| Date | Title | Description |
| 27.05.2026 | Certo Raises $4M in Seed Funding | Certo, a Paris, France-based developer of an AI-driven compliance platform for the beauty and consumer packaged goods sectors, raised $4m in seed funding.
The round was led by Daphni, with participation from Entrepreneurs First, Motier Vent... |
| 26.05.2026 | Certo: $4 Million Seed Funding Raised For AI-Powered Consumer Goods Compliance Platform | Daphni announced that it led a $4 million seed round in Certo, a company building AI agents for regulatory compliance across the beauty and consumer goods industries.
The company is focused on helping compliance teams replace spreadsheets, ... |
| 26.05.2026 | Certo raises $4M for AI-powered consumer goods compliance platform | Certo, an AI-powered compliance platform for the beauty and consumer goods industries, has raised $4 million in seed funding to accelerate product development and support its international expansion. The round was led by Daphni, with partic... |
| 05.05.2026 | Lithosquare Raises $25 Million In Seed Funding To Deploy Geology AI For Critical Metal Exploration | Lithosquare, a deep tech startup applying foundational AI to mineral exploration, has secured $25 million in seed funding to deploy its Geology AI platform globally. The round was led by World Fund with participation from Kindred Capital VC... |
| 04.04.2026 | Techbio Pioneer Generare Raises €20M for Novel Drug Molecule Discovery | Generare, a Paris-based techbio company, has secured €20 million in Series A funding. The firm is revolutionizing drug discovery by decoding microbial DNA. This unlocks a vast, previously inaccessible chemical space. Generare generates nove... |
| 04.04.2026 | Space Solar Power Ascends: TerraSpark Secures Major Funding for Next-Gen Energy | TerraSpark, a European innovator, secured over €5.4 million in pre-seed funding. This capital fuels the development of space-based solar power. The startup aims to deliver continuous, weather-independent energy to Earth. This addresses Euro... |
| 02.04.2026 | Generare secures €20M to scale molecular discovery platform | Generare, a Paris-based biotechnology company focused on generating molecular data for drug development, has raised €20 million in a Series A funding round. The round was co-led by Alven and Daphni, with participation from existing investor... |
| 30.03.2026 | TerraSpark advances space-based solar power with €5M funding | TerraSpark, a developer of space-based solar energy systems, has raised over €5 million in a pre-seed financing round. Investors include Daphni, better ventures, the Hans(wo)men Group, and a group of strategic business angels.
TerraSpark is... |
| 05.03.2026 | Parisian Biotech baCta Secures €7M: AI-Powered Molecular Factories Transform Industrial Ingredients | Parisian biotech baCta secured €7M Seed funding. The firm leverages AI and precision fermentation. It transforms microorganisms into molecular factories. This approach creates sustainable industrial ingredients. Their technology addresses c... |
| 03.03.2026 | baCta secures €7M to advance programmable microbial factories | Paris-based baCta, an industrial biotech startup developing an AI-powered bioproduction platform for industrial ingredients, has closed a €7 million seed funding round led by LocalGlobe and Daphni, with participation from OVNI Capital and s... |
| 27.02.2026 | Alpa Secures $3.5 Million to Revolutionize Hospitality Finances | Alpa, a London FinTech startup, raised $3.5 million in pre-seed funding. This capital empowers Europe's vast hospitality sector. It delivers real-time financial visibility. Restaurant operators gain instant profitability insights. The platf... |
| 26.02.2026 | Alpa lands $3.5M to build financial platform for hospitality | London-based Alpa has raised $3.5 million in a pre-seed round led by Daphni, with participation from True Capital, 2100 Ventures, Firedrop, Oprtrs Club, Kima Ventures, and Sonorcap. Angel investors include Alexandre Yazdi (Voodoo founder) a... |
| 31.01.2026 | Europe's Deeptech Future: Daphni Blue Fuels Science-Driven Startups | Daphni Blue closes its €260M fund, powering European deeptech. This capital ignites science-driven startups. The firm transforms cutting-edge lab research into impactful ventures. Focus areas span biology, physics, chemistry, and AI. The fu... |
| 29.01.2026 | daphni Blue completes €260M final close for science-driven European investments | France-based daphni, a mission-driven venture capital firm, has completed the final closing of its Blue fund at €260 million, exceeding its initial target. The close reflects strong investor support for a strategy focused on translating Eur... |
| 29.01.2026 | From lab coats to unicorns: French VC Daphni Blue closes €260 million fund to turn science into startups | Paris-based VC firm daphni has reached the final closing of its latest fund, daphni Blue, at €260 million. The fund, which exceeded its initial target, is designed to transform Europe’s scientific strength into globally relevant startups ta... |
| 28.11.2025 | Albatross Lands $12.5M for Real-Time AI Discovery Platform | AI startup Albatross secured $12.5M. They are building a real-time product/content discovery platform. It learns and adapts. The funding will fuel growth. It aims to revolutionize online personalization.
