Global Founders Capital

Global Founders Capital is a venture capital firm established in 2013 and based in Berlin, Germany. The firm focuses on investing in innovative companies at various stages of development, from early-stage ventures to those preparing for an initial public offering. With a global outlook, Global Founders Capital seeks to empower entrepreneurs across all continents, particularly in the software and technology, media, and telecommunications sectors. The firm evaluates investment opportunities based on their potential impact and feasibility, aiming to support individuals with transformative ideas.

Cedric Asselman

Partner

Leonardo Banchik

Partner

David Citron

Partner

Tito Costa

Partner

Onur Erbay

Partner

Melvin Hade

Partner

Roel Janssen

Partner

Kendrick Geluz Kho

Investor

Benedikt Körling

Partner

Soheil Mirpour

Partner, Head of Growth and PE and COO

Matthias Müller

Partner

Fabricio Pettena

Partner

David Sainteff

Partner

Donald Stalter

Partner

Sebastian Waldmann

Principal

Past deals in Banks

Jupiter

Venture Round in 2024
Jupiter is a digital banking app with one simple aim – to deliver a banking experience that keeps pace with you. We help you cut through the banking jargon, offer smart insights based on your spending, and provide you with a range of new-age features to enable you to make sense of your finances.

Elevate Pay

Seed Round in 2024
Elevate Pay is a financial technology company that offers a digital banking platform. This platform enables users to open bank accounts online, obtain fee-free Sudanese Pound (SDG) and US Dollar (USD) accounts, receive a free USD Mastercard, make free transfers within Sudan, and receive free international transfers from various countries. The company aims to provide innovative, fair, responsible, and inclusive financial products, improving access to financial services for its consumers.

Maza

Seed Round in 2023
Maza is a mobile application that operates as a digital bank, providing a range of modern banking services. The platform offers users access to savings accounts, NFC-enabled prepaid cards for both online and offline transactions, as well as bill payment and money transfer services. By focusing on user-friendly features, Maza aims to deliver a hassle-free banking experience that encourages financial savings and efficient management of personal finances.

Onyx Private

Seed Round in 2023
Onyx Private is a modern private banking platform tailored for affluent young professionals, investors, and entrepreneurs. It provides a premium digital banking experience complemented by a concierge service that caters to various personal finance, wealth, and lifestyle needs. The platform features a personalized robo-advisor for tax-loss harvesting, fixed-income money market accounts, Treasury Bills, and alternative investments such as private equity, venture capital, and hedge fund strategies. By offering low fees and minimums, Onyx Private enables users to set customized financial goals and manage their finances more effectively, making private banking more accessible to a new generation.

Vance

Seed Round in 2022
Vance is a financial services provider focused on offering non-dilutive funding to revenue-generating startups. The company has developed a global neo-bank that facilitates access to a comprehensive banking infrastructure, allowing users to manage their finances seamlessly while traveling. Vance enables zero-cost, real-time payments across various countries, empowering consumers to conduct banking transactions across borders through a unified interface. This approach aims to support startups by providing essential financial resources without compromising their ownership stakes.

Elevate Pay

Seed Round in 2022
Elevate Pay is a financial technology company that offers a digital banking platform. This platform enables users to open bank accounts online, obtain fee-free Sudanese Pound (SDG) and US Dollar (USD) accounts, receive a free USD Mastercard, make free transfers within Sudan, and receive free international transfers from various countries. The company aims to provide innovative, fair, responsible, and inclusive financial products, improving access to financial services for its consumers.

Elevate Pay

Seed Round in 2022
Elevate Pay is a financial technology company that offers a digital banking platform. This platform enables users to open bank accounts online, obtain fee-free Sudanese Pound (SDG) and US Dollar (USD) accounts, receive a free USD Mastercard, make free transfers within Sudan, and receive free international transfers from various countries. The company aims to provide innovative, fair, responsible, and inclusive financial products, improving access to financial services for its consumers.

Hyperface

Seed Round in 2022
Hyperface is a banking-as-a-service startup focused on enabling companies to create and launch their own credit cards. It offers a modern credit card platform that simplifies the issuance process for financial technology and e-commerce firms. The platform provides customizable software development kits (SDKs) and application programming interfaces (APIs), allowing users to design tailored credit card solutions. Additionally, Hyperface supports card lifecycle management and facilitates intuitive onboarding, empowering businesses to offer banking products directly to their customers in a contextual manner.

Onyx Private

Seed Round in 2022
Onyx Private is a modern private banking platform tailored for affluent young professionals, investors, and entrepreneurs. It provides a premium digital banking experience complemented by a concierge service that caters to various personal finance, wealth, and lifestyle needs. The platform features a personalized robo-advisor for tax-loss harvesting, fixed-income money market accounts, Treasury Bills, and alternative investments such as private equity, venture capital, and hedge fund strategies. By offering low fees and minimums, Onyx Private enables users to set customized financial goals and manage their finances more effectively, making private banking more accessible to a new generation.

