Goldfinch
Walnut, US · Founded 2021 · 8 known investors
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Goldfinch Finance provides onchain access to private credit funds managed by established firms like Ares, Apollo, and Golub, offering exposure to senior secured loans across multiple industries. The platform is currently shutting down and no longer accepting new deposits.
Also known as Goldfinch · Goldfinch Finance · Goldfinch Prime
Founders & leadership
Goldfinch was founded in 2021 by Blake West and Mike Sall.
Investors · 8
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Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$31.3M disclosed across 4 rounds · 2020–2021
▶$15MraisedAug 2024 · 67 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- BLAKE WESTDirector
- MICHAEL SALLExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $15M
- Amount sold
- $15M
- Minimum investment
- $1
- First sale
- Dec 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2021
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$772raisedMay 2021 · 18 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
- Blake WestExecutive Officer, Director
- Michael SallExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $2K
- Amount sold
- $772
- First sale
- Apr 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2020
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$4.6MraisedMay 2021 · 18 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
- Michael SallExecutive Officer, Director
- Blake WestExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $12M
- Amount sold
- $4.6M
- First sale
- Dec 2020
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2020
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$11.7MraisedMay 2021 · 46 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
- Blake WestExecutive Officer, Director
- Michael SallExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $11.7M
- Amount sold
- $11.7M
- First sale
- Apr 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2020
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Goldfinch (operated by Warbler Labs, Incorporated) runs Goldfinch Prime, an onchain product that pools exposure to institutional private credit funds managed by established asset managers. Through a single onchain pool, investors are given exposure to multi-billion-dollar funds including the Stellus Private Credit BDC, PGIM Private Credit Fund, Ares Strategic Income Fund, Golub Capital Private Credit Fund, Apollo Debt Solutions BDC, KKR FS Income Trust, Monroe Capital Income Plus Corp, HPS Corporate Lending Fund, Crescent Private Credit Income Corp, TPG Twin Brook Capital Income Fund, T. Rowe Price OHA Select Private Credit Fund, and Blackstone Private Credit Fund. The website states aggregate fund manager AUM of more than $1 trillion, exposure to over 1,000 senior secured loans, and a net estimated yield of 10-12% [0].
The stated fund selection criteria are institutional, multi-billion-dollar funds; managers with a 10+ year private credit track record; portfolios with greater than 90% senior secured loans; less than 5% payment-in-kind interest income; and a target non-accrual loan rate below 0.75%. The site also references a legacy Goldfinch V1 application, protocol documentation, a governance forum and GitHub repository, indicating an earlier protocol version alongside the Prime product [0].
As of the site content retrieved, a notice states that Goldfinch Prime is shutting down and that no new deposits will be taken, with readers directed to a governance post for details [0].
Compiled by commissioned research from 2 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
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Timeline · 1
launches, deals, and filingsThe Goldfinch website displays a notice that Goldfinch Prime is shutting down and will take no new deposits, referring users to a governance post.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 2
primary sources listed
- Warbler Labs, Incorporatedgoldfinch.finance · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Goldfinch do?
- Goldfinch Prime offers onchain exposure to institutional private credit funds; the product is winding down and taking no new deposits.
- Who founded Goldfinch?
- Goldfinch was founded by Blake West, Mike Sall in 2021.
- Who are Goldfinch's investors?
- Goldfinch's investors include A.Capital Ventures, a16z crypto, Andreessen Horowitz, Blockchain Coinvestors, Coinbase Ventures, IDEO CoLab Ventures, MSA Novo, Variant Fund.
- How much funding has Goldfinch raised?
- Goldfinch has disclosed $31.3M raised across 4 rounds.
- Where is Goldfinch headquartered?
- Goldfinch is headquartered in Walnut, US.












