Pierre-Henri Flamand, former head of Goldman Sachs's largest internal hedge fund who left earlier this year to set up his own firm, is understood to have made a handful of senior hires as he gears up to launch one of the most anticipated startups of the year.

He is understood to have hired Goldman Sachs colleagues Ali Hedayat and Emmanuel Niogret to join him at Edoma Capital, his new venture, according to two people familiar with the situation. Goldman confirmed both departures.