Goldman Sachs Private Capital is an investment platform focused on providing long term capital to growth and middle market companies across the US, Europe and Israel. The parent group is a global investment banking, securities and investment management firm founded in 1869 with headquarters in New York.
Andy brings extensive security and risk management experience from roles at Capital One and Goldman Sachs, alongside senior cybersecurity positions at the US Department of Homeland Security and the White House.
James brings growth equity and fintech investment experience from roles at Goldman Sachs, Revolut, and Starling Bank. He also serves on the boards of Form3 and ComplyAdvantage.
The capital raise was led by WisdomTree, Bank of America, Citi, KBC Group, Temasek and Tradeweb to support the expansion of its global settlement network.
"The closing of our Series C reflects a shared conviction that the future of money demands a new foundation, one with Fnality at its core. Our blockchain-based settlement systems, anchored in the credit quality of central bank money, connect traditional finance with the fast adoption of tokenized and decentralized markets. With 24/7 payment rails, real-time settlement, and enhanced liquidity management, we’re not just modernizing wholesale payments, we’re building a future that fuses Decentralized Finance’s operational optimization with Traditional Finance’s capital efficiency. This investment accelerates our journey toward a financial market infrastructure that is more resilient, more inclusive, and ready for the hybrid future of global finance."
The pre-seed round was led by Bobby Previti with participation from senior executives across global financial and logistics firms.
"We’ve identified a clear gap in the market between mainstream online travel agencies and high-end travel concierges. Premium travellers are underserved, often forced to choose between impersonal, self-serve booking platforms or expensive concierge services that are slow to access. Holiwise is building an AI travel agent that combines the convenience of technology with the quality of a tailored luxury experience. It can instantly plan and book complete personalised itineraries, including synchronised flights, premium stays, and curated experiences for individuals or groups."
The financing round will support the launch of wholesale payment systems and global liquidity management.
"Our Series B funding round represents the financial sector’s desire for a central bank money backed blockchain-based settlement solution that bridges the gap between traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralised finance (DeFi) in wholesale markets. Each Fnality Payment System utilises DLT to provide a 24/7 payment rail with the ability to reduce settlement cycles to real-time, while significantly improving intraday liquidity management and marking significant innovation in the speed, functionality, and resilience of wholesale payments."
Paladin Capital Group led the Series C financing round, which will fund product innovation and go to market expansion.
"The value they deliver to 600 enterprises and counting has never been more important in this dynamic, AI-influenced global economy where secure-aware developers and engineering teams are a massive asset. It is a privilege to be on this journey with Pieter, Matias, and the entire Secure Code Warrior organization, and we are excited about new innovations the company will bring to bear to make secure coding even more accessible to the broader market."
Lightrock led the equity portion of the round alongside debt financing from Goldman Sachs and GGC to fund expansion.
"Historically, homeowners across the UK have been underserved when it comes to accessing wealth created from their largest asset – their home. Selina’s disruptive lending model allows consumers to unlock previously inaccessible capital, whilst having the flexibility to utilise the lending facility and return as per convenience. The team at Selina have achieved impressive growth with over $100m in loans issued since founding in 2019. Lightrock is delighted to be backing such an innovative team and looks forward to supporting Selina as it disrupts traditionally inflexible lenders."
The funding round was led by Ventura Capital and Gauss Ventures, with participation from Goldman Sachs, pushing the company valuation to $2bn.
"It’s really been phenomenal to watch customers adopt our product at such significant speed. Our entire 200+ team is truly humbled and grateful for the opportunity to serve millions of customers daily and rest assured we are all working around the clock to delight them. We have been fortunate to experience such phenomenal growth over the last 14 months and today we are celebrating becoming one of Europe’s fastest unicorns.Our unique business model, which is built on regulation and places consumer financial wellness at the heart of our operations, has created a revolution in the BNPL industry. We’re excited about this major milestone but realise that the job is nowhere near done and this really only marks the beginning of our growth journey as we aim to become the best way for consumers to pay for anything, anywhere."
Goldman Sachs backs the digital bank in an extension to its recent Series D round.
"Starling is one of the leading and most innovative digital banks in the UK, with an ambitious technology-first leadership team and addressing a deep market opportunity. We are delighted to be supporting their growth with this investment and believe the company has sustainable long-term earnings potential."
The seed round was backed by participants including Alan Howard, FinTech Collective, and NYDIG.
"Raising £11 million and reaching a post-money valuation of £51 million is a testament to the scale of Bottlepay’s ambition, and an illustration of the effort and resources invested to build and design a revolutionary payments infrastructure of this magnitude."
Dawn Capital led the funding round, with participation from major banking institutions including Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan, Citi, and Goldman Sachs.
"We have been proud supporters of AccessFintech since their origins in our In Residence programme and are pleased to support the next stage of their growth."
— Richard Gordon, Global Head of Securities Services Operations
The online lender secured £8m in growth private equity alongside continued credit support from Goldman Sachs.
"The fact that we were able to raise £8 million for an online small business lender in the midst of a global pandemic from sophisticated investors with industry experience speaks to Capify’s business model, the unprecedented opportunity ahead of us and its management team"
The investment round was co-led by Lakestar and Dawn Capital with participation from Temasek and Goldman Sachs.
"When we founded Eigen five years ago, I wanted build a research-led transatlantic business. Since the Series A we have made great progress by massively scaling the company, expanding our client base, and integrating cutting-edge machine learning techniques into our NLP product. This new round will allow us to supercharge our growth. 80-90% of the enterprise data in the world today is unstructured information such as text, meaning that most organizations are unable to it unlock its value. With continuing economic uncertainty and the ongoing disruption by data-native companies such as Google, Tencent, and Amazon the imperative to be able to leverage this data is stronger than ever. The new funding will enable Eigen to further its core mission by unlocking the value of our clients’ qualitative data. This will be underpinned by another big investment in our science team, which will double in size so that we can continue to stay at the forefront of machine learning research."
The funding round was led by Summit Partners with participation from Goldman Sachs to support North American expansion.
"Gaps in cybersecurity knowledge meaningfully increase risk to an organization, creating vulnerability and presenting opportunity for attackers. The rapid, constantly evolving threat landscape has made traditional classroom training for cyber skills obsolete,"
Goldman Sachs Private Capital provided the multi-year credit facility to support future growth and SME lending.
"This is a landmark achievement for Capify and we are very pleased that we have secured this financing with Goldman Sachs, one of the premiere capital providers in the world,"
Goldman Sachs has led a Series A investment in the cyber security skills platform, alongside private backers.
"Large organizations are facing a dual cyber security talent problem; not only is the number of professionals seriously lagging but so is the pace at which their skills are developed. If you are able to recruit the right people in the first place, today’s attackers move so fast your team may quickly fall behind."
