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 South America

R5

Seed Round in 2022
Grupo R5 Ltda operates R5, provides mortgages loans and insurance policy using assets, such as cars and motorcycles as collateral to customers in Bogota, Medellin, Cali, and Bucaramanga. It enables users to buy and provides consulting services online. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Bogotá, Colombia.

Grupo Central

Seed Round in 2022
Grupo Central is a pioneers in Chile in the development of the Dark Kitchens and Dark Stores model.

Dolado

Series A in 2022
Dolado allows SMBs to have access to the technologies that are only available to more sophisticated players. By doing this, it empowers small companies to bring more efficiency on the way they sell, buy and manage their business. To improve the way merchants sells, Dolado provides a digital catalog that allows the setup of a digital storefront in less than 3 minutes. On the buying side, it offers a B2B Marketplace that connects merchants to top wholesalers and give them access to the best deals. Dolado also offers a Digital Bookkeeping application that serves as a digital ledger to help business owners easily record sales, expenses, and cash transactions in one place.

Simetrik

Series A in 2022
Simetrik INC provides verification services of transactional data. It also provides control and visibility, security, reliability, scalability, real-time results, and personalization services. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Bogota, Colombia.

Medway

Series A in 2022
Medway is a platform that improves the quality of medical care in Brazil through education.

Tiba

Seed Round in 2022
Tiba offers SaaS for small businesses that provides control of sales, inventory, accounts payable and receivable in one place. The company aims to eliminate the complexity of business management. With Tiba's system, users can view data, numbers, make sales, manage stock and people easily and from anywhere.

Tiba

Seed Round in 2022
Tiba offers SaaS for small businesses that provides control of sales, inventory, accounts payable and receivable in one place. The company aims to eliminate the complexity of business management. With Tiba's system, users can view data, numbers, make sales, manage stock and people easily and from anywhere.

Bold

Series B in 2022
Bold Media, Inc. owns and operates an internal blog platform for knowledge and ideas that automatically get pushed to the appropriate channel and keeps everyone in the loop. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Melonn

Series A in 2022
Developer of a fulfillment company intended to help businesses manage inventory and orders. The company's platform connects users with online stores and offers real-time synchronization of inventories with a warehousing facility to increase the speed of packaging and delivery, enabling sellers to offer same-day delivery to their customers and increase revenue.

Nilo Saúde

Series A in 2022
Nilo is a health-tech startup focused on elderly citizens. We blend a multi-disciplinary care team to a high-tech platform to provide personalised care coordination, primary care & health services for seniors. Through Nilo, the 50+ population can have access to a care team they trust to look after their physical and mental health and help them navigate important health decisions.

Legiti

Venture Round in 2022
Legiti is an anti-fraud startup based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2019. The company specializes in providing a platform designed to combat transactional fraud in e-commerce. Its primary objective is to maximize retained revenue for clients by implementing technologies that effectively balance the reduction of chargebacks while enhancing conversion rates tailored to various business models. Additionally, Legiti emphasizes the importance of data privacy and promotes engineering best practices to strengthen its anti-fraud measures.

Diferente ≠

Seed Round in 2021
Mercado Diferente is a mission-driven Brazilian foodtech created with a purpose: give everyone access to healthy foods while fighting food waste in Latin America. By rescuing organic items considered "imperfect" and directly sending them to consumers, they are able to offer up to 40% off traditional retail prices. Founded by Eduardo Petrelli (ex-James Delivery), Saulo Marti (ex-Olist), Paulo Monçores (ex-VTex) & Walter Rodrigues (ex-Rappi), Mercado Diferente is backed by major investors such as Maya Capital, Collaborative Fund, GFC and unicorn founders like Matias Muchnick (founder of NotCo), Abhi Ramesh (founder of Misfits Market), Hamish Shepard (founder of HelloFresh) and Tiago Dalvi (founder of Olist).

Clara

Series B in 2021
We started Clara to help individuals and families finance their lives in a more efficient, transparent, and empowered way. We started with one of life’s most important financial decisions -- a home. We are building technology to reduce the time and cost it takes to originate a mortgage and creating a more personalized, clear experience for our customers.

Trinio

Seed Round in 2021
Trinio provides friction reduction and increases e-commerce conversion. They provide a customizable and secure infrastructure, enabling shoppers and e-commerce platforms to prevent fraud and checkout transactions.

