
Anthemis leads €5m round for Goin
London-based venture capital house Anthemis, which is dedicated to investments in the financial services sector, has led a €5m round for Spanish financial technology startup Goin.
Previous backers K Fund and Encomenda Smart Capital also took part in the round, alongside new investors Atresmedia, Hard Yaka and TA Ventures, as well as entrepreneur Greg Kidd, Facebook's Javier Oliván and Letgo founder Enrique Linares.
Goin intends to use the fresh financing to enlarge its product offering and scale up its team by 75%, while boosting its expansion in the rest of Europe. The company has recently entered the Italian market, where it plans to further consolidate its presence, and intends to expand into France, Germany and the Netherlands in 2021.
Previous funding
Following initial seed financing provided by Angel Club, Encomenda and K Fund in May 2018, the company raised €1.6m in seed funding from Anthemis Group in January 2019.
Company
Founded in 2018 and based in Barcelona, Goin offers an online platform to manage individual customers' savings and help them find suitable investment plans. The company employs 30 staff.
People
Goin – David Riudor (CEO).
Anthemis – Amy Nauiokas (CEO); Sean Park (chair).
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