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.

Eyad Alkassar

Investor

Cedric Asselman

Partner

Onur Erbay

Partner

Roel Janssen

Partner

Mariam Kremer

Partner

Jing Xi Lim

Venture Partner

Soheil Mirpour

Partner, Head of Growth and PE and COO

Fabricio Pettena

Director

David Sainteff

Partner

Oliver Samwer

Investor

Donald Stalter

Partner

Guilherme Steinbruch

Partner

Dominik Unuetzer

Partner

Sarra Zayani

Partner

Arnd Lodowicks Ph.D

Managing Director

Past deals in Placement Agent

Pinhome

Series B in 2022
Pinhome is a technology-driven platform that facilitates property transactions, including buying, selling, and renting real estate. It aims to meet the diverse property needs of its customers by providing a seamless online experience for conducting transactions. In addition to property dealings, Pinhome also offers various home and personal maintenance services, assisting clients in managing their real estate and personal care tasks efficiently. The platform is designed to simplify the complexities of the real estate market, making it easier for users to navigate and find suitable homes.

AMORA

Seed Round in 2022
Operator of a real estate platform intended to help Brazilians in the process of buying their properties. The company's platform helps to find the property, evaluate it and buy the property that has been chosen, enabling customers to buy the house of their choice and save by keeping part of the amount they pay in a deposit.

PropHero

Seed Round in 2022
PropHero is a property investment application that simplifies and streamlines the process of finding, purchasing, and managing investment properties. Utilizing proprietary AI algorithms, the platform assists clients in navigating due diligence and acquisition processes, making property investment more transparent and profitable. By focusing on individual needs, PropHero enables users to define their investment strategies and identify suitable opportunities, ultimately making property investment a stress-free and data-driven experience.

Pennylane

Series B in 2022
Pennylane SAS offers accounting and reporting solutions through application programming interface (API) to manage business. It brings together accountants and technology to assist startup founders and small business owners with their administrative management, including invoicing, billing, suppliers’ payment, cash management, accounting, and forecasting. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France.

Fractional

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of a fractional real estate investment platform designed to make real estate investing accessible and reduce the cost of entry and time commitment for property investing. The company's platform offers a variety of investment properties, including single-family homes and multi-family homes, enabling investors to make rental income and appreciation gains with no annual fees or holding period.

Embed (Brokerage)

Series A in 2021
Developer of financial market services platform intended to transfer funds to the seller and securities to the buyer. The company's platform offers a clearing and custody application programming interface for broker-dealers, registered investment advisors, banks, and fintech startups, enabling clients to meet the demands of today's traders and investors.

Awning

Seed Round in 2021
Awning is a technology platform and brokerage designed to simplify and enhance the process of investing in single-family rental properties. It aims to make real estate investment accessible to individuals by utilizing a proprietary database of transaction data and artificial intelligence to connect clients with suitable properties. The platform assists investors throughout the entire process, including property underwriting, negotiation, financing, and insurance. By providing these comprehensive services remotely, Awning enables clients to invest passively in real estate, facilitating the growth of their net worth through rental homes.

Pry Financials

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of financial planning and analysis software designed to facilitate budgeting. The company's software projects cashflows, models scenarios, and tracks budgets versus actuals in a visual environment tool, enabling businesses to manage their budget, hiring plan, financial model, and cash runway in an efficient way.

Parker

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Parker is an innovative investment and data platform focused on transforming the mobile home park sector. Its mission centers on preserving, enhancing, and expanding the availability of attainable housing in the United States. By leveraging a sophisticated real estate investment management platform, Parker aims to attract more capital into the housing market, thereby enabling real estate owners to generate passive income while also creating new investment opportunities. The company is supported by prominent investors, including Hustle Fund, Techstars, and Global Founders Capital, among others.

Pinhome

Series A in 2021
Pinhome is a technology-driven platform that facilitates property transactions, including buying, selling, and renting real estate. It aims to meet the diverse property needs of its customers by providing a seamless online experience for conducting transactions. In addition to property dealings, Pinhome also offers various home and personal maintenance services, assisting clients in managing their real estate and personal care tasks efficiently. The platform is designed to simplify the complexities of the real estate market, making it easier for users to navigate and find suitable homes.

Embed (Brokerage)

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of financial market services platform intended to transfer funds to the seller and securities to the buyer. The company's platform offers a clearing and custody application programming interface for broker-dealers, registered investment advisors, banks, and fintech startups, enabling clients to meet the demands of today's traders and investors.

