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The employee and early investor auction valued the workplace trust company at over £100 million and marked the third transaction conducted under the PISCES framework.
Existing investors in the German robotics startup, including Sequoia and Lightspeed, participated alongside new backers.
The $300 million secondary share sale was led by Wellington and T. Rowe Price and brought in new investors, including EQT, Goldman Sachs, and Sapphire Ventures.
Salica Investments also participated in the secondary share sale, which valued the UK-based wealth management platform at $1.1 billion.
The digital bank has reportedly kicked off its employee liquidity event, pricing shares at $2,017 each.
The transaction delivered returns of up to 34x for certain shares while allowing SFC to retain 70% of its position in the premium wellness consumer brand.
The direct secondary deals cover stakes in more than 14 businesses held by bp Ventures and Trifork Labs.
The secondary sale will value the UK wealth management platform at approximately £800 million ($1.1 billion), a 45% increase from its 2024 mark.
The deal would reportedly double the AI-voice startup's $11 billion valuation set during a February fundraise.