Velvet

Venture Round in 2021
Velvet is a liquidity platform for venture capital.

SWAP

Series A in 2021
SWAP empowers companies to transform their financial operation with an innovative approach, technology, and business model. SWAP’s APIs offer clients end-to-end, white-label, financial solutions. Connected to them, its clients are able to develop complete financial ecosystems including pre-paid cards, digital wallets, financial services and further monetize their platform while expanding their core experience. It removes barriers and generates new business lines for companies, effectively creating internal fintech.

SouSmile

Series B in 2021
SouSmile is a dental beauty startup that believes everyone should have access to a smile they love. We sell our own brand of invisible aligners and whitening gels through conveniently-located retail locations where our team of dentists is available to create personalized treatment plans.

Tenchi

Seed Round in 2021
Tenchi Security specializes in consulting services and innovative products aimed at enhancing the security and compliance of organizations transitioning to cloud solutions. The firm assists clients in developing effective cloud strategies, implementing security best practices, and automating security processes to mitigate risks while maximizing the benefits of cloud technology. With a team of experienced cloud and security professionals, Tenchi Security enables organizations to harness the flexibility, scalability, and cost savings of the cloud without compromising security. Additionally, the company offers a security management platform that allows businesses to monitor their relationships with technology suppliers in real-time, thereby reducing information asymmetry related to security and compliance risks. This comprehensive approach facilitates informed decision-making and supports the secure integration of cloud environments into corporate ecosystems.

trii

Seed Round in 2021
Trii is a fintech company focused on democratizing access to the stock market in Colombia through its innovative trading application. By partnering with leading financial institutions, Trii has created a platform that allows individual investors to easily buy and sell shares directly from their mobile devices. The application significantly lowers the costs associated with retail transactions, making investing more accessible and efficient. It also enables users to automate their investment processes, which traditionally required considerable time and expense. Through these efforts, Trii aims to empower a broader range of individuals to participate in the financial markets.

Favo

Series A in 2021
Favo is a supermarket shopping community that connects local entrepreneurs and neighbors.

Trybe

Series B in 2021
Trybe Holding LLC, located in Brazil, operates as a modern educational institution aimed at individuals seeking to enhance their digital skills and pursue careers in technology. The organization caters to both students and professionals who are committed to improving their lives through education in digital professions. By providing a structured learning environment, Trybe equips its participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in the evolving tech landscape.

Favo

Series A in 2021
Favo is a supermarket shopping community that connects local entrepreneurs and neighbors.

ZAX

Series A in 2021
Creating a platform for product discovery, sales, marketing, trust, payment, credit & logistics services to suppliers & resellers across Latin America.

Musa Tecnologia LTDA

Series A in 2021
Musa is a smart city solution providing a platform that efficiently connects waste generators, haulers, and recyclers. Our mission is to guarantee that all waste becomes raw material directed to a productive chain of reuse. This is what connects us, a world without waste where everything can be reused. We want to transform the waste management industry by leveraging technology and developing new business models ensuring economic, social, and environmental impact.

Nomad

Series A in 2021
Nomad is providing financial services.

Bold

Venture Round in 2021
Bold Media, Inc. owns and operates an internal blog platform for knowledge and ideas that automatically get pushed to the appropriate channel and keeps everyone in the loop. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Simetrik

Seed Round in 2021
Simetrik INC provides verification services of transactional data. It also provides control and visibility, security, reliability, scalability, real-time results, and personalization services. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Bogota, Colombia.

Favo

Series A in 2021
Favo is a supermarket shopping community that connects local entrepreneurs and neighbors.

Dolado

Seed Round in 2020
Dolado allows SMBs to have access to the technologies that are only available to more sophisticated players. By doing this, it empowers small companies to bring more efficiency on the way they sell, buy and manage their business. To improve the way merchants sells, Dolado provides a digital catalog that allows the setup of a digital storefront in less than 3 minutes. On the buying side, it offers a B2B Marketplace that connects merchants to top wholesalers and give them access to the best deals. Dolado also offers a Digital Bookkeeping application that serves as a digital ledger to help business owners easily record sales, expenses, and cash transactions in one place.

Legiti

Seed Round in 2020
Legiti is an anti-fraud startup based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2019. The company specializes in providing a platform designed to combat transactional fraud in e-commerce. Its primary objective is to maximize retained revenue for clients by implementing technologies that effectively balance the reduction of chargebacks while enhancing conversion rates tailored to various business models. Additionally, Legiti emphasizes the importance of data privacy and promotes engineering best practices to strengthen its anti-fraud measures.

