Early stage banking
We offer qualifying pre-seed to Series A businesses startup expertise, ecosystem connections and scalable banking services to help them reach their next milestone. Led by a team that has experience as investors, founders and bankers, we know what it takes to supercharge your business.
Become a clientTech is our DNA. Everyone in our relationship team is an expert in a particular sector of the technology industry, and some have even built or scaled their own startups, or raised venture funding.
Founder SuccessWe can help you build the network you'll need to get real traction and attention in market. Network with industry leaders at exclusive events, engage flagship thought leadership like our annual Term Sheet guide or meet and learn from peers by participating in our Founder Success Programme.
Learn moreOur banking tools and products are designed to scale with you, from pre-seed to post-IPO. Plus every startup we work with, from pre-seed to growth stage, has a dedicated relationship manager with specialist knowledge about your sector and stage. So you can focus on growing your business.
Meet our experts
“In our team, we have traditional bankers that understand venture-backed businesses. We also have people from fundraising backgrounds, consultancy or startups.”
Dominic HonmongVice President II, Early Stage Banking“We are a strategic partner to help you grow and scale your business. We’re also specialists in your sector, whether that’s life sciences, AI or climate tech.”
Alex ThreiplandDirector, Head of Relationship Management, Early Stage Banking“We like to empower our clients by building deep-rooted relationships with them. We surround them with the right resources and connectivity in the ecosystem.”
Lauren MathurinDirector - Technology Banking, Early Stage Banking
Join an extraordinary community of clients
If you’re building what the world should look like next, we can help navigate the path ahead.
“HSBC Innovation Banking has been pivotal in giving us confidence that we’re working with the right banking partner.”
Caroline GreyCo-founder and CRO, Treefera“HSBC Innovation Banking has done a great job of articulating the different parts of the term sheet puzzle.”
Antoine MyroudPartner, Lightspeed“HSBC Innovation Banking’s Term Sheet report will allow founders to make informed decisions to help their businesses grow.”
Tom WehmeierPartner, Atomico
Support beyond a bank account
Founder Success
Our Founder Success programme is the place where founders come together to try to break through their most important scaling challenges. It offers our Early-Stage Banking clients access to events and insights designed to help founders unlock answers to critical scaling challenges.
Offers and rewards
From marketing tools to online storage, we have curated free offers and partner discounts that are available for all our clients. If you are a client, get in touch with your relationship manager to learn more or visit our offers platform – GetProven.
