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 eSports

Appito

Venture Round in 2022
Provider of a sports information service intended to connect people through football. The company helps users to connect and organize football teams, play games record stats, and evaluate in real life by creating courts to bring communities together, enabling players to connect with others through football.

Virtex Apps

Seed Round in 2022
Virtex Apps, LLC specializes in creating innovative augmented reality experiences for sports fans through its flagship product, Virtex Arena. This platform allows sports teams to engage their audiences during half-time or breaks by hosting multiplayer augmented reality competitions visible on fans' mobile devices. Participants experience a shared virtual environment that enhances their connection to the event, as they can interact with the competition from their individual perspectives. Additionally, the technology opens new avenues for advertising and sponsorship revenue, providing teams with additional financial support while delivering memorable experiences to attendees. The company also develops applications that offer immersive virtual reality experiences, particularly for baseball, enabling users to physically navigate and interact within a virtual gaming landscape that blends seamlessly with their real-world surroundings.

Zenos Stadium

Seed Round in 2022
Operator of an e-sports live broadcasting platform intended to host and stream live 3D videos of games to viewers. The company's platform utilizes virtual reality developing skills to create a new virtual world, enabling viewers to watch gameplay live in 3D in the center of a virtual stadium.

GamerGains

Seed Round in 2022
GamerGains Labs operates a pioneering platform that integrates token and cryptocurrency systems into the gaming experience for traditional gamers. Targeting the vast community of PC and console players, the platform features an easy-to-use interface that facilitates the earning of cryptocurrency through an automated and transparent contest lifecycle. This approach ensures fairness and allows for instant payout settlements, enabling users to earn rewards while enjoying their favorite games. Through its innovative design, GamerGains aims to enhance the gaming experience by providing a secure and engaging way for players to monetize their skills and time spent in gaming.

Pahdo Labs

Series A in 2022
Pahdo Labs is building an Anime-style action MMORPG and game creation platform. The company's mission is to cultivate a virtual world built by players, an online place where people can have a meaningful role in something bigger than themselves, own and share the products of their ingenuity, and foster a sense of belonging for others. Pahdo Labs was founded in 2020 and is based in New York, NY.

Ethlas

Seed Round in 2022
Ethlas is a decentralized application that operates in the web3 gaming space, offering a free-to-play, play-to-earn model. The company focuses on creating gaming and infrastructure tools that enhance the usability and safety of blockchain technology for users and businesses alike. Players can engage in various skill-based games, compete in tournaments, and earn crypto rewards, thereby monetizing their gaming experience. Ethlas aims to provide a platform that enables both enjoyment and financial gain through participation in its gaming ecosystem.

Frost Giant Studios

Series A in 2022
Frost Giant Studios, Inc. is a video game development company founded in 2020 and located in Malibu, California. The studio specializes in creating real-time strategy games aimed at a competitive gaming audience on personal computers. By focusing on lowering the barrier to entry, Frost Giant Studios seeks to enhance cooperative gameplay experiences and promote competitive esports. The company's mission is to broaden the appeal of strategy games, making them accessible to a wider range of players.

Legacy Labs

Seed Round in 2022
Legacy Labs is a game studio on a mission to empower players. We build great games that offer ownership without sacrificing the fun.

Starform

Seed Round in 2021
Starform, Inc. is a Seattle-based company that designs and develops online gaming applications for both computer and mobile platforms. Founded in 2018 by a team of industry veterans, Starform aims to transform the gaming experience by fostering collaboration between small, autonomous teams of skilled game developers and players. This approach allows the company to create high-quality games featuring state-of-the-art graphics and engaging entertainment. By providing developers with the necessary tools and support, Starform enables a partnership-driven model that enhances the way people play games together.

Pahdo Labs

Seed Round in 2021
Pahdo Labs is building an Anime-style action MMORPG and game creation platform. The company's mission is to cultivate a virtual world built by players, an online place where people can have a meaningful role in something bigger than themselves, own and share the products of their ingenuity, and foster a sense of belonging for others. Pahdo Labs was founded in 2020 and is based in New York, NY.

Frost Giant Studios

Seed Round in 2021
Frost Giant Studios, Inc. is a video game development company founded in 2020 and located in Malibu, California. The studio specializes in creating real-time strategy games aimed at a competitive gaming audience on personal computers. By focusing on lowering the barrier to entry, Frost Giant Studios seeks to enhance cooperative gameplay experiences and promote competitive esports. The company's mission is to broaden the appeal of strategy games, making them accessible to a wider range of players.

Starform

Seed Round in 2020
Starform, Inc. is a Seattle-based company that designs and develops online gaming applications for both computer and mobile platforms. Founded in 2018 by a team of industry veterans, Starform aims to transform the gaming experience by fostering collaboration between small, autonomous teams of skilled game developers and players. This approach allows the company to create high-quality games featuring state-of-the-art graphics and engaging entertainment. By providing developers with the necessary tools and support, Starform enables a partnership-driven model that enhances the way people play games together.

Pillar

Seed Round in 2020
Pillar is a company focused on the development of a sophisticated software platform for e-sports leagues, akin to the NCAA but tailored for the college e-sports environment. Based in San Francisco, it operates as an intelligent marketplace that facilitates competition among college e-sports teams. Additionally, Pillar offers a Shop tool that enables streamers to create no-code storefronts, which can be linked to their social media accounts like Twitch, Twitter, and Instagram. This tool serves as a centralized location for fans to access a variety of endorsed products from multiple brands, enhancing the engagement between streamers and their audiences while streamlining sponsorship opportunities.