Musa Tecnologia LTDA

Seed Round in 2020
Musa is a smart city solution providing a platform that efficiently connects waste generators, haulers, and recyclers. Our mission is to guarantee that all waste becomes raw material directed to a productive chain of reuse. This is what connects us, a world without waste where everything can be reused. We want to transform the waste management industry by leveraging technology and developing new business models ensuring economic, social, and environmental impact.

Alude

Seed Round in 2020
Alude TECNOLOGIA LTDA develops a real estate buying and leasing process automation platform. The company offers a platform, which provides background checks, document collection, contract proposals, insurance purchase, and online signing process automation to the brokers. It also sells mortgage and insurance to the customers. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.

SWAP

Seed Round in 2020
SWAP empowers companies to transform their financial operation with an innovative approach, technology, and business model. SWAP’s APIs offer clients end-to-end, white-label, financial solutions. Connected to them, its clients are able to develop complete financial ecosystems including pre-paid cards, digital wallets, financial services and further monetize their platform while expanding their core experience. It removes barriers and generates new business lines for companies, effectively creating internal fintech.

Trybe

Series A in 2020
Trybe Holding LLC, located in Brazil, operates as a modern educational institution aimed at individuals seeking to enhance their digital skills and pursue careers in technology. The organization caters to both students and professionals who are committed to improving their lives through education in digital professions. By providing a structured learning environment, Trybe equips its participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in the evolving tech landscape.

Kovi

Series A in 2019
Kovi Tecnologia Ltda. is a car rental service based in São Paulo, Brazil, established in 2018. The company specializes in providing rental cars across various segments, including hatchbacks, sedans, and sports utility vehicles, primarily targeting on-demand drivers in Latin America. Kovi operates an online platform that facilitates rentals for rideshare and delivery drivers, emphasizing convenience and cost-effectiveness. By partnering with automakers and traditional car rental companies, Kovi adopts an asset-light model, enabling it to offer flexible rental solutions that streamline transportation for users. The company's focus on leveraging technology aims to enhance accessibility and security in the car rental market.

SouSmile

Series A in 2019
SouSmile is a dental beauty startup that believes everyone should have access to a smile they love. We sell our own brand of invisible aligners and whitening gels through conveniently-located retail locations where our team of dentists is available to create personalized treatment plans.

LAR.app

Seed Round in 2019
LAR.app is a Condominium and Property Management Company that uses technology to improve cost efficiency and CX residential properties.

Simetrik

Seed Round in 2019
Simetrik INC provides verification services of transactional data. It also provides control and visibility, security, reliability, scalability, real-time results, and personalization services. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Bogota, Colombia.

SouSmile

Seed Round in 2019
SouSmile is a dental beauty startup that believes everyone should have access to a smile they love. We sell our own brand of invisible aligners and whitening gels through conveniently-located retail locations where our team of dentists is available to create personalized treatment plans.

Zen Finance

Seed Round in 2019
Zen Finance is a Fintech that improve the relationship of people and companies. Zen is the 1st fintech as a service platform of Brazil. They provide design, customize and operate financial products to generate more value to their partners and their clients. Their partners are Uber, iFood, Dafiti and many others. Their purpose is to to create financial bridges between people and their finances through technology. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Kovi

Seed Round in 2019
Kovi Tecnologia Ltda. is a car rental service based in São Paulo, Brazil, established in 2018. The company specializes in providing rental cars across various segments, including hatchbacks, sedans, and sports utility vehicles, primarily targeting on-demand drivers in Latin America. Kovi operates an online platform that facilitates rentals for rideshare and delivery drivers, emphasizing convenience and cost-effectiveness. By partnering with automakers and traditional car rental companies, Kovi adopts an asset-light model, enabling it to offer flexible rental solutions that streamline transportation for users. The company's focus on leveraging technology aims to enhance accessibility and security in the car rental market.

