Investments
708Portfolio Exits
45About Global Founders Capital
Global Founders Capital (GFC) is a globally oriented, stage agnostic venture fund that empowers gifted entrepreneurs worldwide. Global Founders Capital is made of entrepreneurs that have successfully built companies in the past. Its passion is to support great businesses with gifted entrepreneurs worldwide. GFC invests stage agnostic. The firm does Seed, Series A, or participates in later rounds.
Global Founders Capital Headquarter Location
Charlottenstraße 4
Berlin, 10969,
Germany
+49 30 300 1318 00
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Latest Global Founders Capital News
May 20, 2022
La fintech colombiana R5 ha anunciado el cierre de una ronda de financiación de 7 millones de dólares, liderada por Global Founders Capital y en la que también han participado Magma Partners, Carao Ventures, Accion Venture Lab y Endeavor Catalyst. R5 utiliza Inteligencia Artificial para diseñar productos financieros y aseguradores rápidos, económicos y que se ajusten a las capacidades de cada persona. Para ello se focalizan en ayudar a incrementar los ingresos y activos, reducir gastos y deudas y proteger a los usuarios de accidentes inesperados. El propósito de R5 es ayudar a reducir la pobreza en Latinoamérica, mejorando la salud financiera de las personas. “Somos una Fintech con sentido social, por eso nuestra esencia es la justicia, creemos profundamente en el gana - gana, en las relaciones de mutuo beneficio; porque si nuestros clientes logran sus metas, nosotros seguiremos creciendo como organización”, defiende la startup fundada y dirigida por Fernando Sucre. La startup, fundada en 2019, ya genera ingresos a través de sus tres productos: crédito de libre inversión con vehículos como garantía, una solución de crédito para la compra de vehículos usados que otorga préstamos a tasas preferenciales y el SOAT digital. Este nuevo impulso económico y alianza con agentes clave en el ecosistema financiero y asegurar en Colombia, le convierte en una startup referencial en el panorama latinoamericano. Tags
Global Founders Capital Investments
708 Investments
Global Founders Capital has made 708 investments. Their latest investment was in Virtex as part of their Seed VC on May 5, 2022.
Global Founders Capital Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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5/19/2022 | Seed VC | Virtex | $3.2M | Yes | 2 | |
5/19/2022 | Seed VC | Unravel Carbon | $7.4M | Yes | 1 | |
5/19/2022 | Seed VC | Voicy | $1.27M | Yes | 1 | |
5/18/2022 | Series A | |||||
5/13/2022 | Seed VC - II |
Date | 5/19/2022 | 5/19/2022 | 5/19/2022 | 5/18/2022 | 5/13/2022 |
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Round | Seed VC | Seed VC | Seed VC | Series A | Seed VC - II |
Company | Virtex | Unravel Carbon | Voicy | ||
Amount | $3.2M | $7.4M | $1.27M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Global Founders Capital Portfolio Exits
45 Portfolio Exits
Global Founders Capital has 45 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was NatureBox on May 02, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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5/2/2022 | Acquired | 3 | |||
4/19/2022 | Acquired | 6 | |||
3/31/2022 | Acquired | 4 | |||
Global Founders Capital Acquisitions
1 Acquisition
Global Founders Capital acquired 1 company. Their latest acquisition was DaWanda on January 23, 2015.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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1/23/2015 | Series B | $4.7M | Acq - Fin | 2 |
Date | 1/23/2015 |
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Investment Stage | Series B |
Companies | |
Valuation | |
Total Funding | $4.7M |
Note | Acq - Fin |
Sources | 2 |
Global Founders Capital Team
11 Team Members
Global Founders Capital has 11 team members, including current Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Marc Samwer.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Marc Samwer | Groupon, Jamba!, eBay, Alando, and Bundeswehr | Founder, Chief Executive Officer | Current |
Arnt Jeschke | Jamba!, KPMG, and Deutsche Bank | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
Arnt Jeschke | Managing Director | Current | |
Marc Samwer | Managing Director | Current | |
Alexander Samwer | Managing Director | Current |
Name | Marc Samwer | Arnt Jeschke | Arnt Jeschke | Marc Samwer | Alexander Samwer |
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Work History | Groupon, Jamba!, eBay, Alando, and Bundeswehr | Jamba!, KPMG, and Deutsche Bank | |||
Title | Founder, Chief Executive Officer | Chief Financial Officer | Managing Director | Managing Director | Managing Director |
Status | Current | Current | Current | Current | Current |
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