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| 25.11.2025 | Albatross Raises $12.5M to Reinvent Real-Time Product Discovery | Every click online tells a story. Yet the systems behind most of the internet still treat users as static profiles, recycling yesterday’s data to predict tomorrow’s intent. Albatross, a Zurich-based AI company founded by former Amazon AI le... |
| 23.11.2025 | Albatross Raises $12.5M For Real-Time Product, Content Discovery | Albatross, a Zurich-based AI company founded by former Amazon AI leaders, has raised $12.5 million to develop what it says is the world’s first platform for real-time product and content discovery – one that learns, reasons, and adapts as u... |
| 22.11.2025 | +++ voize +++ Peec AI +++ Albatross +++ Pionix +++ Integral +++ Mirantus Health +++ German Bionic +++ | Was gibt’s Neues? In unserem #StartupTicker-Wochenrückblick liefern wir einen schnellen Überblick darüber, was in der deutschsprachigen Startup-Szene zuletzt wirklich wichtig war! #StartupTicker – Was zuletzt wirklich wichtig war! STARTUP-R... |
| 20.11.2025 | Integral erhält 5,6 Millionen – Mirantus Health bekommt 5,5 Millionen – Precision sammelt 4 Millionen ein | Im #DealMonitor für den 20. November werfen wir einen Blick auf die wichtigsten, spannendsten und interessantesten Investments und Exits des Tages in der DACH-Region. Alle Deals der Vortage gibt es im großen und übersichtlichen #DealMonitor... |
| 20.11.2025 | Logistica OS secures €1.5M to build the AI operating system for supply chains | Logistica OS, the Berlin-based startup developing AI agents for supply chain operations, has raised €1.5 million in pre-seed funding. The round was led by NAP, alongside Daphni and angel investors Javier de la Fuente, Nono Konopka, Daniel K... |
| 18.11.2025 | Albatross lands €10.5M to reinvent real-time product discovery | Zurich-based AI company Albatross has raised €10.5 million in new funding to develop a real-time product and content discovery platform that learns, reasons, and adapts as users interact. The round was led by MMC Ventures with participation... |
| 18.11.2025 | Albatross raises CHF 9.7 million to reinvent product discovery for the web |
The systems behind most of the internet still treat users as static profiles, recycling yesterday’s data to predict tomorrow’s intent. Albatross, a Zurich-based AI company founded by former Amazon AI leaders, has raised €10.5 million in ne... |
| 18.11.2025 | Peec AI sammelt 18 Millionen ein – Albatross erhält 12,5 Millionen – Pionix bekommt 8 Millionen | Im #DealMonitor für den 18. November werfen wir einen Blick auf die wichtigsten, spannendsten und interessantesten Investments und Exits des Tages in der DACH-Region. Alle Deals der Vortage gibt es im großen und übersichtlichen #DealMonitor... |
| 11.08.2025 | 7 spannende Startups aus Aachen, die alle kennen sollten | Aachen ist nicht nur ein charmantes Reiseziel, sondern längst auch ein spannender Standort für innovative Startups. Besonders im Umfeld der Rheinisch-Westfälischen Technischen Hochschule (RWTH) hat sich in den vergangenen Jahren eine dynami... |
| 14.07.2025 | NG.CASH capta R$ 150 milhões em rodada série B | A NG.CASH, conta digital voltada a jovens de 18 a 30 anos, levantou US$ 26,5 milhões (cerca de R$ 150 milhões) em uma rodada Série B para ampliar sua oferta de crédito, investir em inteligência artificial e sustentar o crescimento da base d... |
| 18.06.2025 | Ankar Raises £3M in Funding | Ankar, a London, UK-based startup developing AI agents for managing IP, raised £3m in funding.