Escale

Series C in 2019
Escale is a technology marketing and sales company. It is displacing the traditional outsourced agency & outsourced sales model, which has misaligned incentives, fails at leveraging data across online-to-offline conversion funnels and creates sub-par customer experiences. Via Escale's platform, it acquires customers for major B2C brands, managing the entire marketing and sales funnel from demand generation online through closing the final sales with our in-house performance sales center. It is paid 100% in a commission model for each customer it acquires and all marketing spend comes from its own investment to ensure they are truly aligned for performance and have full control over their own decisions. Escale was founded by Matthew Kligerman and Ken Diamond in 2013; and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

ZAX

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Creating a platform for product discovery, sales, marketing, trust, payment, credit & logistics services to suppliers & resellers across Latin America.

Creditoo

Seed Round in 2018
CREDITOO TECNOLOGIA, SOLUÇÕES FINANCEIRAS E SERVIÇOS LTDA develops a platform which provides private payroll loan solutions. It helps employees who do not have access to payroll loans or have bureaucratic access with high-interest rates, enabling companies to offer their employees a simple and fast mode of credit. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. As of August 1, 2019, CREDITOO TECNOLOGIA, SOLUÇÕES FINANCEIRAS E SERVIÇOS LTDA operates as a subsidiary of Creditas Soluções Financeiras Ltda.

Zen Finance

Funding Round in 2018
Zen Finance is a Fintech that improve the relationship of people and companies. Zen is the 1st fintech as a service platform of Brazil. They provide design, customize and operate financial products to generate more value to their partners and their clients. Their partners are Uber, iFood, Dafiti and many others. Their purpose is to to create financial bridges between people and their finances through technology. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

InstaCarro

Series A in 2018
InstaCarro is an online platform that enables individuals to buy and sell cars. The company aims to add value both to individuals who want to sell their cars and to resellers. For individuals who want to sell, InstaCarro delivers the convenience of online quotes, higher than average prices and immediate payment after inspection. For buyers, it offers online access to the large inventory of cars previously inspected and guarantees immediate return if a car purchased is in different conditions than reported. It was launched by Diego Fischer and Luca Cafici in July 2015 and is operated from Sao Paulo, Brazil.

BeeTech

Series A in 2018
BeeTech Global, founded in 2016 and headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, specializes in payment processing solutions and cross-border infrastructure for currency exchange. The company offers a range of services, including Remessa Online for individual users and Remessa Online for Business tailored to corporate clients. Additionally, BeeTech provides BeeConnect, a platform that allows businesses to offer currency exchange services to their customers, and BeeCâmbio, a currency exchange store. By leveraging financial technology and innovation, BeeTech aims to enhance transparency in currency exchange and international payments, eliminating high fees, unexpected rates, and bureaucratic hurdles that have traditionally plagued the industry.

Remessa Online

Series A in 2018
Remessa Online develops an online platform for foreign exchange and international transfer services. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.

Escale

Series B in 2018
Escale is a technology marketing and sales company. It is displacing the traditional outsourced agency & outsourced sales model, which has misaligned incentives, fails at leveraging data across online-to-offline conversion funnels and creates sub-par customer experiences. Via Escale's platform, it acquires customers for major B2C brands, managing the entire marketing and sales funnel from demand generation online through closing the final sales with our in-house performance sales center. It is paid 100% in a commission model for each customer it acquires and all marketing spend comes from its own investment to ensure they are truly aligned for performance and have full control over their own decisions. Escale was founded by Matthew Kligerman and Ken Diamond in 2013; and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

DogHero

Series B in 2017
DogHero, Ltd. develops and operates a peer-to-peer platform connecting pet owners with trusted sitters. The company operates a marketplace for boarding pets while owners are away. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. As of October 26, 2020, DogHero, Ltd. operated as a subsidiary of Petsupermarket Comércio de Produtos Para Animais S.A.

InstaCarro

Series A in 2017
InstaCarro is an online platform that enables individuals to buy and sell cars. The company aims to add value both to individuals who want to sell their cars and to resellers. For individuals who want to sell, InstaCarro delivers the convenience of online quotes, higher than average prices and immediate payment after inspection. For buyers, it offers online access to the large inventory of cars previously inspected and guarantees immediate return if a car purchased is in different conditions than reported. It was launched by Diego Fischer and Luca Cafici in July 2015 and is operated from Sao Paulo, Brazil.

bxblue

Seed Round in 2017
bxblue is a marketplace for personal loans in Brazil explicitly targeting pensioners and Government workers because they can they take loans secured by their guaranteed income. Because of that banks can deduct the payment directly from the paycheck, leading to an apr 10x lower than credit cards. Payroll secured loans are the most affordable personal loan in Brazil, and they represent 60% of the personal loans in the country. It is a 40bn dollar/year marke, completely offline. We are taking this entire market online.

