Global Founders Capital

Global Founders Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 and based in Berlin, Germany, with a focus on empowering entrepreneurs globally. The firm is stage agnostic, investing in companies across various sectors, including internet, software, fintech, e-commerce, and telecommunications. Global Founders Capital typically invests in the equity of young technology companies, with a preference for startups located in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, Vietnam, Colombia, Europe, the United States, and China. Investment amounts range from €0.01 million to €10 million, with specific allocations varying by stage: seed investments typically between €0.1 million and €1 million, early-stage investments between €1 million and €3 million, and growth-stage investments between €3 million and €8 million. The firm often seeks to be the lead investor and aims to secure board representation in its portfolio companies.

Marc Samwer

Co-Founder & Advisor

Oliver Samwer

Co-Founder & Investor

Past deals in Germany

WunderAgent

Seed Round in 2015
WunderAgents is Germany’s leading end-to-end real estate sales platform for investment properties.

Deutsche Startups

Venture Round in 2007
Deutsche Startups supplies information and news on the German internet startup scene on a daily basis. It offers interviews, portraits of individual startups and founders, and market census data on various segments. deutsche-startups.com’s startup navigator is a travel guide that offers insider tips related to the four most important German cities for new businesses: Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne, and Munich. The tips concentrate on points of interest for internet entrepreneurs. Deutsche Startups is operated from Berlin, Germany.