Escale

Series C in 2019
Escale is a technology-driven marketing and sales company based in São Paulo, Brazil, specializing in customer acquisition services for major B2C brands, particularly in the telecommunications and healthcare sectors. Founded in 2013 by Matthew Kligerman and Ken Diamond, Escale operates a platform that manages the entire marketing and sales funnel, from online demand generation to final sales closure through its in-house performance sales center. The company's model emphasizes performance alignment, as it is compensated solely through commissions for each customer acquired, with all marketing expenditures funded by its own investments. This approach aims to enhance customer experiences by leveraging data and technology, ultimately improving the return on investment for its clients.

Appito

Seed Round in 2019
Provider of a sports information service intended to connect people through football. The company helps users to connect and organize football teams, play games record stats, and evaluate in real life by creating courts to bring communities together, enabling players to connect with others through football.

SidelineSwap

Series A in 2018
SidelineSwap, LLC is an online marketplace that facilitates the buying, selling, and trading of sporting goods. Founded in 2012 by former college athletes, the platform offers a wide range of new, used, and vintage sports equipment, including gear for lacrosse, hockey, soccer, skiing, baseball, basketball, football, golf, and more. The marketplace connects athletes, allowing them to access high-quality gear at affordable prices while fostering a community of sports enthusiasts. Sellers range from high school athletes selling last season's equipment to former college players and business owners who trade in sports gear. SidelineSwap has attracted hundreds of thousands of users and continues to grow, enhancing the accessibility of sports equipment for all athletes. The company is based in Franklin Square, New York.

Escale

Series B in 2018
Escale is a technology-driven marketing and sales company based in São Paulo, Brazil, specializing in customer acquisition services for major B2C brands, particularly in the telecommunications and healthcare sectors. Founded in 2013 by Matthew Kligerman and Ken Diamond, Escale operates a platform that manages the entire marketing and sales funnel, from online demand generation to final sales closure through its in-house performance sales center. The company's model emphasizes performance alignment, as it is compensated solely through commissions for each customer acquired, with all marketing expenditures funded by its own investments. This approach aims to enhance customer experiences by leveraging data and technology, ultimately improving the return on investment for its clients.

Strange Quest

Seed Round in 2017
Strange Quest AB develops low complexity, high-intensity competitive multiplayer mobile games for a global audience. The company offers synchronous action multiplayer games. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

SidelineSwap

Seed Round in 2017
SidelineSwap, LLC is an online marketplace that facilitates the buying, selling, and trading of sporting goods. Founded in 2012 by former college athletes, the platform offers a wide range of new, used, and vintage sports equipment, including gear for lacrosse, hockey, soccer, skiing, baseball, basketball, football, golf, and more. The marketplace connects athletes, allowing them to access high-quality gear at affordable prices while fostering a community of sports enthusiasts. Sellers range from high school athletes selling last season's equipment to former college players and business owners who trade in sports gear. SidelineSwap has attracted hundreds of thousands of users and continues to grow, enhancing the accessibility of sports equipment for all athletes. The company is based in Franklin Square, New York.

Pandascore

Seed Round in 2017
PandaScore SAS, based in Paris, France, specializes in providing real-time data and statistics for the esports industry. Founded in 2015, the company develops an advanced application programming interface (API) that utilizes artificial intelligence to collect and normalize data from various reliable sources. This API offers comprehensive information on players, teams, matches, and tournaments across supported games. By analyzing video streams and other streaming platforms, PandaScore delivers thousands of data points every millisecond. Its services cater to a diverse clientele, including media organizations, professional esports teams, bookmakers, and fantasy app developers, all seeking accurate and timely esports data to enhance their projects and decision-making processes.

Escale

Series A in 2017
Escale is a technology-driven marketing and sales company based in São Paulo, Brazil, specializing in customer acquisition services for major B2C brands, particularly in the telecommunications and healthcare sectors. Founded in 2013 by Matthew Kligerman and Ken Diamond, Escale operates a platform that manages the entire marketing and sales funnel, from online demand generation to final sales closure through its in-house performance sales center. The company's model emphasizes performance alignment, as it is compensated solely through commissions for each customer acquired, with all marketing expenditures funded by its own investments. This approach aims to enhance customer experiences by leveraging data and technology, ultimately improving the return on investment for its clients.

SidelineSwap

Seed Round in 2016
SidelineSwap, LLC is an online marketplace that facilitates the buying, selling, and trading of sporting goods. Founded in 2012 by former college athletes, the platform offers a wide range of new, used, and vintage sports equipment, including gear for lacrosse, hockey, soccer, skiing, baseball, basketball, football, golf, and more. The marketplace connects athletes, allowing them to access high-quality gear at affordable prices while fostering a community of sports enthusiasts. Sellers range from high school athletes selling last season's equipment to former college players and business owners who trade in sports gear. SidelineSwap has attracted hundreds of thousands of users and continues to grow, enhancing the accessibility of sports equipment for all athletes. The company is based in Franklin Square, New York.
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