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 Transport and logistics

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.

Luwjistik

Seed Round in 2022
Luwjistik operates a web-based networking platform that facilitates direct connections between clients and logistics service providers. By offering a software-as-a-service solution, Luwjistik serves as an application programming interface (API) bridge, allowing users to connect seamlessly with the service providers that best meet their logistical requirements. This approach streamlines the logistics process, enhancing efficiency and accessibility for businesses seeking tailored solutions in modern logistics.

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.

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.

Baly

Seed Round in 2022
Baly is the taxi/car booking application. Baly also provides food and grocery delivery services.

Voly

Seed Round in 2021
VOLY is an online supermarket and delivery service that offers instant grocery delivery. The company retails the majority of essential household items that are sold in most supermarkets, including fresh produce, baby formula, and cleaning supplies. VOLY was established in 2021 by Mark Heath and Thibault Henry.

Ofload

Series A in 2021
Ofload is a digital road freight platform that fully tackles inefficiencies. Ofload connects road freight to thousands of reliable carriers and manage it through technology. This means less waste and more data. Ofload manages end-to-end logistics fulfillment through technology, connects carriers with shippers helping shipments to be delivered quickly and affordably by taking up what would have been empty space in delivery vehicles, allowing businesses to have visibility of their shipments.

Everstox

Series A in 2021
Developer of a logistics platform intended to facilitate scalable and data-driven fulfillment for e-commerce and retail businesses. The company's platform optimizes the flow of goods, solving inefficiencies in warehousing and fulfilling operations by reducing transport emissions along the supply chain, enabling logistics network companies to access qualified warehousing and fulfillment services, as well as control and automate logistics processes using cloud technology.

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.

Luwjistik

Seed Round in 2021
Luwjistik operates a web-based networking platform that facilitates direct connections between clients and logistics service providers. By offering a software-as-a-service solution, Luwjistik serves as an application programming interface (API) bridge, allowing users to connect seamlessly with the service providers that best meet their logistical requirements. This approach streamlines the logistics process, enhancing efficiency and accessibility for businesses seeking tailored solutions in modern logistics.

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.

TransAstra

Pre Seed Round in 2021
TransAstra is developing breakthrough technologies in the areas of space resources and in-space transportation to enable massive growth to existing space industries and whole new space industries. We lead the world in the technologies to find, prospect, harvest and use space resources. Space resources include water and other valuable materials to be found on asteroids and lunar poles. We know how to extract these resources and use them as rocket propellant to for use in today's commercial satellites and whole new industries including space tourism.

Tinvio

Series A in 2021
Tinvio is a developer of supply chain and commerce software aimed at enhancing collaboration between merchants and suppliers. The platform allows users to communicate with suppliers, create purchase orders through a mobile interface, and maintain a digital ledger of all transactions, including orders and invoices. By providing insights to improve purchasing decisions, Tinvio empowers businesses to work more effectively together, ultimately driving productivity and profitability for all parties involved. Through its user-friendly design and supportive features, Tinvio seeks to ensure that every merchant and supplier can operate more efficiently.

Truckoo

Seed Round in 2021
Operator of a commercial vehicle trade platform intended to digitally shape the trade of heavy-duty vehicles and construction equipment. The company's platform acts as the purchasing network for dealers and repair shops, and the vehicles are inspected by partner repair shops, exclusively for dealers and repair shops, enabling logistics companies and truck fleet operators to have a digital, transparent, and reliable process of buying and selling.

Universal Hydrogen

Series A in 2021
Universal Hydrogen is a fuel logistics company making hydrogen-powered commercial flight a near-term reality.

MightyFly

Seed Round in 2021
MightyFly is enabling worldwide access to goods with fast, on-demand delivery services for businesses and consumers. We’re putting the infrastructure in place to connect remote locations together with long range, heavy cargo aircraft. Many areas in the world today suffer from an inability to obtain critical and often urgently needed goods and supplies at an affordable cost. Our goal at MightyFly is to solve this problem through express, customized aerial drone delivery services. MightyFly drones will transport cargo to multiple locations in a single flight across hundreds of miles of remote terrain that is difficult if not impossible to cross with trucks or other ground vehicles. We are developing vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) drones that fly more than 300 miles, and carry payloads in excess of 50 pounds at a fraction of the cost of helicopters. Featuring automated cargo loading and unloading, and requiring no launch or recovery infrastructure, MightyFly drones will accommodate ad-hoc deliveries to undeveloped sites as well as servicing locations along established routes.