The round was led by Index Ventures with participation from daphni, Motier Ventures, BOOOM and Puzzle Ventures and angels including Olivier Pomel... |
| 12.06.2025 | German CleanTech startup Voltfang secures €15 million and launches Europe’s “largest second-life battery factory” | Aachen-based Voltfang, a provider of European battery storage solutions for industrial, commercial, and grid-scale applications, has successfully closed its Series B financing round, raising €15 million.
The round was led by Dutch DeepTech ... |
| 12.06.2025 | Payrails sammelt 32 Millionen ein – Voltfang bekommt 15 Millionen – Brandback erhält 7,4 Millionen | Im #DealMonitor für den 12. Juni werfen wir einen Blick auf die wichtigsten, spannendsten und interessantesten Investments und Exits des Tages in der DACH-Region. Alle Deals der Vortage gibt es im großen und übersichtlichen #DealMonitor-Arc... |
| 11.04.2025 | Faume's €8 Million Leap: The Future of Second-Hand Fashion | In the bustling heart of Paris, a fashion revolution is brewing. Faume, a startup specializing in second-hand luxury fashion, has just secured €8 million in funding. This financial boost aims to propel its growth across Europe, particularly... |
| 11.04.2025 | From Lacoste to Victoria Beckham – Faume raises €8 million for second-hand fashion market | Paris-based Faume, a second-hand platform for fashion and luxury brands, has announced a new €8 million funding round to accelerate its expansion in Europe, especially in the Italian and British markets, where they have just launched a part... |
| 28.03.2025 | Tencent invests $1.25B in Ubisoft, Poland's dynamic tech ecosystem, and Ex-employees accuse Raydiant of dodging labour laws in Europe | This week we tracked more than 55 tech funding deals worth over €2.1 billion, and over 5 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe. In addition to this week's top financials, we've also indexed the most im... |
| 20.03.2025 | Moonwatt: €8 Million Raised For Advancing Sodium-Ion Energy Storage Systems | Moonwatt – an energy storage company founded by seasoned professionals with a track record at global leaders like Tesla, EDF, Siemens, Scatec, and Freyr Battery – announced it has raised €8 million to unlock the true, 24/7 power of solar wi... |
| 05.03.2025 | Flow48, UAE-based fintech company has secured $69 million in a Series A funding round | UAE-based fintech company Flow48 has secured $69 million in a Series A funding round, combining debt and equity, to enhance its SME financing solutions across emerging markets.
The round was led by Paris-based venture capital firm Breega, w... |
| 28.02.2025 | Flow48: Fueling SME Growth in Emerging Markets with $69M Series A Funding | In the bustling world of fintech, Flow48 has just made waves. The Turkish startup has secured a hefty $69 million in Series A funding. This infusion of capital is a game-changer for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in emerging mark... |
| 27.02.2025 | Flow48 raised $69 M Series A debt, equity funding | The $69 million Series A funding round for Flow48, a leading fintech that is revolutionizing SME lending in emerging markets, was successfully closed. Breega led the round, which consists of both debt and equity. Other investors include 212... |
| 25.02.2025 | Flow48 Raises $69M in Series A Funding | Flow48, a Dubai, UAE-based fintech improving SME lending across emerging markets, raised $69M in Series A funding.
