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Global Founders Capital
Venture capital firm · Founded 2013 · Active in 2026
Global Founders Capital is a venture capital firm based in Berlin, Germany, founded in 2013. The page below shows 52 Power Law outcomes from Global Founders Capital's portfolio — 46 unicorns ($1B+ valuation) and 5 additional thoroughbreds (companies that crossed $100M+ in revenue without yet reaching $1B+ valuation).
Outcomes are concentrated in eCommerce & Marketplaces · Fintech · Other B2B Software; top portfolio geographies are USA · Germany · UK. GFC ranks #36 in Global in the 2026 Dealroom Power Law Investor Ranking by cross-stage outcomes.
Sequoia’s biggest exits.
Sequoia portfolio companies worth $1B+ that have IPO’d or been acquired. Each shows its valuation at exit and, in grey, its current value if still public.
The 52 GFC Power Law outcomes ($100M+ revenue or $1B+ valuation).
Snapshot of where the outcomes are concentrated by country, sector, and stage entered.
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USA21
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Germany13
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UK4
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Singapore2
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France2
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Australia2
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India1
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Portugal1
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Ireland1
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Switzerland1
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Saudi Arabia1
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Sweden1
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eCommerce & Marketplaces17
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Fintech16
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Other B2B Software5
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Other4
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Marketing4
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Transportation2
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Health Tech & Medtech2
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Energy1
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Space1
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Series B+27
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Series A11
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Seed13
GFC’s biggest current holdings.
An estimate of GFC’s largest live positions — disclosed shareholding × Dealroom’s latest valuation — across 13 companies where GFC is a named shareholder, worth about $1.7B in estimated equity value.
Showing the 12 largest of 13 disclosed direct holdings.
6 companies hidden on this public profile. Estimated value = GFC’s disclosed ownership % × Dealroom’s latest company valuation; direct named stakes only, exited positions excluded. Figures are indicative, not reported marks. GFC also appears inside investor groups in Traveloka, Zepto, iwoca, where a standalone stake isn’t disclosed. See the underlying cap tables on Dealroom →
GFC’s biggest exits.
GFC portfolio companies worth $1B+ that have IPO’d or been acquired. Each shows its valuation at exit and, in grey, its current value if still public.
GFC's 52 Power Law outcomes.
How does GFC stack up?
GFC in orange, your selection in blue and other colours. Pick from the global roster of 609 peer investors — scope by startup location or hit "Find similar shapes" to auto-pick the three closest. The funnel matrix mirrors the spider chart on the ranking page; the line chart shows each firm's share of unicorns minted in the selected startup location — peaks reveal vintage years.
Share of new unicorns per year
% of global unicorns minted that year, year by year · hover the chart to see which unicornsStage focus
Companies by selected outcome stageSector focus
Companies per investor across the 10 highest-volume sectorsBeyond Unicorns — how the portfolio compounds
% of each investor's unicorn portfolio that later crossed $10B, $25B and $50B. Pick a sort tier and entry stage.Where Sequoia's portfolio founders come from — and where they studied.
234 founders across the 52 Power Law outcomes — split by country of origin, university attended, and the company they worked at before founding. Stanford University and Rocket Internet are the deepest single pipelines.
Key people at GFC.
Market sentiment
What the market is saying about Global Founders Capital
An AI-synthesized read of the highest-engagement posts about GFC on X over the past 7 days. We rank by likes & retweets, ignore corporate channels, and surface the themes that broke out from real people.
Reading the room on X — pulling top posts and synthesizing themes…
Source: X recent search ranked by engagement (likes + retweets) · Synthesis by Claude · Cached for 1 hour
In the news
Latest news about Global Founders Capital
Recent press, funding announcements, and portfolio moves mentioning GFC — pulled live from Dealroom's news feed.
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