# Sanctuary funding: rounds and investors

> Sanctuary has raised $3.0M across 1 round since 2021. Investors include Y Combinator, Gaingels and Bossa Invest. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/sanctuary (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *Sanctuary*

One round we have observed, with the 5 investors named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

B2C

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$3.0M** raised across 1 round since 2021, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Seed, $3.0M May 2021
- **Investors:** 5

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **May 2021** Seed **$3.0M** [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) [Bossa Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bossa-invest) [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) [Blue Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-collective) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Sanctuary's own website: 12 on the team.

- **Zaid Al Rawi** Chief Executive Officer
- **George Bennett** Head of Intermediaries
- **Khalid Abul Huda** Head of Government Relations
- **Sheena Connolly** Head of Trust & Fiduciary
- **Shuaib Saeed** Head of Sales
- **Carrie Mc Inerney** Corporate Tax Manager
- **Deepak Malhotra** Executive Chairman
- **Ellie Hill** Business Manager
- **Hasnain Qaiyumi** Company Secretarial Assistant Manager
- **Jack Knapp** Business Development Manager
- **Pranali Shetty** Director – Client Services & Digital Transformation
- **Rachael Kieran** Private Client Tax Director

Advisers *Leonie Kerswill*

## Everyone who backed them

[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **1** round

[Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) Private equity **1** round

[Bossa Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bossa-invest) VC firm **1** round

[Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) VC firm **1** round

[Blue Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-collective) VC firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about Sanctuary

### Who invested in Sanctuary?

Sanctuary's investors include Y Combinator, Gaingels, Bossa Invest, Greycroft and Blue Collective.

### How much has Sanctuary raised?

Sanctuary has raised $3.0M across 1 round since 2021.

### When did Sanctuary last raise?

Sanctuary's most recent round was a Seed of $3.0M in May 2021.

### What was Sanctuary's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $3.0M in May 2021, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Sanctuary first?

Sanctuary's first round on record, in May 2021, was backed by Y Combinator, Gaingels and Bossa Invest and 2 others.

### What stage is Sanctuary at?

Sanctuary's latest named round is a Seed, in May 2021.

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