In collaboration with Barclays Eagle Labs

Barclays Black Founder Accelerator

Meet the Cohort

Unlock Your Growth Potential

Join our 12-week accelerator, where you’ll collaborate with industry leaders to build and refine a growth strategy designed for long-term success. You'll focus on where to channel your energy, experiment rapidly, and make data-backed decisions to scale your business effectively.

Drive Growth Where It Matters

This accelerator goes beyond the traditional pitch day by offering founders direct, ongoing access to industry experts and investors. Over 25+ hours of live workshops and 1:1 coaching, we’ll help you develop your growth strategy, identify your key metrics, and master the channels that drive your growth. We’ll work hand-in-hand with you to foster a bold, metrics-driven mindset to scale effectively.
What's on offer
Strategic Business Audit
Investor Relations & Introductions
AI-powered Tools Support
Expert Mentoring & Coaching
Exclusive Access to Partner Discounts and Benefits
Pitch Training & Office Hours

Meet some of our facilitators

David Fogel
Managing Partner, Alma Angels
Michael Lovegrove
Founder, Snowballn
Adenike Sheriff
Investor, Spirit Capital
Ella Goldner
Co-Founder and Founding Partner, Zinc VC
Izzy Obeng
CEO, Foundervine
Emma Rees
Founder Angel and Executive Chair, Deployed
Subira Jones
Certified Lifestyle Coach and International TED X Speaker
Jasmin Thomas
Venture Partner at Ada Ventures
Rishi Chowdhury
Founder, Incube Space
Sarah Roach
Staff Product Manager, Deliveroo
Flavia Richardson
Founder & CEO, Acclivity Ventures
Elizabeth Eze
Founder of Marketing Invested
Dwain Reid
Business Growth Coach, Dwain Reid Coaching
Thomas McQuade
Chief Official Officer at Sofa Club
Bukola Bayo-Yusif
Global Human Resource Director at Hedrick and Struggles
Fabian McNeilly
Coporate M&A and ECM at Travers Smith
CJ Tayeh
Founder and CEO of Flank
Daniel Tuitt
Experience Strategist at Riyadh Air
Simi Lindgren
CEO and Founder of Yoty
Samanzahra Shabbir
Senior Associate - Coporate M&A and EMC Group
Michael Ross
Technology and Commercial Transactions at Travers Smith
David Miller
Global Head Cross-Product Market Developmentat S&P Global
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Accelerators like this are huge for the ecosystem, especially because they're plugged into larger enterprises, which is every B2B founder’s dream. You learn what these companies need, which helps us position our businesses more effectively. Insight like this is incredibly valuable for startups & scale-ups alike.It’s motivating, grounding, and genuinely makes you feel like you can conquer anything.”
Tommie Edwards, CEO & Co-founder, Tech1M | Raised $750K Pre-seed
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