Global Founders Capital

2013

Founded

862

Investments

Germany

Offices

Venture Fund

Investor Type

About

Global Founders Capital (GFC) is a global early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Oliver Samwer. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, GFC has expanded its presence with offices in cities such as Munich, Paris, Stockholm, Milan, Madrid, São Paulo, Tel Aviv, Dubai, Singapore, Jakarta, Beijing, San Francisco, New York City, Los Angeles, and London. The firm is known for its stage-agnostic investment approach, supporting companies from pre-seed to IPO across various sectors, including fintech, software, health tech, consumer tech, and marketplaces.

Notable investments include Deel, Slack, Brex, Delivery Hero, Revolut, Canva, Personio, HelloFresh, Culture Amp, and Zalando. In April 2024, GFC restructured to exclusively invest from Rocket Internet's balance sheet, focusing on early-stage investments and follow-on deals in later rounds. The team comprises five partners: Fabricio Pettena, Don Stalter, Cedric Asselman, David Sainteff, and Oliver Samwer.

Portfolio Companies

Deel, Slack, Brex, Delivery Hero, Revolut, Canva, Personio, HelloFresh, Culture Amp, Zalando

Gepgraphic Focus

Global

Key Differentiators

Stage-agnostic investment approach, Global presence, Operational support for portfolio companies

Thypical Investment Size

€100,000 to €10 million

Total Funds Raised

$2 billion

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PropTech

SaaS

Software

FinTech

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML)

Delivery

Berlin

Seed

Series A

Series B

Series C

Series D

Germany