No. Starling Bank is a private company — its shares are not listed on any exchange and there is no ticker. The routes to exposure are pre-IPO secondary marketplaces and funds (accredited investors), employee tender offers when the company runs one, and public companies with read-through exposure. QuantLogix maps every route it can verify for Starling Bank on its Pre-IPO Access Desk.
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Company Profile
CEO
Raman Bhatia
Founded
2014
HQ
London, United Kingdom
Employees
~3,200
Total Raised
$1.1B
Est. Revenue
$905M (2024-Q4)
Growth
~5% YoY
IPO Status
rumored
Fundraising Status
Secondary Sale · 1y 1mo ago
rumoredTotal raised $1.1B
Latest Funding Round
Round
Amount
Date
Lead Investor
Post-Money
Secondary Sale
—
Sep 2025
Existing shareholders
—
Talent Signal
Hiring trend
▲ Hiring uptrend
+18% vs 2026-08
Open roles
65
via careers page
Product-build share
45%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
expanding
product-led hiring — 45% of open roles build product; the rest are go-to-market and G&A.
No tracked executive churn; open roles trending up.
Counted from Starling Bank's live job board as of 2026-09-15; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.
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.