On this week’s episode of Yahoo Finance Future Focus, our host Brian McGleenon speaks with Barclays Demo Directory founder Benjamin Story about how the bank is testing to repair one of the hugegest issues for early-stage startups: inefficient fundraising and limited access to customers. Story explains how Barclays’ expanded Demo Directory platform is designed to assist UK founders raise capital rapider while also connecting directly with corporates seeking strategic investments and commercial partnerships.
The conversation explores how the platform works, why founders have been calling for better access to markets, not just money, and how Demo Directory is already reshaping startup-investor relationships. With more than £1.67bn in capital requests facilitated and hundreds of investors and corporates active on the platform, Story outlines why this could be a smarter, more efficient route for founders seeing to turn ideas into real-world impact.
Leave a Reply