Funds will be used by the ESG SaaS platform
provider to accelerate product innovation and fuel growth across
existing and new markets
osapiens (“osapiens”), a leading ESG Platform and provider of
compliance and sustainability reporting solutions, today announced
the completion of a $120M Series B financing round led by Growth
Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives. The funds will be used to
accelerate international expansion and further invest in the
technology platform, helping to make business operations more
compliant, resilient and efficient. Goldman Sachs Alternatives has
acquired a minority stake in osapiens and is joining existing
investor Armira Growth, who led the $27m Series A in 2023.
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osapiens has quickly established itself as a global leader in
the ESG technology sector. Its core offering, the osapiens HUB, is
an AI powered cloud-based platform that simplifies compliance with
international ESG regulations, including: The Corporate
Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the European Union
Deforestation-free Regulation (EUDR), and the Corporate
Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). Additionally, the
osapiens HUB enables companies to identify and mitigate risks in
operations and supply chains, and to reduce manual workloads
through process automation.
The ability to leverage a common data model and integrate
several compliance, risk mitigation and operational efficiency
modules in a single platform is unique in the sense that it enables
real impact and clearly differentiates osapiens from its peers. By
enhancing transparency and efficiency, osapiens provides actionable
insights that empower businesses, promoting long-term
sustainability and making a positive impact.
“We are thrilled to be working with Goldman Sachs,” said Alberto
Zamora, Co-Founder and CEO of osapiens. “Their support is a
testament to our leadership position in this highly competitive and
rapidly evolving market – ESG compliance and process efficiency. We
are proud to offer a single platform that helps companies around
the world to navigate the complexities of ESG regulation with ease
and confidence and to achieve long-term sustainability. osapiens
enables them to make a positive impact not only on their P&L
but also on the planet.”
Alexander Lippert, Managing Director in Growth Equity at Goldman
Sachs Alternatives, said: “osapiens creates extraordinary value for
their customers, helping them meet an increasing number of
regulatory requirements, whilst simultaneously driving tangible
business value. We see enormous potential in osapiens and we are
pleased to help them further on their mission.”
osapiens was founded in Mannheim, Germany in 2018 by Alberto
Zamora, Stefan Wawrzinek and Matthias Jungblut. Its international
team of over 300 dedicated professionals support more than 1,300
customers worldwide, including Bosch, Coca Cola North America,
Metro, Costco, Ritter Sport, Lidl, Celanese, C&A and DM. The
fundraising caps a year of rapid growth for osapiens, with the
total number of customers growing at over 473% in 2023.
About osapiens osapiens has built and operates the
osapiens HUB: the first ESG platform that helps companies make a
real impact. On top of the osapiens HUB, osapiens develops
innovative Software-as-a-Service solutions that help companies
across industries to implement ESG requirements quickly,
automatically, and securely. At its core is the osapiens HUB, an
AI-based cloud platform that creates compliance and transparency
along the value chain. With osapiens, companies can meet all their
ESG challenges: they can identify risks, implement reporting
requirements such as CSRD, EUDR and CSDDD, and make their
operational processes more sustainable in the long term.
osapiens was founded in Mannheim in July 2018 and was awarded
the German Enterpreneurship Award in the "Rising Star" category in
2022. Today, osapiens is a leading provider of ESG software
solutions and works with an international team of over 300
employees for more than 1,300 customers worldwide with offices in
Mannheim, Munich, Berlin, Cologne, Paris, Amsterdam, Madrid and
Maine in the USA.
About Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives Goldman
Sachs (NYSE: GS) is one of the leading investors in alternatives
globally, with over $450 billion in assets and more than 30 years
of experience. The business invests in the full spectrum of
alternatives including private equity, growth equity, private
credit, real estate, infrastructure, hedge funds and
sustainability. Clients access these solutions through direct
strategies, customized partnerships, and open-architecture
programs. The business is driven by a focus on partnership and
shared success with its clients, seeking to deliver long-term
investment performance drawing on its global network and deep
expertise across industries and markets.
The alternative investments platform is part of Goldman Sachs
Asset Management, which delivers investment and advisory services
across public and private markets for the world’s leading
institutions, financial advisors and individuals. Goldman Sachs has
over $2.9 trillion in assets under supervision globally as of June
30, 2023. Since 2003, Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives
has invested over $13 billion in companies led by visionary
founders and CEOs.
The team focuses on investments in growth stage and
technology-driven companies spanning multiple industries, including
enterprise technology, financial technology, consumer and
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About Armira Growth Armira Growth invests in fast-growing
companies in Europe that are driving technological change and
challenging traditional value chains through innovative solutions.
Building on Armira's entrepreneurial values and its unique capital
base of German and international entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial
families, Armira Growth supports founders and entrepreneurs in
building leading technology companies through growth investments of
EUR 10-100m as a long-term and trusted partner.
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For Goldman Sachs Alternatives Joseph Stein Executive
Director, Corporate Communications joseph.stein@gs.com
For osapiens Christian Feuring External Communications
Manager press@osapiens.com +49 151 2911 3543
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