Barclays partners with Engine Shed for its Bristol-based Eagle Lab
Barclays announced its first Bristol based Eagle Lab yesterday during Bristol Technology Festival week, creating a further boost for the West of England start up and entrepreneurial ecosystem.
13 October 2023 • 3 minute read

Businesses can apply to become residents at the Bristol Eagle Labs located at Engine Shed, the 34th Eagle Lab location, which have now supported more than 12,000 business ecosystems nationwide since launching in 2015.
Eagle Labs at Engine Shed will provide start-ups and entrepreneurs with access to business expertise, banking services, and mentoring and coaching from scale-up specialists. The Eagle Labs’ team will also host a year-round events programme dedicated to promoting collaboration and innovation in the community.
Through its partnership, it will also offer its members the opportunity to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs, local organisations, universities, industry bodies and potential clients and investors across the country, to help them build their networks and grow.
Engine Shed is the University of Bristol’s leading innovation hub in Bristol. It offers office, meeting and event spaces, alongside membership and its own training to drive innovation in the region.
Barclays Eagle Labs will join SETsquared Bristol, the University’s own tech incubator at Engine Shed, to enhance support to a broader range of businesses.
Matt Corbidge, Director Barclays Eagles Labs, said: ‘We’re really excited to announce our new partnership and bring the first Barclays Eagle Lab to Bristol. We’ll bring our Eagle Labs philosophy, helping to provide start-ups and scale-ups a home and fostering the connections to help them grow.”
Mike Paton, Director of Engine Shed, said: “We’re delighted to be partnering with Barclays Eagle Labs to support accelerating innovation and sustainable growth of the regional economy. Funded by UK Government, Eagle Labs offer a wide range of support for entrepreneurs that complements our existing portfolio of services, and we see this as a win-win for founders, start-ups and scale-ups in the region.”
Ben Shorrock, Managing Director at techSPARK, added: “This new Barclays Eagle Lab shows that Bristol and Bath’s start-up community continues to go from strength to strength. We’re delighted that we can make this announcement during Bristol Tech Festival 2023, creating a fantastic opportunity to connect Barclays to our thriving ecosystem.”
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Eagle Labs at Engine Shed
Barclays has partnered with Engine Shed to support ambitious entrepreneurs within Bristol and the wider South West region.
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