Goldman-Backed Marketplace Startup Expands Its Banking Unit

May 29, 2024, 2:00 PM UTC

Olist, a Brazilian startup that helps 40,000 clients sell their products on large marketplace platforms, is pushing into banking to drive more efficiency for customers while creating a new revenue stream for the business.

The company, which was valued at $1.5 billion in a funding round in 2021 and is backed by Goldman Sachs Group Inc., SoftBank Group Corp. and Wellington Management, expects to process nearly 15% of its annual transactions through its in-house banking service by the end of the year, founder and Chief Executive Officer Tiago Dalvi, 38, said in an interview.

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