Barclays Black Founder Accelerator 2025 for UK Businesses

Applications are open for the Barclays Black Founder Accelerator 2025, a 12-week program designed to help UK-based, Black-founded or Black-heritage-led businesses scale through expert-led workshops, coaching, and investor access. The program includes strategic business audits, investor introductions, mentoring, AI-powered tools support, and exclusive member benefits, with opportunities for direct engagement with industry experts and potential investors through office hours and an in-person pitch event.

Strategic Business Audit; Investor Relations & Introductions; AI-powered Tools Support; Expert Mentoring & Coaching; Exclusive Access to Partner Discounts and Benefits; Lifetime membership to the Foundervine community

Open to UK-registered businesses whose at least one founder (or C-suite) self-identifies as Black or of Black heritage, with proven expertise in their industry and ability to attend all masterclasses over the 12-week period.

Applications are open; details are provided by the organizer, with a limit of 25 spaces across the program held from June to October 2025.