Voyage Finance · Ship Operators

Providing
Capital to
Ship Operators

Voyage Finance Partners

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About Us

Deep expertise
in ocean-going
shipping

Goldfish Capital LLC provides short-term capital to international ship operators, combining extensive understanding of the needs, requirements and timing sensitivities of the sector.

By Q1 2026, Goldfish Capital has provided finance against freight for the transportation of cargo in excess of 6 million tons and USD 1.25B in value and over 1M nm across the globe.

At a Glance Q1 2026

6M+

tons

Cargo financed

200M+

USD

Finance deployed

1.25B

Cargo Value

1M nm

Across the Globe

Athens · Dallas · London

Products

Voyage Financing

Fast and efficient onboarding. Voyage evaluation designed for borrower needs.

Our Product

Secured Uncommitted
Money Market Line

A Secured Uncommitted Money Market Line (UMML) offered to credible ship operators for working capital financing — covering the full voyage lifecycle from commencement to completion.

Allowing operators to

Streamline their cash-flow
Expand their business
Enhance their ROCE
On a Pay-as-you-use manner

Eligible Use of Funds

Charter Hire

Bunkers

Port Disbursement Accounts

Canal Dues

Other

Sectors

Dry Bulk

Tanker

LPG

The Team

A combined 55 years of experience across ship-owning, commercial and technical management, and ship finance.

Stefanos D. Michalis

CEO & Co-Founder

Athens, Greece

Stefanos is CEO and Co-Founded Goldfish Capital in 2022. He has 25 years of experience in shipping. Amongst others he was COO and co-founder of Sevenseas Investment Fund; co-founding shareholder and Board Member of Epic Gas Ltd, and Managing Director of Diamantis Pateras Maritime.

stefanos@goldfishcap.com

Cullen Schaar

Co-Founder & Director

Dallas, Texas

Cullen is a Co-Founder and Director of Goldfish Capital. He is based in Dallas, Texas where he invests across the finance, energy, and transportation sectors. Cullen has 17 years of experience investing in the maritime sector including as an investment professional at Jefferies and as a former director of Epic Gas Ltd. and Grindrod Shipping.

cullen@goldfishcap.com

Dipak Karki

Partner

London, UK

Dipak is a Partner of Goldfish Capital. He has 25 years of banking and maritime finance experience, with RBS; Ship Finance, Galbraith's, and RiverRock European Capital Partners. He is Managing Director of his investment and advisory firm, DK2 Seaport and is a Board Advisor for iLex, FuelTrust, Floras and Shipfinex.

dipak@goldfishcap.com