Truckoo

Seed Round in 2021
Operator of a commercial vehicle trade platform intended to digitally shape the trade of heavy-duty vehicles and construction equipment. The company's platform acts as the purchasing network for dealers and repair shops, and the vehicles are inspected by partner repair shops, exclusively for dealers and repair shops, enabling logistics companies and truck fleet operators to have a digital, transparent, and reliable process of buying and selling.

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.

Haul

Seed Round in 2021
Operator of an on-demand job platform intended to redefine the traditional truck-driving employment model. The company connects pre-qualified truck drivers to truck fleets for CDL jobs while offering several services including automated and streamlined compliance, price transparency, coverage, and benefits for drivers, enabling commercial truck drivers to find jobs easily and truck fleets to connect to professional drivers.

Ofload

Venture Round in 2021
Ofload is a digital road freight platform that fully tackles inefficiencies. Ofload connects road freight to thousands of reliable carriers and manage it through technology. This means less waste and more data. Ofload manages end-to-end logistics fulfillment through technology, connects carriers with shippers helping shipments to be delivered quickly and affordably by taking up what would have been empty space in delivery vehicles, allowing businesses to have visibility of their shipments.

Voly

Pre Seed Round in 2021
VOLY is an online supermarket and delivery service that offers instant grocery delivery. The company retails the majority of essential household items that are sold in most supermarkets, including fresh produce, baby formula, and cleaning supplies. VOLY was established in 2021 by Mark Heath and Thibault Henry.

Everstox

Seed Round in 2020
Developer of a logistics platform intended to facilitate scalable and data-driven fulfillment for e-commerce and retail businesses. The company's platform optimizes the flow of goods, solving inefficiencies in warehousing and fulfilling operations by reducing transport emissions along the supply chain, enabling logistics network companies to access qualified warehousing and fulfillment services, as well as control and automate logistics processes using cloud technology.

Ofload

Seed Round in 2020
Ofload is a digital road freight platform that fully tackles inefficiencies. Ofload connects road freight to thousands of reliable carriers and manage it through technology. This means less waste and more data. Ofload manages end-to-end logistics fulfillment through technology, connects carriers with shippers helping shipments to be delivered quickly and affordably by taking up what would have been empty space in delivery vehicles, allowing businesses to have visibility of their shipments.

Tinvio

Seed Round in 2020
Tinvio is a developer of supply chain and commerce software aimed at enhancing collaboration between merchants and suppliers. The platform allows users to communicate with suppliers, create purchase orders through a mobile interface, and maintain a digital ledger of all transactions, including orders and invoices. By providing insights to improve purchasing decisions, Tinvio empowers businesses to work more effectively together, ultimately driving productivity and profitability for all parties involved. Through its user-friendly design and supportive features, Tinvio seeks to ensure that every merchant and supplier can operate more efficiently.

Bego

Seed Round in 2020
Bego is a cargo company that specialize in container and transport boxes. They have integrated the best providers in their platform in order to offer you the best service to their clients. From the most important banks in Mexico, to the most advanced navigation technology (Google Maps, Waze, and Apple Maps). They offers real-time experience that receives notifications on cell phone and email in real time for each relevant event.

Convelio

Series A in 2020
Convelio is a global logistics startup that specializes in the safe shipping of fine art. The company offers a range of artwork logistics services that take into account factors such as fragility, dimensions, and value to create tailored logistics solutions for each piece. By providing online booking and tracking services, Convelio facilitates a more transparent and streamlined shipping process for galleries, auction houses, interior designers, and collectors, making art transportation easier and safer.

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.

Shipwell

Series B in 2019
Shipwell, Inc. is a technology company that develops software solutions for managing truckload and less-than-truckload freight operations. Its primary offering is a cloud-based transportation management system designed to optimize and automate supply chain processes for shippers, third-party logistics providers, and carrier networks. The platform supports various freight types, including LTL and FTL freight, as well as e-commerce and parcel shipping. Shipwell's software facilitates real-time communication among shippers, brokers, and carriers, enhancing the efficiency of freight movement. By leveraging advanced analytics, the company helps clients identify opportunities within their supply chains to drive operational improvements. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Shipwell generates revenue through commissions on freight services and fees for its freight management software.

