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Global Founders Capital

VC
Berlin, GermanyWebsite

Global Founders Capital is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Berlin, Germany investing in Other, Enterprise, Fintech. The firm typically writes $250K–$5.0M checks and has 7 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$5.0M
Portfolio
7 companies on record
Partners
6 listed
AUM
$323M
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, Enterprise, Fintech, SaaS
HQ
Berlin, Germany

Last verified: 2026-05-24

Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $5.0M

AUM

$323M

Portfolio

7+ companies

Team

6 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Pre-seed/seed investor backing software and fintech businesses globally, often supporting founders extremely early.

How Global Founders Capital invests

Global Founders Capital is a vc firm based in Berlin, Germany. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Enterprise, Fintech, SaaS.

Global Founders Capital typically writes checks of $250K–$5.0M per investment, backed by approximately $323M in assets under management.

Global Founders Capital has backed 7 companies in our records, including Revolut, Canva, Slack.

Partners & Team

DS

David Sainteff

Partner

Growth
Global Startups
Technology
DS

Don Stalter

Partner – North America

Seed
Early-Stage Global Ventures
Technology
Global Markets
FP

Fabricio Pettena

Partner

Growth
Technology
Enterprise
RJ

Roel Janssen

Partner

Enterprise
Growth
Europe Markets
OS

Oliver Samwer

Managing Partner

Strategic Direction
Global Scaling
Venture Growth
CA

Cedric Asselman

Partner

Fintech
Payments
Global Expansion

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Enterprise
Fintech
SaaS

Portfolio Companies (7)

Other

RE

Revolut

Fintech
CA

Canva

Design SaaS
SL

Slack

B2B collaboration
DE

Delivery Hero

PE

Personio

HE

Hellofresh

SP

Spektra Inc (CIK 0001883743)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Global Founders Capital

How to pitch Global Founders Capital
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Enterprise, Fintech — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $5.0M check.
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as David Sainteff, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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