# Alan Waxman

> Alan Waxman is a private equity investor at Sixth Street backing Sports and Soccer. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Sixth Street](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sixthstreet)
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 83%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-waxman-b11717b

Alan Waxman is a private equity investor at Sixth Street in San Francisco Bay Area focused on Sports and Soccer. Alan Waxman is Co-Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Sixth Street.Founded in 2009, Sixth Street manages $130 billion in assets under management* with over 750 team members including more than 300 investment professionals around the world. Sixth Street uses its long-term flexible capital, data-enabled capabilities, and One Teamculture to develop themes and offer solutions to companies across all stages of growth.Prior to co-founding Sixth Street, Mr. Waxman was a Partner at Goldman Sachs and Chief Investment Officer of its largest proprietary investing business. Sixth Street continues an investment philosophy Mr. Waxman and Sixth Street’s founding partner group began developing over 20 years ago while building complementary businesses to invest Goldman’s capital in public and private markets across the capital structure in companies, assets, and idiosyncratic opportunities. At Goldman, Mr. Waxman founded and led private capital investing franchises in growth capital solutions, direct lending, and alternative energy infrastructure, among others, as well as in public markets multi-strategy investing. He began his career at Goldman Sachs in 1998.Mr. Waxman is a Founding LP and Strategic Advisor to Westbound Equity Partners, an early stage investment platform deploying financial and social capital to underrepresented founders of color. Mr. Waxman and other Sixth Street team members began advising Westbound Equity Partners leadership on the firm’s formation in 2018 and Sixth Street is a Founding Strategic Partner.Mr. Waxman is co-chair of Bay FC, the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) franchise representing the San Francisco Bay Area and serves on the NWSL’s Board of Governors.Mr. Waxman holds a B.A. in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania and currently serves on the Board of Overseers for the University of Pennsylvania College of Arts and Sciences. He is a Board Member Emeritus for Tipping Point Community and serves on the Advisory Council for the Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula, which are both focused on fighting poverty and inequality of opportunity in the San Francisco Bay Area.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Private Equity | $217M–$1B |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sports | 3 | 50% |
| Soccer | 2 | 33% |
| Events | 1 | 17% |
| Travel | 1 | 17% |
| Shopping | 1 | 17% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 2 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 17% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 17% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 50% |
| Ghana | 1 | 17% |
| Spain | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| National Women's Soccer League | National Women's Soccer League provides twelve teams in soccer leagues and club events. They offer a schedule, standings, events, teams, players, tickets, and a shop. Their services include tournaments and championships. | $125M |  | Apr 04, 2023 |  |
| FC Barcelona | FC Barcelona is a football club on a mission to become the most recognized, adored, and renowned sports institution in the world. FCBarcelona is a sports company that develops applications for sports lovers. One can get live updates of the scores of the team anywhere and at any time with the help of this application. | $217.4M | Private Equity | Jun 30, 2022 |  |
| FC Barcelona | FC Barcelona is a football club on a mission to become the most recognized, adored, and renowned sports institution in the world. FCBarcelona is a sports company that develops applications for sports lovers. One can get live updates of the scores of the team anywhere and at any time with the help of this application. | $217.4M | Private Equity | Jun 30, 2022 |  |
| Africa Health Holdings Ltd | Africa Health Holdings cultivates a work-environment that motivates professionals to strive to exceed their expectations. It offers a variety of exciting and challenging careers across Africa and North America. It values teamwork and the enthusiasm to become a contributor to the development and success of local communities across Africa.It wasfounded in 2017 and is headquartered in Accra, Ghana with offices in Nigeria and New York. | $10M | Convertible Note | May 17, 2022 |  |
| Airbnb | Airbnb is an online community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book accommodations through mobile phones or the internet.The company connects travelers seeking authentic experiences with hosts offering unique, inspiring spaces. Whether the available space is a castle for a night, a sailboat for a week, or an apartment for a month,Airbnb is the easiest way for people to showcase these distinctive spaces to an audience of millions. By facilitating bookings and financial transactions, Airbnb makes the process of listing or booking a space effortless and efficient.With 4,500,000 listings in over 65,000 cities in 191 countries, the company offers the widest variety of unique spaces for everyone, at any price point around the globe. The company was co-founded in August 2008 by Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia, and is currently headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $1B | Private Equity | Apr 06, 2020 |  |
| San Francisco Giants | The three time World Champion San Francisco Giants continue to establish itself as a global brand. Since moving to downtown San Francisco, the Giants home, AT&T Park has been lauded as one of the finest ballparks in all of baseball. The Giants continue to innovate the sports industry with some of the brightest and best professionals working inthe front office. |  | Corporate Round |  |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [APL group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asia-pacific-land) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Beyond Capital Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beyond-capital-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Breyer Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/breyer-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [M3](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/m3) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Silver Lake](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/silver-lake) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sixth Street](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sixth-street) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Sixth Street

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Sixth Street Partners is a financial services company that provides solutions for companies. Their solutions include healthcare, digital media, fund, real estate, and market solutions. Their market solutions platform provides products for markets, market investing, and market solutions.

5 contacts available at Sixth Street.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alan Waxman | Co-Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alan-waxman |
| Alexander Katz | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexander-katz-3fac |
| Bornah Moghbel | Co-Founder & Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bornah-moghbel |
| David Stiepleman | Co-President, Co-Founder, Co-COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-stiepleman |
| Joshua Easterly | Co-President and Co-Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joshua-easterly-e59b |

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## FAQ

### What does Alan Waxman invest in?

Alan Waxman invests primarily in Sports, Soccer and Events startups, most often at Private Equity and Funding Round stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Alan Waxman's check size?

Alan Waxman typically joins rounds of $217M–$1B at Private Equity. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Alan Waxman participates in.

### When did Alan Waxman last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Alan Waxman closed in Apr 2023. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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