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Rise, created by Barclays, is the Home of FinTech. We bring together the worlds top innovators to create the future of financial services.
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Accelerator
Mentions in press and media 10
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| Mar 27, 2024 | The UK threw a splashy event in New York this week to woo more American VCs | A 3D hologram, dubbed the Ever-Changing Statue, will be on display at the Rise by Barclays workspace in New York until April 4. Sipping wine and nibbling burrata, a group of government officials, reporters and founders gathered at its unvei... |
| Mar 27, 2024 | Boasting Highest Number of Unicorns in Europe, the U.K. Celebrates Startups with Limited-Time Statue in New York City | GREAT Britain and Northern Ireland campaign (GREAT), the United Kingdom government’s flagship international communications program, today announced the unveiling of The Ever-Changing Statue in New York City, a distinctive, 3D hologram insta... |
| Feb 25, 2022 | What every business needs to know about Banking-as-a-Service | The market for embedded finance is growing incredibly quickly, with some predicting the sector is set to reach an estimated value of $7 trillion globally in the next ten years. This seems like excellent news for financial businesses and ent... |
| Feb 24, 2022 | Jeffrey Katzenberg backs the $10M Seed round for HUBUC’s embedded finance API | I recently wrote about the so-called “Embedded finance” trend, citing the example of Intergiro’s recent fund-raising in the space. There’s now yet another example of this trend in the shape of HUBUC. Billing itself as “AWS for financial ser... |
| Sep 16, 2021 | Barclays : “The Accelerator was a game-changer for us” | After seven years, the Barclays Accelerator, powered by Techstars, has reached a $4bn market cap valuation. We look back on the programme that has supported nearly 200 fintech startups and led to successes including unicorn status, an IPO l... |
| Aug 4, 2021 | Barclays : “Get the culture right and everything else works” | Thinking 'new to big' Ashok: As you write in your book, growth through innovation has to be about addressing your customer's problem, rather than solving your own problem. In Barclays' case, we've kept changing and we'll continue to change.... |
| Feb 12, 2021 | Barclays : Delivering on the Fintech Pledge | Signing the Fintech Pledge has formalised Barclays' commitment to backing the innovative thinkers who are changing financial services for the better. Janhavi Rao, Chief Technology Officer, and Andy Elphick, Director of Innovation Mindset an... |
| 10 Promising Lithuanian-Based Startups to Watch in 2020 | Lithuania is hitting the spotlight as one of the startup ‘stars’ of the Baltics. Fast becoming known as a hotspot for fintech, game tech, ICT and blockchain, the capital Vilnius is a nucleus of activity with the futuristic looking Blockchai... | |
| Разбираемся с экологичностью и устойчивым развитием — кому и зачем это надо из крупных компаний | Я занимаюсь внедрением инструментов по ESG (это экология и устойчивое развитие) в России в крупных корпорациях. Если вдруг вам кажется, что это делается только для красивой отчётности, то у меня есть пара контрдоводов. Скорее, ситуация така... |
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FAQ about Rise Accelerator
What has the press written about Rise Accelerator?
Parsers VC has collected 10 articles mentioning Rise Accelerator, among them “The UK threw a splashy event in New York this week to woo more American VCs” (Mar 27, 2024) and “Boasting Highest Number of Unicorns in Europe, the U.K. Celebrates Startups with Limited-Time Statue in New York City” (Mar 27, 2024).
Is Rise Accelerator still active?
Yes, Rise Accelerator is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jan 26, 2025.