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The round was led by Breega and with participation from 212, Speedinvest, Daphni, Endeavor Catalyst, Evolutio... |
| 18.11.2024 | Pruna AI raises $6.5 million to make AI development faster, cheaper and greener | Pruna AI, a platform that allows ML teams to simplify code and streamline models, has raised $6.5 million in a seed funding round led by EQT Ventures with participation from Daphni, Motier, and Kima, along with support from high profile ang... |
| 17.10.2024 | CHF 2.8 million to improve eCommerce recommendations |
Albatross solves a well-known problem that businesses face today: high churn due to outdated, uninspiring recommendations, leading to missed revenue and unhappy users. Traditional recommendation systems struggle to adapt to rapidly evolvin... |
| 07.10.2024 | Voltfang's €8.8 Million Boost: A Leap Towards Sustainable Energy Storage | In a world increasingly driven by the need for sustainable solutions, Aachen-based Voltfang has made headlines by securing €8.8 million in a Series A funding round. This significant investment, led by the Dutch venture capital firm FORWARD.... |
| 04.10.2024 | Aachen-based Voltfang secures €8.8 million Series A to accelerate growth in green energy storage | Voltfang, a leading innovator in green energy storage solutions, announced the successful closing of its Series A financing round, raising €8 million, plus €800k in secured grants. The round was oversubscribed and led by Dutch deeptech vent... |
| 15.08.2024 | ZOE: Science And Nutrition Company Raises $15 Million (Series B Extension) | Science and nutrition company ZOE announced new investment from Coefficient Capital. The New York based investment firm is investing $15 million and is adding ZOE to its lineup of technology-enabled consumer brands that it believes have the... |
| 12.03.2024 | Kolet makes travel eSIM cards easier to navigate | Kolet is a new French startup created by four experienced co-founders in the French tech ecosystem who want to make it easier to stay connected when you travel. The company has crafted an interesting distribution strategy for travel eSIM ca... |
| 05.12.2023 | Carbon Maps, an environmental accounting startup for the food industry, gets new backers | Carbon Maps is a relatively new entrant in the carbon and environmental accounting space as it is less than one year old. But the French company has already secured $7.6 million in funding (€7 million) following the startup’s €3 million see... |
| 02.02.2023 | Il mercato del Venture Capital a gennaio 2023 | Gli investimenti nel mercato del Venture Capital (VC) in Europa, nel corso del 2022, sono diminuiti rispetto all’anno record 2021, passando da 108,9 miliardi di euro a 91,6 miliardi di euro. Dati e grafico PitchBook
Con questo articolo ina... |
| 02.12.2022 | Gut nutrition startup Zoe Health adds £25 million to its series B raise | Zoe Health, a UK-based personalised nutrition testing app that's conducting a large-scale nutrition science study group, has announced a £25 million ($30.7 million) series B extension, bringing its total funding to $83.7 million.
The fundin... |
| 14.09.2022 | France’s Devialet amps up with €50 million in new funds | French audio engineering company and producer of some of the world’s most interesting and dare I say iconic speaker systems, Devialet has secured €50 million via existing investors Crédit Mutuel Equity and Bpifrance via the Large Venture Fu... |
| 13.06.2022 | Masteos rings up €40 million for rental real-estate investments | Paris-based Masteos has raised €40 million in a Series A investment round, just 9 months since bringing home €15 million in a seed round provided by Daphni. The new figures on the balance sheet are slated to be used to further fuel the comp... |
| 17.03.2022 | Galion.exe is a new Paris-based seed fund | There’s a new seed fund in town, but with a familiar name. Galion, a collective of tech entrepreneurs who network and learn from each other, is launching an investment arm called Galion.exe. They have already raised €30 million ($33 million... |
| 09.03.2022 | Fifteen pedals in €40 million to gear up for European expansion | With a new name and a big funding up its sleeves, French self-service bike company Fifteen is adding on to the list of e-bike players which have raised big money in the recent times owing to the mobility and ridesharing boom in Europe. The ... |
| 09.02.2022 | French platform Starton picks up €3.8 million to train blockchain developers | Paris-based startup simplifying access to blockchain Starton has raised €3.8 million to develop its product, strengthen its teams, and train the developers of tomorrow.
The round saw the participation of Speedinvest, Daphni, Kima Ventures, ... |
| 18.05.2021 | Paris-based refurbished electronics marketplace Back Market raises $335 million in Series D round | Parisian refurbished electronics marketplace Back Market has raised $335 million in a Series D round led by General Atlantic. The round also saw participation from Generation Investment Management, as well as existing investors Goldman Sach... |
| 11.05.2021 | Personalized nutrition startup Zoe raises $20m Series B for at-home testing kits | A new class of startups is taking Hippocrates’ creed of letting ‘food be thy medicine’ to heart.