Better Financial

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Better Financial is a holding company focused on developing fintech brands that assist Americans in managing their financial needs. Its primary offering is a banking application designed to address medical debts, featuring a built-in insurance policy that covers medical deductibles and essential everyday expenses such as rent, groceries, and lost income during medical emergencies. By leveraging shared engineering, compliance, and growth strategies, Better Financial aims to scale its fintech solutions to reach millions of users effectively.

Mistho

Seed Round in 2022
Mistho operates a fintech platform that provides the first open payroll API in Europe, allowing consumers to securely access and share their salary and employment information with third parties, including banks, insurance companies, and lenders. The platform simplifies the income verification process, enabling businesses to integrate Mistho's tools into their existing systems. This service addresses common challenges faced by consumers, such as sharing payslips when applying for loans or renting property, by allowing them to log in to their payroll portal without the need for manual uploads or assistance from HR departments. By streamlining income verification, Mistho aims to enhance consumer experiences across the financial technology sector.

Senses-AI

Series A in 2022
Senses-AI is a data intelligence service provider that specializes in offering advanced data and artificial intelligence solutions tailored for the banking industry. The company focuses on enhancing data assets and developing AI capabilities to facilitate intelligent risk control, marketing, operations, pricing, and analysis. By leveraging these technologies, Senses-AI aims to drive innovation and improve operational efficiency within financial institutions. Their services are designed to support the digital transformation of banks, helping them establish intelligent centers that lead the way in financial reform and modernization.

Norma

Seed Round in 2021
Norma is a financial technology company that offers a comprehensive banking and financial management platform tailored for freelancers and micro-small and medium enterprises (micro-SMEs). The platform aims to streamline daily financial operations by providing integrated products that facilitate corporate account and funding services, pre-accounting transactions, and investment advisory services. By focusing on cost-effective solutions, Norma enables its users to save both time and money, making it easier for small business owners to manage their financial activities efficiently.

Embed Financial Technologies

Series A in 2021
Embed provides modern securities execution, clearing, settlement, and custody APIs for fintechs, broker-dealers, RIAs, banks, and trust companies.

Hyperface

Seed Round in 2021
Hyperface is a banking-as-a-service startup focused on enabling companies to create and launch their own credit cards. It offers a modern credit card platform that simplifies the issuance process for financial technology and e-commerce firms. The platform provides customizable software development kits (SDKs) and application programming interfaces (APIs), allowing users to design tailored credit card solutions. Additionally, Hyperface supports card lifecycle management and facilitates intuitive onboarding, empowering businesses to offer banking products directly to their customers in a contextual manner.

Elevate Pay

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Elevate Pay is a financial technology company that offers a digital banking platform. This platform enables users to open bank accounts online, obtain fee-free Sudanese Pound (SDG) and US Dollar (USD) accounts, receive a free USD Mastercard, make free transfers within Sudan, and receive free international transfers from various countries. The company aims to provide innovative, fair, responsible, and inclusive financial products, improving access to financial services for its consumers.

Skript

Seed Round in 2021
Skript is an Open Banking infrastructure provider, offering both API and application layer capabilities. Our focus is to provide SaaS based capabilities that redefine information collection, Internet Banking and payment services. In Australia, Skript is a fully Accredited Data Recipient under the Consumer Data Right, and has verified access to all 114 Australian banks.

Jupiter

Series B in 2021
Jupiter is a digital banking app with one simple aim – to deliver a banking experience that keeps pace with you. We help you cut through the banking jargon, offer smart insights based on your spending, and provide you with a range of new-age features to enable you to make sense of your finances.

Embed Financial Technologies

Seed Round in 2021
Embed provides modern securities execution, clearing, settlement, and custody APIs for fintechs, broker-dealers, RIAs, banks, and trust companies.

Pixpay

Series A in 2020
Pixpay is a financial technology company that offers a banking application tailored for teenagers. The platform provides online banking services, allowing users to manage a mobile bank account linked to a payment card and mobile payment options. This enables teenagers to monitor and track their spending, make payments, receive funds, save money, and access discounts from popular brands. In addition to facilitating financial transactions, Pixpay aims to educate younger users on budget management and responsible consumption. The company's approach encourages teenagers to engage in practical financial experiences, empowering them to experiment, learn from failures, and ultimately achieve their personal and financial goals.

Jupiter

Seed Round in 2019
Jupiter is a digital banking app with one simple aim – to deliver a banking experience that keeps pace with you. We help you cut through the banking jargon, offer smart insights based on your spending, and provide you with a range of new-age features to enable you to make sense of your finances.

Pixpay

Seed Round in 2019
Pixpay is a financial technology company that offers a banking application tailored for teenagers. The platform provides online banking services, allowing users to manage a mobile bank account linked to a payment card and mobile payment options. This enables teenagers to monitor and track their spending, make payments, receive funds, save money, and access discounts from popular brands. In addition to facilitating financial transactions, Pixpay aims to educate younger users on budget management and responsible consumption. The company's approach encourages teenagers to engage in practical financial experiences, empowering them to experiment, learn from failures, and ultimately achieve their personal and financial goals.
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