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.

Focus

Seed Round Series A Early Venture Credits and Lending Payments Show more

http://www.globalfounders.vc

http://www.globalfounderscapital.com/

https://crunchbase.com/organization/gfc

https://linkedin.com/company/global-founders-capital

https://pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/56355-94

https://signal.nfx.com/firms/global-founders-capital

https://twitter.com/gfc_sea

https://www.capitaliq.com/CIQDotNet/company.aspx?companyId=27958623

https://www.privateequityinternational.com/database/#/profile?id=13824

Oliver Samwer

Co-Founder & Investor

Marc Samwer

Co-Founder & Advisor

Past deals in Brazil

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.

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.