Distru

Seed Round in 2019
Distru, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing an inventory management platform tailored for the cannabis industry. Founded in 2016 and based in Oakland, California, Distru's application addresses supply chain challenges by offering comprehensive tools for inventory and order management, customer relationship management, fulfillment, and logistics. Key features of the platform include support for multi-warehousing, integration with QuickBooks Online, product assembly, an online menu, a map interface, reporting capabilities, task management, and a real-time dashboard. By serving manufacturers and distributors, Distru aims to enhance operational efficiency and facilitate effective distribution within the cannabis sector.

Forto

Series B in 2019
Forto, founded in Berlin in 2016 as FreightHub, is a digital freight forwarder specializing in logistics technology and services for global supply chains. The company offers an intuitive platform that enables customers to optimize and manage their entire supply chain processes efficiently. With a diverse portfolio of over 2,000 customers and a workforce of over 200 employees, Forto operates across nine global offices. The company is committed to enhancing global trade while promoting sustainability, positioning itself as a leader in the logistics sector.

Glife

Seed Round in 2019
Glife is a Singapore-based company that connects farmers with restaurants, creating an efficient invoicing system to manage perishable goods and enhance the traceability of produce. The platform addresses logistical challenges by pilot-testing on-demand delivery solutions for last-mile fulfillment. Additionally, Glife aims to promote conscious and healthy living by uniting consumers, communities, and merchants in a single online-to-offline platform. Committed to fostering social bonds and supporting the green revolution, Glife provides a comprehensive hub for environmentally-friendly and sustainable products and services.

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.

Trusk

Series A in 2019
Trusk is a freight forwarder company that moves furniture on demand. Trusk is a freight forwarder: as such, it works only with transport professionals, qualified and insured. TRUSK ACADEMY is their training and selection tool. The TRUSKERS are thus trained in the values ​​of the company.

Convelio

Seed Round in 2019
Convelio is a global logistics startup that specializes in the safe shipping of fine art. The company offers a range of artwork logistics services that take into account factors such as fragility, dimensions, and value to create tailored logistics solutions for each piece. By providing online booking and tracking services, Convelio facilitates a more transparent and streamlined shipping process for galleries, auction houses, interior designers, and collectors, making art transportation easier and safer.

Shipwell

Series A in 2018
Shipwell, Inc. is a technology company that develops software solutions for managing truckload and less-than-truckload freight operations. Its primary offering is a cloud-based transportation management system designed to optimize and automate supply chain processes for shippers, third-party logistics providers, and carrier networks. The platform supports various freight types, including LTL and FTL freight, as well as e-commerce and parcel shipping. Shipwell's software facilitates real-time communication among shippers, brokers, and carriers, enhancing the efficiency of freight movement. By leveraging advanced analytics, the company helps clients identify opportunities within their supply chains to drive operational improvements. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Shipwell generates revenue through commissions on freight services and fees for its freight management software.

Wineapp

Pre Seed Round in 2018
UK's largest app for wine on-demand. Over 800 fine wines, spirits & craft beers delivered in 30-40 minutes to your door.

Convelio

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Convelio is a global logistics startup that specializes in the safe shipping of fine art. The company offers a range of artwork logistics services that take into account factors such as fragility, dimensions, and value to create tailored logistics solutions for each piece. By providing online booking and tracking services, Convelio facilitates a more transparent and streamlined shipping process for galleries, auction houses, interior designers, and collectors, making art transportation easier and safer.

Forto

Series A in 2017
Forto, founded in Berlin in 2016 as FreightHub, is a digital freight forwarder specializing in logistics technology and services for global supply chains. The company offers an intuitive platform that enables customers to optimize and manage their entire supply chain processes efficiently. With a diverse portfolio of over 2,000 customers and a workforce of over 200 employees, Forto operates across nine global offices. The company is committed to enhancing global trade while promoting sustainability, positioning itself as a leader in the logistics sector.

