About
Ross Goodwin is a venture debt specialist with deep UK growth‑lending experience at Clydesdale Bank/Virgin Money, chartered banking credentials, and founder experience launching a financial education start‑up in South Africa.
Invests in
Climate TechFintechHealthtechInsurTechSaaS
Experience
- Salica InvestmentsPartner - Venture Debtcurrent2024 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Hambro PerksPartner - Venture Debt2022 — 2024London, England, United Kingdom
- Virgin MoneySenior Director - Growth Finance2021 — 2022London, United Kingdom
- Virgin MoneyDirector - Virgin Money2019 — 2021London, England, United Kingdom
- Clydesdale BankAssociate Director2015 — 2019London, United Kingdom
- The Money School UKManaging Director2012 — 2015London, United Kingdom
- Creative Events LtdOlympics Financial Manager2012London, United Kingdom
- Spectrum Corporate FinanceExecutive2011Reading, United Kingdom
- Clydesdale BankManager2007 — 2011London, United Kingdom
- UBS Investment BankCredit Settlements Analyst2007
- Reed's SchoolGap Student2001
Education
- Chartered Institute of BankersMCIBS, Banking2009 — 2010
- WSETWSET Level 32022
- University of JohannesburgHonours, Strategic Management2005
- Rand Afrikaans UniversityBachelor of Commerce, Business Management and Marketing2002 — 2004
- St John's College1997 — 2000
Skills & more
Banking13Corporate Finance20MergersPrivate Equity3Business Strategy5Credit3Business Planning6Finance8LoansStructured Finance1Financial Modeling3Credit Analysis
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Mergers & AcquisitionsFundingFinancial ServicesStrategyLeadershipAnalysisManagementLanguages Afrikaans · Zulu
From Ross's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended WSET14
Ashley WhitehurstChief of Staff at Mighty CapitalMichael KentInvestor at HeadlineArif DamjiPartner at Conductive VenturesJustine CarzinoInvestment Director at OneVenturesManuel Silva MartínezGeneral Partner at Mouro CapitalAdrian LiFounder and Managing Partner at AC Ventures
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Also attended University of Johannesburg14
Hillel ZidelManaging Director at Kennet PartnersCuthbert MalindiNon-Executive Director at BongoHiveAdrian SmithDirector at Advent PartnersChanel MandusicSenior Manager, Talent Accelerator at LeapFrog InvestmentsKamo MotaungInvestment Associate at Botswana Tech FundMphokolo MakaraInvestor at HAVAIC
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Shared employers
Also worked at Hambro Perks15
Talal T. AlmoayedVenture Partner at Ff Venture CapitalAndrew WykeManaging Partner at Salica InvestmentsTom BradleyManaging Partner at Salica InvestmentsAli QaiserMENA at Salica InvestmentsRichard TufftAccess Fund at Salica InvestmentsJemma BrutonAccess Fund at Salica Investments
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Also worked at Virgin Money5
Also worked at Clydesdale Bank6
Stephen FahyVenture Debt Fund at Salica InvestmentsJim PritchardInvestment Manager at The FSE GroupMeg SaltInvestment Manager at The FSE GroupPatrick BurkeBusiness Development Manager at The FSE GroupJen MurrayManaging Director at TDC LLPBen BarbanelChief Lending Officer / Head of Debt Finance at OakNorth
Also worked at Spectrum Corporate Finance1
Colleagues at Salica Investments
Ali Qaiser
MENA at Salica Investments
Anas Al Salamah
Oryx Fund at Salica Investments
Andrew Noyons
Managing Partner at Salica Investments
Andrew Wyke
Managing Partner at Salica Investments
Andrey Pogrebnyak
Capital Raising at Salica Investments
Angharad Hunt
Legal Counsel at Salica Investments
Bryn Grassia-Jones
General Counsel at Salica Investments
Claire Thomson
Leaders Fund at Salica Investments



































