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University College London and Barclays launch 'venture builder' for deep tech start-ups

Barclays and University College London (UCL) have today announced the launch of Conception X, a ‘venture builder’ that creates investable, early-stage deep tech start-ups founded by the nation’s best and brightest PhD students.

01 March 2019

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Barclays partners Avenue HQ for Leeds Eagle Labs location

Barclays has been revealed as the major new partner at Avenue HQ, a new, flexible workspace which recently opened in Leeds to support the city’s growing entrepreneurial business community.

13 February 2019

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Barclays announces 2019 accelerator class

Barclays is excited to announce and welcome the ten companies that will join the 2019 London Barclays Accelerator, powered by Techstars class – the sixth London programme to date.

01 February 2019

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Barclays sets up AgriTech team

Barclays today announced the launch of a dedicated agri-tech team, focused on supporting UK start-ups to connect with the farming community and boost innovation.

22 October 2018

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Barclays fund backs online reverse auction startup honcho

Barclays Northern Powerhouse Fund is supporting the UK’s first online reverse auction marketplace for financial services, honcho, which has received a £50,000 debenture facility.

27 September 2018

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Barclays selects ten startups for 2018 New York accelerator class

Barclays is pleased to announce the ten companies that will participate in the 2018 New York Barclays Accelerator, powered by Techstars – an intensive program for Financial Technology (FinTech) startups designed to help businesses accelerate their strategy and deliver breakthrough innovations.

11 September 2018

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FIA nabs Barclays' Rise as Innovators Pavilion partner

FIA today announced that Rise New York, created by Barclays, has joined the FIA Innovators Pavilion as a community partner. Rise New York will help FIA promote the Innovators Pavilion, FIA’s annual fintech showcase.

26 July 2018

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Barclays to open flagship Eagle Lab in Manchester City Centre to support entrepreneurs

Barclays has today announced the bank will launch its first Eagle Lab in Manchester City Centre – a space for ambitious entrepreneurs to scale and grow their business and receive advice from dedicated Barclays experts.

18 July 2018

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Demo day comes for Barclays accelerator graduates

After 13 weeks of development, mentoring and networking, the 10 companies in the fifth London cohort of the Barclays Accelerator programme today revealed their propositions at Rise London in Shoreditch: the largest FinTech community site in Europe.

23 May 2018

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Oz startup Trade Ledger wins Barclays Open Innovation challenge

Aussie trade financing deep technology startup, Trade Ledger, has finished ahead of nine other VC-backed companies from across the world to be named the winner of the Barclays UK Ventures “Open Innovation Challenge 2018” in London this week.

02 May 2018

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Barclays and the Law Society launch 'law-tech' incubator

Barclays today launched a new law-tech incubator in partnership with the Law Society.

25 April 2018

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Barclays implements document management tech from accelerator graduate ClauseMatch

ClauseMatch, an award-winning financial technology company that provides software-as-a-service platform for smart document management, today announced the launch and global availability of its innovative online editor.

28 March 2017

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