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

Onur Erbay

Partner

Melvin Hade

Partner

Roel Janssen

Partner

Kendrick Geluz Kho

Investor

Benedikt Körling

Investor

Maximilian Mayer

Investor

Matthias Müller

Partner

David Sainteff

Partner

Donald Stalter

Partner

Guilherme Steinbruch

Partner

Sarra Zayani

Partner

Soheil Mirpour

Partner, Head of Growth and PE and COO

Past deals in Human Resources

Personio

Series E in 2022
Personio GmbH is a provider of HR management and recruiting software tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises with 10 to 2,000 employees. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Munich, Germany, Personio aims to enhance the efficiency of HR processes, allowing organizations to concentrate on their workforce. The platform offers a comprehensive suite of features, including digital employee files, applicant tracking, attendance and absence management, payroll, and performance management. By streamlining these essential HR functions, Personio enables clients to simplify and digitalize their human resource operations effectively.

The Mintable

Seed Round in 2022
The Mintable is a community-based learning platform designed to empower managers through practical training and resources. It offers a range of programs focused on developing essential soft skills such as feedback, delegation, and motivation. The platform provides templates and guides to support these learning initiatives. Additionally, The Mintable fosters a global community where managers can connect with peers for support, inspiration, and advice during challenging times. By enabling cohort-based learning and partnering with organizations, The Mintable aims to enhance team performance and cultivate effective management practices.

Candor

Seed Round in 2022
Candor does startup recruiting 10x faster than traditional firms. We place culture-aligned engineers and operators in venture-backed startups.

Pando

Seed Round in 2022
Pando is bringing equity, inclusion, and structure to employee progression. Employee progression is often opaque, unstructured, uninformed, and subjective. As a result, many employees get overlooked, feel stuck, become disengaged, and eventually leave. They believe that structured, transparent, and actionable career ladders drive equity, empower teams and create purpose for all employees. Pando HR was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

symmetrical.ai

Series A in 2022
Symmetrical.ai is the first payroll solution users don't hate. We enable fast-paced companies to onboard at scale and run their payroll invisibly. Instead of countless, complicated processes and (Excel) spreadsheets involving a high risk of human error, we make payroll and onboarding automated. We helped rapidly developing companies scale up by speeding up onboarding, reducing onboarding churn, and providing mistake-free payroll, ready to payout (real-time, daily, weekly, and monthly). Our mission is to eliminate borders for employment, time constraints on getting paid, and reduce the complexity of payroll across the board.

Humu

Series C in 2022
Humu, Inc. is a human resource technology company based in Mountain View, California, founded in 2017. The company specializes in developing behavioral-change software that utilizes scientific research and machine learning to enhance workplace dynamics. Humu's platform enables employees to recognize each other's contributions, measure important factors that impact employee satisfaction, and promote positive behavioral changes within teams. By applying proven methodologies, Humu aims to help individuals become better leaders, managers, and teammates, ultimately driving productivity and fostering a supportive work environment.

TalentHack

Series A in 2021
TalentHack is a health platform that connects directly with the fitness professionals and industry. They exist to redefine what a career in fitness can be, by providing opportunities to propel you forward. It takes hours for companies to find a single potential lead, let alone a candidate. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in New York, NY, United States

Personio

Series E in 2021
Personio GmbH is a provider of HR management and recruiting software tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises with 10 to 2,000 employees. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Munich, Germany, Personio aims to enhance the efficiency of HR processes, allowing organizations to concentrate on their workforce. The platform offers a comprehensive suite of features, including digital employee files, applicant tracking, attendance and absence management, payroll, and performance management. By streamlining these essential HR functions, Personio enables clients to simplify and digitalize their human resource operations effectively.

TalentHack

Seed Round in 2021
TalentHack is a health platform that connects directly with the fitness professionals and industry. They exist to redefine what a career in fitness can be, by providing opportunities to propel you forward. It takes hours for companies to find a single potential lead, let alone a candidate. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in New York, NY, United States

Personio

Series D in 2021
Personio GmbH is a provider of HR management and recruiting software tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises with 10 to 2,000 employees. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Munich, Germany, Personio aims to enhance the efficiency of HR processes, allowing organizations to concentrate on their workforce. The platform offers a comprehensive suite of features, including digital employee files, applicant tracking, attendance and absence management, payroll, and performance management. By streamlining these essential HR functions, Personio enables clients to simplify and digitalize their human resource operations effectively.

Pando

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Pando is bringing equity, inclusion, and structure to employee progression. Employee progression is often opaque, unstructured, uninformed, and subjective. As a result, many employees get overlooked, feel stuck, become disengaged, and eventually leave. They believe that structured, transparent, and actionable career ladders drive equity, empower teams and create purpose for all employees. Pando HR was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Welcome

Seed Round in 2020
Welcome is a company that specializes in creating an offer management and compensation platform tailored for human resource teams. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in New York, the platform enables HR professionals to collaborate effectively, streamline approval workflows, and access real-time insights. It provides tools for tracking candidate engagement and establishing clear expectations regarding roles, compensation, equity, benefits, and the organization's mission. In 2022, Welcome was acquired by BambooHR, enhancing its capabilities in benchmarking and communicating compensation effectively using up-to-date compensation and equity data.

