Global Founders Capital

The global venture capital platform of Rocket Internet. Oliver Samwer and Fabian Siegel announced it in March 2013 as a 150 million euro fund open to any stage once a company had launched its first product; two later funds of a billion dollars each were fully deployed, and in 2024 the firm moved to investing exclusively from Rocket Internet's balance sheet, with 300 million euros to put to work. From Berlin it invests early and across sectors.

Venture capital / Berlin / Since 2013

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Portfolio on the record

3 founders, as stated on their cards.

No. 046 Hosam Arab Tabby · Fintech On record No. 029 Aahan Bhojani Silkhaus · Proptech Anchored · Bitcoin 70b98b27 No. 018 Parthi Duraisamy Alaan · Fintech Anchored · Bitcoin e009e47c

Syndicate

Firms that share a record with Global Founders Capital.

Peak XV Partners2 sharedTabby · Checked against MENAbytes. Tabby, a UAE-based 'buy now, pay later' startup founded by Namshi's former CEO raises $2 million seed; Alaan · Checked against TechCrunch. AI-powered fintech Alaan raises $48M, one of the largest Series A rounds in MENA
468 Capital1 sharedAlaan · Checked against TechCrunch. AI-powered fintech Alaan raises $48M, one of the largest Series A rounds in MENA
Arbor Ventures1 sharedTabby · Checked against MENAbytes. Tabby, a UAE-based 'buy now, pay later' startup founded by Namshi's former CEO raises $2 million seed
Blue Pool Capital1 sharedTabby · Checked against MENAbytes. Tabby, a UAE-based 'buy now, pay later' startup founded by Namshi's former CEO raises $2 million seed
Hassana Investment Company1 sharedTabby · Checked against MENAbytes. Tabby, a UAE-based 'buy now, pay later' startup founded by Namshi's former CEO raises $2 million seed
Nordstar1 sharedSilkhaus · Checked against TechCrunch, 2022
Nuwa Capital1 sharedSilkhaus · Checked against TechCrunch, 2022
PayPal Ventures1 sharedTabby · Checked against MENAbytes. Tabby, a UAE-based 'buy now, pay later' startup founded by Namshi's former CEO raises $2 million seed
Presight1 sharedAlaan · Checked against TechCrunch. AI-powered fintech Alaan raises $48M, one of the largest Series A rounds in MENA
STV1 sharedTabby · Checked against MENAbytes. Tabby, a UAE-based 'buy now, pay later' startup founded by Namshi's former CEO raises $2 million seed
VentureSouq1 sharedSilkhaus · Checked against TechCrunch, 2022
Wamda Capital1 sharedTabby · Checked against MENAbytes. Tabby, a UAE-based 'buy now, pay later' startup founded by Namshi's former CEO raises $2 million seed
Wellington Management1 sharedTabby · Checked against MENAbytes. Tabby, a UAE-based 'buy now, pay later' startup founded by Namshi's former CEO raises $2 million seed
Y Combinator1 sharedAlaan · Checked against TechCrunch. AI-powered fintech Alaan raises $48M, one of the largest Series A rounds in MENA

In your sectors, not yet in your portfolio

Founders on the record in Fintech, Proptech whom Global Founders Capital has not backed, as stated on the cards.

No. 032 Abdulla Almoayed Tarabut · Fintech Anchored · Bitcoin a8feef94 No. 039 Amira Sajwani PRYPCO · Proptech Anchored · Bitcoin b191039f No. 041 Tariq Sheikh Postpay · Fintech Anchored · Bitcoin 1ad3a7c5 No. 042 Marwan Hachem YAP · Fintech Anchored · Bitcoin 765978e3 No. 044 Zuhair Shamma Zest Equity · Fintech Anchored · Bitcoin ffa9f667 No. 045 Dina Shoman Verity · Fintech Anchored · Bitcoin 1d9e6e6f

Chronicles

The stories of the founders Global Founders Capital backed.

Fintech · TabbyThe Merchant Who Bet the Arab World Would Stop Paying in Cash
Fintech · AlaanThe McKinsey Consultant Who Built the Card the Gulf Never Had

Provenance

About the firm, as sourced:

Portfolio as stated on 3 records: No. 046, No. 029, No. 018. This page is a view of the record. The anchored facts live on each card.

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