Global Founders Capital

Global Founders Capital (GFC) is a venture capital firm established in 2013 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany. The firm is stage agnostic, meaning it invests in companies at various stages of development, from early-stage ventures to those preparing for an initial public offering. GFC focuses on empowering talented entrepreneurs and seeks investment opportunities in sectors such as internet, retail, financial software, media, communication, and information technology. With a global perspective, GFC aims to support innovative companies across all continents.

Oliver Samwer

Co-Founder & Investor

Marc Samwer

Co-Founder & Advisor

Past deals in Pakistan

Rider

Seed Round in 2022
Developer of a logistics platform designed for online sellers in Pakistan. The company delivers e-commerce products from online stores and marketplaces to the customers' doorstep, also provides cash on delivery and cash now, and delivers later service, enabling vendors to receive payments early and deliver goods to their customers on time.

Truck It In

Seed Round in 2022
Truck It In is a logistics technology company aimed at streamlining road freight operations in Pakistan. Its platform serves over 3.3 million businesses, providing a connection between shippers and truckers. By offering access to a reliable fleet of trucks at competitive prices, Truck It In facilitates instant load bookings and ensures back-haul load availability. The platform automates the delivery tracking process, thereby enhancing efficiency within the logistics industry and unlocking significant resource potential.

SimpliFi

Venture Round in 2021
SimpliFi is on a mission to democratize payments by building the leading Cards as a Service (CaaS) platform for MENA and Pakistan.

PostEx

Seed Round in 2021
PostEx is a hybrid of receivables factoring solutions and courier services that pay invoice values upfront to e-commerce companies offering Cash on Delivery as one of their modes of payment.

Savyour

Seed Round in 2021
Savyour is Pakistan’s first and only cashback app, offering top deals and discounts on hundreds of Pakistan’s most loved online brands.

Zarya

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Zarya operates an online reselling platform that allows small sellers to source a diverse range of products, including apparel for women and children, electronics, and home goods. The platform provides a catalog of quality products, enabling sellers to offer these items within their networks. In addition to facilitating product access, Zarya encourages users to connect and share product recommendations, ensuring that shoppers can find a wide variety of quality products at affordable prices.

Rider

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of a logistics platform designed for online sellers in Pakistan. The company delivers e-commerce products from online stores and marketplaces to the customers' doorstep, also provides cash on delivery and cash now, and delivers later service, enabling vendors to receive payments early and deliver goods to their customers on time.

Tazah Technologies

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Tazah's mission is to improve the lives of producers, businesses and consumers by building a tech-enabled OS for food and agri supply chain of Pakistan

Truck It In

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Truck It In is a logistics technology company aimed at streamlining road freight operations in Pakistan. Its platform serves over 3.3 million businesses, providing a connection between shippers and truckers. By offering access to a reliable fleet of trucks at competitive prices, Truck It In facilitates instant load bookings and ensures back-haul load availability. The platform automates the delivery tracking process, thereby enhancing efficiency within the logistics industry and unlocking significant resource potential.

Bazaar Technologies

Series A in 2021
Bazaar is empowering small and medium sized retailers who form the backbone of Pakistan’s retail economy. Bazaar’s mobile app gives these small business owners access to a large assortment of goods from multiple local and international brands as well as unbranded products on a single platform - which can be ordered at any day of the week with free next day delivery to storefronts. Our mission is to build a truly incredible and scalable tech company in and for Pakistan.

QisstPay

Seed Round in 2021
QisstPay operates a Buy Now, Pay Later platform in Pakistan, offering consumers the ability to purchase items through interest-free installments. The service is designed to facilitate credit sales for merchants without imposing any markup fees or interest charges. By enabling customers to buy products such as clothing and shoes while deferring payment, QisstPay enhances the shopping experience and increases sales potential for retailers. The platform aims to simplify the payment process and make installment purchasing accessible, thereby promoting a more flexible financial option for consumers in Pakistan.

Truck It In

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Truck It In is a logistics technology company aimed at streamlining road freight operations in Pakistan. Its platform serves over 3.3 million businesses, providing a connection between shippers and truckers. By offering access to a reliable fleet of trucks at competitive prices, Truck It In facilitates instant load bookings and ensures back-haul load availability. The platform automates the delivery tracking process, thereby enhancing efficiency within the logistics industry and unlocking significant resource potential.

Safepay

Seed Round in 2021
Safepay provides a single integrated payment solution that interoperates with local and international payment options.

Bazaar Technologies

Seed Round in 2021
Bazaar is empowering small and medium sized retailers who form the backbone of Pakistan’s retail economy. Bazaar’s mobile app gives these small business owners access to a large assortment of goods from multiple local and international brands as well as unbranded products on a single platform - which can be ordered at any day of the week with free next day delivery to storefronts. Our mission is to build a truly incredible and scalable tech company in and for Pakistan.