SC Ventures

TLDR

SC Ventures is Standard Chartered Bank's corporate innovation, investment, and venture-building unit, headquartered in London, focused on Fintech and digital financial services.

Overview

SC Ventures is the innovation and venture arm of Standard Chartered Bank, one of the world's largest international banking groups. The unit's mandate is to "rewire the DNA in banking" by developing an innovation culture, investing in disruptive financial technology, and incubating new business models outside the core bank.

The firm operates eXellerator innovation labs across Singapore, Shanghai, Hong Kong, London, Nairobi, and San Francisco. In six years of operation, SC Ventures launched more than 15 new ventures from within its platform. Its investment portfolio is organized around four themes: online economy and lifestyle, digital assets, small and medium enterprise tools, and world trade with sustainability and inclusion.

As the corporate VC arm of Standard Chartered, SC Ventures has access to the bank's global network and balance sheet, giving it both financial firepower and strategic distribution for portfolio companies seeking institutional banking partnerships.

Portfolio (Belgian-connected)

• Keyrock - Led the Series C in 2026 at a $1.1B valuation

Notes

SC Ventures' lead role in the Keyrock Series C positioned Standard Chartered as a key institutional backer of Belgium's digital asset market-making ecosystem at Unicorn scale.

Sources

• https://scventures.io/about/
• https://fintechmagazine.com/company/sc-ventures-standard-chartered