The functional ingredients and personalized nutrition space is heating up as consumers see the benefits of gleaning additional health and welln... |
| 30.03.2021 | Stockly lets e-commerce websites sell out-of-stock items from a shared inventory | Meet Stockly, a French startup that keeps the inventory of various e-commerce websites in sync. When you see an out-of-stock item on an e-commerce website, chances are you leave that website and try to find the same item on another site.
If... |
| 25.03.2021 | Holberton raises $20M as it pivots to become an edtech SaaS company | Holberton, the education startup that started out as a coding school in San Francisco and today works with partners to run schools in the U.S., Europe, LatAm and Europe, today announced that it has raised a $20 million Series B funding roun... |
| 05.01.2021 | Startup ecosystem of Paris
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What’s next? | Startup ecosystem of Paris |
| 05.01.2021 | Стартап-экосистема Парижа
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Что дальше?... | Стартап-экосистема Парижа |
| 25.09.2020 | Tech startups weekly: In-play ad startup funding, new €99,999,999 fund, TransferWise’s 70% revenue growth, and more | Undoubtedly, there has been an increase in funding activities across Europe as the tech startup ecosystem here seems to be eager to pick up the slack after the COVID slump. Several tech startups have started focusing on growing and taking t... |
| 25.03.2020 | Self-reporting app tracking COVID-19 symptoms in UK sees 750K downloads in 24 hours | One of the big challenges (among many) with the coronavirus pandemic is that overwhelmed health services do not always know how best to deploy the limited resources they have to meet the demand of people falling ill with COVID-19. For examp... |
| 23.03.2020 | Guidance For Startups/VCs From VCs Around The Globe During COVID-19 | Ed Zimmerman |
| 07.11.2019 | The 10 most active investors in food tech in Europe in 2019 | At a time when technology has touched almost everything in our day to day lives, the food industry is one that remains untapped in many markets. However, it has gradually picked up pace just like the other sectors. Several companies have fo... |
| 17.06.2019 | Robot chefs that can serve 5m types of pizza: France’s Pazzi raises $11m+ Series A | The French robotic pizzeria Pazzi has raised over $11 million of Series A funding. The Series A funding round was led by the Singaporean investment fund Qualgro, its first investment in Europe. The round includes funding from Eutopia, Parte... |
| 17.06.2019 | Robot Chefs That Can Serve 5m Types of Pizza: France’s Pazzi Raises Over $11m Series A | The French robotic pizzeria Pazzi has raised over $11 million of Series A funding. The Series A funding round was led by the Singaporean investment fund Qualgro, its first investment in Europe. The round includes funding from Eutopia, Parte... |
| 29.09.2018 | Ne-Yo wants to make Silicon Valley more diverse, one investment at a time | Dressed in a Naruto t-shirt and a hat emblazoned with the phrase “lone wolf,” Ne-Yo slouches over in a chair inside a Holberton School classroom. The Grammy-winning recording artist is struggling to remember the name of “that actor,” the on... |
| 09.04.2018 | Holberton raises $8M for its full-stack engineering school | Over the course of the last few years, the Holberton School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Engineering has made a name for itself as one of the more comprehensive coding schools. The two-year program trains full-stack engineers with a focus on ... |
| 16.10.2017 | Butterfly Raises $2.4 Million in Seed Funding | Butterfly, an employee intelligence and management coaching software, announced that it has raised a $2.4 million seed round investment from leading venture capital firms and angel investors.
Participating in the oversubscribed round are: D... |
| 16.10.2017 | Butterfly Raises $2.4 Million in Seed Funding | Butterfly, an employee intelligence and management coaching software, announced that it has raised a $2.4 million seed round investment from leading venture capital firms and angel investors.
Participating in the oversubscribed round are: D... |
| 06.10.2017 | Butterfly nabs $2.4M seed round to improve managers with targeted tips | Nobody likes corporate trainings. Nobody.
In fact, one of life’s puzzles that eludes me most is how a person could enjoy corporate trainings enough to spend their time designing and running them. Perhaps only with disdain for the status quo... |
| 11.07.2017 | French fintech startup Shine completes a €2.8 million financing round | Shine, a company that provides an administrative and financial management platform for freelance workers, raised €2.8 million from Daphni, Kima Ventures, and several business angels in a recent financing round.
