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.
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."