Pennylane

Series A in 2021
Pennylane SAS offers accounting and reporting solutions through application programming interface (API) to manage business. It brings together accountants and technology to assist startup founders and small business owners with their administrative management, including invoicing, billing, suppliers’ payment, cash management, accounting, and forecasting. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France.

Pillar

Seed Round in 2020
Pillar is a company focused on the development of a sophisticated software platform for e-sports leagues, akin to the NCAA but tailored for the college e-sports environment. Based in San Francisco, it operates as an intelligent marketplace that facilitates competition among college e-sports teams. Additionally, Pillar offers a Shop tool that enables streamers to create no-code storefronts, which can be linked to their social media accounts like Twitch, Twitter, and Instagram. This tool serves as a centralized location for fans to access a variety of endorsed products from multiple brands, enhancing the engagement between streamers and their audiences while streamlining sponsorship opportunities.

Pennylane

Seed Round in 2020
Pennylane SAS offers accounting and reporting solutions through application programming interface (API) to manage business. It brings together accountants and technology to assist startup founders and small business owners with their administrative management, including invoicing, billing, suppliers’ payment, cash management, accounting, and forecasting. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France.

Pinhome

Seed Round in 2019
Pinhome is a technology-driven platform that facilitates property transactions, including buying, selling, and renting real estate. It aims to meet the diverse property needs of its customers by providing a seamless online experience for conducting transactions. In addition to property dealings, Pinhome also offers various home and personal maintenance services, assisting clients in managing their real estate and personal care tasks efficiently. The platform is designed to simplify the complexities of the real estate market, making it easier for users to navigate and find suitable homes.

Proprioo

Series B in 2019
Proprioo is a French start-up founded in 2012, based in Paris, that offers an online real estate brokerage platform. Its mission is to provide an alternative to traditional real estate agencies by enabling users to buy and sell properties through a fully digital experience. Proprioo operates across Île-de-France, Lyon, and Bordeaux, significantly reducing agency commissions by offering a complete sales service for a flat fee of €1,990. The platform employs machine learning to match property listings with qualified buyers, deliver accurate value estimates, and facilitate effective marketing distribution. By streamlining the sales process, Proprioo aims to help property owners avoid common pitfalls that can hinder sales.

TheGuarantors

Series B in 2019
TheGuarantors is a FinTech company that specializes in providing risk and financial solutions tailored for the real estate sector. By leveraging data and expertise in real estate, risk, and finance, TheGuarantors streamlines the leasing process, benefiting landlords, leasing staff, brokers, renters, and tenants. The company's platform offers a rental coverage solution that allows tenants to replace traditional security deposits with a small annual fee, thereby freeing up capital and making renting more affordable. Simultaneously, it provides landlords with necessary protection against potential risks. TheGuarantors also addresses specific market needs through offerings like Guaranti for multifamily properties and Securiti for office spaces, enhancing overall efficiency in the leasing process. The company's innovative approach has garnered recognition, including a spot on CNBC's 2018 Upstart 100 list of promising startups.

Proprioo

Series A in 2018
Proprioo is a French start-up founded in 2012, based in Paris, that offers an online real estate brokerage platform. Its mission is to provide an alternative to traditional real estate agencies by enabling users to buy and sell properties through a fully digital experience. Proprioo operates across Île-de-France, Lyon, and Bordeaux, significantly reducing agency commissions by offering a complete sales service for a flat fee of €1,990. The platform employs machine learning to match property listings with qualified buyers, deliver accurate value estimates, and facilitate effective marketing distribution. By streamlining the sales process, Proprioo aims to help property owners avoid common pitfalls that can hinder sales.

ProntoPiso

Seed Round in 2017
ProntoPiso, S.L. is a real estate agency based in Barcelona, Spain, founded in 2017. The company specializes in the sale of homes, promising to complete transactions within 90 days. If this timeline is not met, ProntoPiso offers homeowners about 95% of the property's value upfront. The firm provides comprehensive support throughout the buying and selling process, utilizing an online platform that facilitates real estate transactions. Their technology includes tools for real estate professionals, such as photographic reports and 3D videos, which enhance property marketing and help generate qualified leads. This combination of technology and financial assurance aims to simplify property transactions for clients.

Nested

Series B in 2017
Nested operates a real estate platform that aims to simplify the home-selling process for homeowners. By offering cash advances to facilitate the purchase of a new home while simultaneously managing the sale of their current property, Nested provides sellers with certainty and control over their transactions. The platform guarantees that homes will be sold within 90 days, addressing common issues such as unclear valuations and unreliable estate agents. Nested's approach is designed to alleviate the stress associated with selling a home, ensuring that clients receive the best possible price for their property while helping them secure their desired new home within their preferred timeline.