Quiqup

Series B in 2017
Quiqup is a provider of on-demand, same-day, and scheduled delivery solutions to retailers and restaurants. Quiqup is reinventing the way consumer urban deliveries are done for better business, better cities, and better living. The company empowering any business to deliver a best-in-class delivery experience by creating the next generation of delivery solutions to suit shoppers’ ever-increasing demands.
 Quiqup offers on-demand, same day and scheduled deliveries you can control, a fleet of professional couriers can tap into, and a platform to help them to manage and automate deliveries. They also work with large businesses to design custom logistics solutions, using its modular tech and operations to create services built with their business needs in mind.

Trusk

Series A in 2016
Trusk is a freight forwarder company that moves furniture on demand. Trusk is a freight forwarder: as such, it works only with transport professionals, qualified and insured. TRUSK ACADEMY is their training and selection tool. The TRUSKERS are thus trained in the values ​​of the company.

Movinga

Series C in 2016
Movinga GmbH is an online platform based in Berlin, Germany, that specializes in relocation and moving services. Founded in 2015, the company connects customers with various moving companies, allowing users to find and book services that meet their specific needs. Movinga operates as a logistics tech provider, offering a user-friendly booking process that includes personalized advice from relocation advisors, dedicated removal teams for loading and transport, and transport insurance. The platform serves both private individuals and businesses, facilitating not only residential moves but also goods transport and courier services. By integrating logistics solutions, Movinga aims to provide efficient and affordable moving experiences for its clients.

Forto

Seed Round in 2016
Forto, founded in Berlin in 2016 as FreightHub, is a digital freight forwarder specializing in logistics technology and services for global supply chains. The company offers an intuitive platform that enables customers to optimize and manage their entire supply chain processes efficiently. With a diverse portfolio of over 2,000 customers and a workforce of over 200 employees, Forto operates across nine global offices. The company is committed to enhancing global trade while promoting sustainability, positioning itself as a leader in the logistics sector.

Movinga

Series B in 2016
Movinga GmbH is an online platform based in Berlin, Germany, that specializes in relocation and moving services. Founded in 2015, the company connects customers with various moving companies, allowing users to find and book services that meet their specific needs. Movinga operates as a logistics tech provider, offering a user-friendly booking process that includes personalized advice from relocation advisors, dedicated removal teams for loading and transport, and transport insurance. The platform serves both private individuals and businesses, facilitating not only residential moves but also goods transport and courier services. By integrating logistics solutions, Movinga aims to provide efficient and affordable moving experiences for its clients.

Movinga

Series B in 2016
Movinga GmbH is an online platform based in Berlin, Germany, that specializes in relocation and moving services. Founded in 2015, the company connects customers with various moving companies, allowing users to find and book services that meet their specific needs. Movinga operates as a logistics tech provider, offering a user-friendly booking process that includes personalized advice from relocation advisors, dedicated removal teams for loading and transport, and transport insurance. The platform serves both private individuals and businesses, facilitating not only residential moves but also goods transport and courier services. By integrating logistics solutions, Movinga aims to provide efficient and affordable moving experiences for its clients.

Movinga

Series A in 2015
Movinga GmbH is an online platform based in Berlin, Germany, that specializes in relocation and moving services. Founded in 2015, the company connects customers with various moving companies, allowing users to find and book services that meet their specific needs. Movinga operates as a logistics tech provider, offering a user-friendly booking process that includes personalized advice from relocation advisors, dedicated removal teams for loading and transport, and transport insurance. The platform serves both private individuals and businesses, facilitating not only residential moves but also goods transport and courier services. By integrating logistics solutions, Movinga aims to provide efficient and affordable moving experiences for its clients.

Quiqup

Series A in 2015
Quiqup is a provider of on-demand, same-day, and scheduled delivery solutions to retailers and restaurants. Quiqup is reinventing the way consumer urban deliveries are done for better business, better cities, and better living. The company empowering any business to deliver a best-in-class delivery experience by creating the next generation of delivery solutions to suit shoppers’ ever-increasing demands.
 Quiqup offers on-demand, same day and scheduled deliveries you can control, a fleet of professional couriers can tap into, and a platform to help them to manage and automate deliveries. They also work with large businesses to design custom logistics solutions, using its modular tech and operations to create services built with their business needs in mind.
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