Shine offers freelancers a mu... |
| 10.07.2017 | French e-commerce company Foxintelligence raises €6 million in funding | Foxintelligence, a French e-commerce company, raised €6 million in funding. The investors included Daphni, Global Founders Capital, eFounders, Partech Ventures, Iron Capital, Kima Ventures, LeStudio VC as well as several business angels.
Fo... |
| 20.04.2017 | French tech: A hot spot for entrepreneurs, 15 years in the making | Presented by La French Tech
If you ask a passerby about France, you are likely to get bombarded with clichés — you’ll get the wine, the cheese and the baguette thrown back at you within 30 seconds. If you’re lucky, you may get something on ... |
| 22.01.2017 | France, The New Wave of Venture Capital Funds | France is emerging as one of the most active European countries in terms of venture capital investment activity.
A trend confirmed by the latest official data available. During the first half of 2016, €5.5 billion were invested in more than... |
| 01.12.2016 | Agtech Funding Sheet: Smart Food Packaging, Robotic Weeding Tech, Indoor Ag, more | ItemMaster, a smart food packaging company, raised a $7.5 million Series A funding led by New Jersey-based growth equity firm Edison Partners. Early-stage venture capital firm Chicago Ventures, which led the startup’s seed round, also parti... |
| 28.11.2016 | Tech.eu Podcast #65: Skyscanner acquired by Ctrip, Latvia’s new startup law, spotlight on Agricool and more | The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Robin Wauters and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene.
You can find the latest episode below. Subscribe to the podcast today and don’t miss new epi... |
| 18.10.2016 | Newly Formed Daphni Launches €150M Venture Capital Fund | Daphni, a Paris, France-based newly formed venture capital firm, is launching a €150m fund.
LPs in the fund include Bpifrance, Crédit Mutuel Arkéa, Société Générale, Fnac-Darty, Nokia, SWEN Capital Partners, ProBTP, MAIF, entrepreneurs and ... |
| 16.10.2016 | VC firm Daphni announces its first $165 million fund | Paris-based VC firm Daphni is announcing its inaugural fund for seed and Series A investments. The team will manage a $165 million fund (€150 million) and try some new things when it comes to venture capital in Europe.
On paper, Daphni look... |
| 02.11.2015 | Identikits Of The European Unicorns | Willy Braun Contributor
Willy Braun is a co-founder of daphni.
French Tech has never been in such good health: Showroomprivé and Deezer just announced their IPO, Leetchi its trade sale to Crédit Mutuel Arkéa group and several startups have ... |
| - | French proptech Witco launches in the UK with $14 million in new funding | Parisian proptech Witco (formerly known as MonBuilding) has raised $14 million in new funding and in so much, launched operations in the United Kingdom. Not unlike a number of competitors, Witco uses a centralised app to manage building ser... |
| - | French platform Starton picks up €3.8 million to train blockchain developers | Paris-based startup simplifying access to blockchain Starton has raised €3.8 million to develop its product, strengthen its teams, and train the developers of tomorrow.
The round saw the participation of Speedinvest, Daphni, Kima Ventures, ... |
| - | Palaiseau-based atomic-level quantum processor builder Pasqal raises €25 million in Series A round | Just south of Paris, Palaiseau-based quantum processor maker Pasqal has raised €25 million in Series A round in a round led by go-to quantum computing fund Quantonation and the Defense Innovation Fund, managed by Bpifrance on behalf of the ... |
| - | Masteos rings up €40 million for rental real-estate investments | Paris-based Masteos has raised €40 million in a Series A investment round, just 9 months since bringing home €15 million in a seed round provided by Daphni. The new figures on the balance sheet are slated to be used to further fuel the comp... |
| - | Fifteen pedals in €40 million to gear up for European expansion | With a new name and a big funding up its sleeves, French self-service bike company Fifteen is adding on to the list of e-bike players which have raised big money in the recent times owing to the mobility and ridesharing boom in Europe. The ... |
| - | Paris-based refurbished electronics marketplace Back Market raises $335 million in Series D round | Parisian refurbished electronics marketplace Back Market has raised $335 million in a Series D round led by General Atlantic. The round also saw participation from Generation Investment Management, as well as existing investors Goldman Sach... |
