GSS - Global Screening Services
GSS provides sanctions transaction screening software for financial institutions, helping them meet compliance standards. The London-based company raised $93M in a March 2024 Series A round and employs 139 people.
The growth story
GSS - Global Screening Services grew from 76 to 139 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $93M along the way, most recently a Series A in March 2024.
About
GSS builds software that screens financial transactions against sanctions lists, a critical compliance requirement for banks and other institutions. Its platform aims to make this process more efficient and standardized across the industry.
The company raised $93M in its first funding round, a Series A in March 2024, backed by major banks and financial services firms. With 139 employees, it has quickly scaled since its 2021 founding.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is GSS's largest function, accounting for 25 of its 139 employees. The company is led by a team with backgrounds in financial services and consulting.
The GSS - Global Screening Services org chart
Tom Scampion (Chief Executive Officer) leads 21 mapped leaders with 3 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 30 (-9% YoY), Operations 28 (0% YoY), Information Technology 12 (-8% YoY), Customer Success and Support 9 (+13% YoY), Military and Protective Services 8 (0% YoY), Business Development 5 (-29% YoY).
Talent flow
GSS recruits heavily from major banks and consultancies, with HSBC, AlixPartners, Deloitte, and Deutsche Bank being top sources. Alumni often move to other financial services firms or consultancies like Alvarez & Marsal.
Most common previous employers of GSS - Global Screening Services staff: HSBC (6), AlixPartners (5), Deloitte (4), Deutsche Bank (4), Standard Chartered (3), UBS (3). Former GSS - Global Screening Services employees most often moved to Project 3X (3), SMBC (2), Alvarez & Marsal (2), Crown Agents Bank (2), Deutsche Bank (2), Kainos (2).
Alumni worth knowing
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 57% direct, 31% search, 4% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at GSS - Global Screening Services: Amazon Web Services (AWS) (36), SQL (28), Agile Methodologies (27), Management (25), Project Management (24), Java (22), Python (Programming Language) (22), Teamwork (20).
Where the team actually sits
GSS - Global Screening Services people are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (41), United Kingdom (11), London Area, United Kingdom (6), Scotland, United Kingdom (2).
Search footprint
GSS - Global Screening Services attracts about 9 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 3 ranking keywords and lost 2 in the last period.
Frequently asked
GSS - Global Screening Services has 139 employees as of September 2026.
GSS - Global Screening Services has raised $93M in total, most recently a Series A round in March 2024.
GSS - Global Screening Services was founded in 2021 by John Cusack.
Tom Scampion (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of GSS - Global Screening Services's reporting structure, with 3 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current GSS - Global Screening Services staff are HSBC (6 people), AlixPartners (5 people), Deloitte (4 people).
Former GSS - Global Screening Services employees most often move to Project 3X (3), SMBC (2), Alvarez & Marsal (2).
GSS - Global Screening Services attracts about 9 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among GSS - Global Screening Services staff are Amazon Web Services (AWS), SQL, Agile Methodologies, Management, Project Management.
GSS - Global Screening Services staff are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (41), United Kingdom (11), London Area, United Kingdom (6).
GSS - Global Screening Services has about 30 people in Engineering, down 9% over the past year, as of September 2026.
GSS - Global Screening Services has about 28 people in Operations, up 0% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 67 current and 105 former GSS - Global Screening Services profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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