Voopter

Seed Round in 2017
Voopter Internet do Brasil SA is a Brazilian travel app and website that specializes in comparing airline ticket prices, as well as hotel and agency fares. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Voopter offers users a platform to find the best travel deals through its advanced price comparison technology. The company's proprietary core engine and user-friendly interface enhance the search experience, allowing customers to easily access promotional content and make informed travel decisions.

Rapidoo

Venture Round in 2017
Rapidoo Serviços de Tecnologia LTDA is a Brazilian company established in 2016 and headquartered in São Paulo. It specializes in providing financing services for small and medium-sized enterprises through an online invoice factoring platform. This platform allows businesses to anticipate payments on invoices issued in installments, facilitating access to working capital by depositing funds for discounted bills. Rapidoo aims to offer a practical, transparent, and competitively priced alternative in a market characterized by inefficiencies and high interest rates. As of July 2020, Rapidoo operates as a subsidiary of One7.

Escale

Series A in 2017
Escale is a technology marketing and sales company. It is displacing the traditional outsourced agency & outsourced sales model, which has misaligned incentives, fails at leveraging data across online-to-offline conversion funnels and creates sub-par customer experiences. Via Escale's platform, it acquires customers for major B2C brands, managing the entire marketing and sales funnel from demand generation online through closing the final sales with our in-house performance sales center. It is paid 100% in a commission model for each customer it acquires and all marketing spend comes from its own investment to ensure they are truly aligned for performance and have full control over their own decisions. Escale was founded by Matthew Kligerman and Ken Diamond in 2013; and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Voopter

Seed Round in 2015
Voopter Internet do Brasil SA is a Brazilian travel app and website that specializes in comparing airline ticket prices, as well as hotel and agency fares. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Voopter offers users a platform to find the best travel deals through its advanced price comparison technology. The company's proprietary core engine and user-friendly interface enhance the search experience, allowing customers to easily access promotional content and make informed travel decisions.

Voopter

Seed Round in 2015
Voopter Internet do Brasil SA is a Brazilian travel app and website that specializes in comparing airline ticket prices, as well as hotel and agency fares. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Voopter offers users a platform to find the best travel deals through its advanced price comparison technology. The company's proprietary core engine and user-friendly interface enhance the search experience, allowing customers to easily access promotional content and make informed travel decisions.

Voopter

Seed Round in 2013
Voopter Internet do Brasil SA is a Brazilian travel app and website that specializes in comparing airline ticket prices, as well as hotel and agency fares. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Voopter offers users a platform to find the best travel deals through its advanced price comparison technology. The company's proprietary core engine and user-friendly interface enhance the search experience, allowing customers to easily access promotional content and make informed travel decisions.

MediaMath

Series B in 2011
MediaMath, Inc. is a provider of digital advertising media and data management technology solutions for advertisers globally. The company's TerminalOne platform facilitates the activation of data, automates execution, and optimizes advertising interactions across various addressable media. Additionally, MediaMath offers an Omnichannel programmatic marketing platform that enhances personalized customer engagement, accesses media at scale, and utilizes machine learning for measurement and optimization. Beyond technology, MediaMath provides professional services in programmatic strategy, analytics, technology support, and advertising operations, as well as training and certification programs in digital marketing. Founded in 2007, MediaMath is headquartered in New York City and operates additional offices in various locations, including California, Massachusetts, Illinois, Florida, North Carolina, the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Singapore, Japan, Brazil, Australia, and India.

MediaMath

Venture Round in 2009
MediaMath, Inc. is a provider of digital advertising media and data management technology solutions for advertisers globally. The company's TerminalOne platform facilitates the activation of data, automates execution, and optimizes advertising interactions across various addressable media. Additionally, MediaMath offers an Omnichannel programmatic marketing platform that enhances personalized customer engagement, accesses media at scale, and utilizes machine learning for measurement and optimization. Beyond technology, MediaMath provides professional services in programmatic strategy, analytics, technology support, and advertising operations, as well as training and certification programs in digital marketing. Founded in 2007, MediaMath is headquartered in New York City and operates additional offices in various locations, including California, Massachusetts, Illinois, Florida, North Carolina, the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Singapore, Japan, Brazil, Australia, and India.