TheGuarantors

Series A in 2017
TheGuarantors is a FinTech company that specializes in providing risk and financial solutions tailored for the real estate sector. By leveraging data and expertise in real estate, risk, and finance, TheGuarantors streamlines the leasing process, benefiting landlords, leasing staff, brokers, renters, and tenants. The company's platform offers a rental coverage solution that allows tenants to replace traditional security deposits with a small annual fee, thereby freeing up capital and making renting more affordable. Simultaneously, it provides landlords with necessary protection against potential risks. TheGuarantors also addresses specific market needs through offerings like Guaranti for multifamily properties and Securiti for office spaces, enhancing overall efficiency in the leasing process. The company's innovative approach has garnered recognition, including a spot on CNBC's 2018 Upstart 100 list of promising startups.

Homeloop

Seed Round in 2017
Developer of an online property selling platform. The company's platform assesses the valuation of real estate assets through its internet portal and offers to estimate real estate assets once their different features have been input depending on the users and enabling them to sell their homes or apartments at a market price.

Nested

Series A in 2017
Nested operates a real estate platform that aims to simplify the home-selling process for homeowners. By offering cash advances to facilitate the purchase of a new home while simultaneously managing the sale of their current property, Nested provides sellers with certainty and control over their transactions. The platform guarantees that homes will be sold within 90 days, addressing common issues such as unclear valuations and unreliable estate agents. Nested's approach is designed to alleviate the stress associated with selling a home, ensuring that clients receive the best possible price for their property while helping them secure their desired new home within their preferred timeline.

Proprioo

Seed Round in 2017
Proprioo is a French start-up founded in 2012, based in Paris, that offers an online real estate brokerage platform. Its mission is to provide an alternative to traditional real estate agencies by enabling users to buy and sell properties through a fully digital experience. Proprioo operates across Île-de-France, Lyon, and Bordeaux, significantly reducing agency commissions by offering a complete sales service for a flat fee of €1,990. The platform employs machine learning to match property listings with qualified buyers, deliver accurate value estimates, and facilitate effective marketing distribution. By streamlining the sales process, Proprioo aims to help property owners avoid common pitfalls that can hinder sales.

Nested

Seed Round in 2016
Nested operates a real estate platform that aims to simplify the home-selling process for homeowners. By offering cash advances to facilitate the purchase of a new home while simultaneously managing the sale of their current property, Nested provides sellers with certainty and control over their transactions. The platform guarantees that homes will be sold within 90 days, addressing common issues such as unclear valuations and unreliable estate agents. Nested's approach is designed to alleviate the stress associated with selling a home, ensuring that clients receive the best possible price for their property while helping them secure their desired new home within their preferred timeline.

BrickVest

Venture Round in 2015
BrickVest Ltd. operates an online real estate investment platform that connects investors with a diverse range of pre-vetted real estate opportunities. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in London, with an additional office in Berlin, the platform allows investors to access deals, receive instant investment updates, and engage with other investors in a transparent environment. It caters to a wide array of clients, including individuals, regulated fund managers, banks, insurance firms, pension funds, and institutional investors, facilitating capital raising for real estate companies through its network of qualified investors. By redefining the investor-deal sponsor relationship, BrickVest provides a safe and efficient means for users to invest directly in real assets while actively managing their investments. As of early 2020, BrickVest operates as a subsidiary of Patrizia AG.

WunderAgent

Seed Round in 2015
WunderAgent is a prominent real estate sales platform in Germany, specializing in investment properties. The company provides investment consulting services through an online portal that simplifies the process of searching for suitable properties. By offering tailored guidance, WunderAgent enables customers to make informed decisions and secure investments that align with their financial goals. Its focus on facilitating smart real estate investments positions it as a key player in the market, catering to individuals seeking reliable and efficient solutions for property acquisition.

LeadPoint

Series C in 2006
LeadPoint, Inc. provides performance advertising solutions. It offers Lead MarketPlace, a trading platform and point of integration solution that auctions and routes leads directly to buyers and sellers; and PrecisionAds, which provides a consumer-focused vertical search platform that delivers real-time rate information to consumers. The company serves Fortune 500 companies, direct marketers, advertisers, and publishers in North America and Europe. LeadPoint, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California with an exchange in London, United Kingdom.
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