Arist

Seed Round in 2020
Arist is a remote learning platform that enables enterprise learning and development (L&D) and human resources (HR) teams to create, deliver, and analyze message-based courses efficiently. These bite-sized learning experiences are accessible via SMS, Slack, and Microsoft Teams, making them ideal for frontline employees who may lack access to traditional learning management systems. Arist's platform supports a variety of training topics, including diversity and inclusion, compliance, sales enablement, and safety training. By streamlining the training process, Arist helps organizations save over $200 per employee annually while achieving significantly higher adoption rates compared to conventional learning methods. The platform also tracks behavior changes and performance improvements, contributing to an impressive net promoter score and enhanced learning outcomes.

Arist

Seed Round in 2020
Arist is a remote learning platform that enables enterprise learning and development (L&D) and human resources (HR) teams to create, deliver, and analyze message-based courses efficiently. These bite-sized learning experiences are accessible via SMS, Slack, and Microsoft Teams, making them ideal for frontline employees who may lack access to traditional learning management systems. Arist's platform supports a variety of training topics, including diversity and inclusion, compliance, sales enablement, and safety training. By streamlining the training process, Arist helps organizations save over $200 per employee annually while achieving significantly higher adoption rates compared to conventional learning methods. The platform also tracks behavior changes and performance improvements, contributing to an impressive net promoter score and enhanced learning outcomes.

Welcome

Seed Round in 2020
Welcome is a company that specializes in creating an offer management and compensation platform tailored for human resource teams. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in New York, the platform enables HR professionals to collaborate effectively, streamline approval workflows, and access real-time insights. It provides tools for tracking candidate engagement and establishing clear expectations regarding roles, compensation, equity, benefits, and the organization's mission. In 2022, Welcome was acquired by BambooHR, enhancing its capabilities in benchmarking and communicating compensation effectively using up-to-date compensation and equity data.

symmetrical.ai

Seed Round in 2020
Symmetrical.ai is the first payroll solution users don't hate. We enable fast-paced companies to onboard at scale and run their payroll invisibly. Instead of countless, complicated processes and (Excel) spreadsheets involving a high risk of human error, we make payroll and onboarding automated. We helped rapidly developing companies scale up by speeding up onboarding, reducing onboarding churn, and providing mistake-free payroll, ready to payout (real-time, daily, weekly, and monthly). Our mission is to eliminate borders for employment, time constraints on getting paid, and reduce the complexity of payroll across the board.

Personio

Series C in 2020
Personio GmbH is a provider of HR management and recruiting software tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises with 10 to 2,000 employees. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Munich, Germany, Personio aims to enhance the efficiency of HR processes, allowing organizations to concentrate on their workforce. The platform offers a comprehensive suite of features, including digital employee files, applicant tracking, attendance and absence management, payroll, and performance management. By streamlining these essential HR functions, Personio enables clients to simplify and digitalize their human resource operations effectively.

Scouta

Seed Round in 2019
Scouta operates as an online hiring platform that enhances the recruitment process for both companies and candidates. The platform incentivizes internal recruiters to share potential candidates, facilitating collaboration among hiring teams to identify suitable applicants. By streamlining candidate referrals, Scouta aims to reduce inefficiencies in the hiring process and improve the overall candidate experience. Additionally, Scouta offers personalized recommendations for video and podcasts tailored to users' interests, utilizing data from their bookmarked content and integration with iTunes. This dual focus on recruitment and personalized media recommendations positions Scouta as a versatile tool for enhancing both hiring and entertainment experiences.

Leve

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Leve is a financial well-being platform aimed at improving the financial situations of employees to help them achieve their full potential. The organization views workers as individuals with diverse personal circumstances, including families and aspirations, who often lack access to adequate financial support. Leve combines a personal assistant feature with a network of financial solutions, offering tailored advice to help employees navigate their financial challenges. The platform also monitors employees' financial health and provides insights to human resources departments, enabling both employees and organizations to identify underlying financial issues and implement effective solutions. By prioritizing financial education and support, Leve seeks to empower workers and enhance their overall well-being.

Personio

Series B in 2019
Personio GmbH is a provider of HR management and recruiting software tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises with 10 to 2,000 employees. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Munich, Germany, Personio aims to enhance the efficiency of HR processes, allowing organizations to concentrate on their workforce. The platform offers a comprehensive suite of features, including digital employee files, applicant tracking, attendance and absence management, payroll, and performance management. By streamlining these essential HR functions, Personio enables clients to simplify and digitalize their human resource operations effectively.

iziwork

Seed Round in 2018
Iziwork is a technology-driven startup based in Clichy, France, that specializes in temporary employment services through its innovative online platform. Founded in 2018, the company aims to enhance the temporary work experience by providing job-seekers and enterprises with a streamlined alternative to traditional staffing agencies. The platform employs an AI-based system to match workers with suitable assignments, facilitating onboarding and personnel management via a mobile application. Temporary employees benefit from features such as instant payment options, a paid time savings account, personalized training and e-learning opportunities, and access to medical teleconsultation. By offering personalized support and flexible work opportunities, Iziwork helps businesses lower their operational costs while connecting them with skilled and independent professionals.

Personably

Seed Round in 2018
Personably is a SaaS company that specializes in enhancing the onboarding experiences for new hires in fast-growing organizations. By automating routine tasks such as account setup and meeting scheduling, the platform allows managers to concentrate on providing the necessary context and support for new employees to thrive in their roles. This not only saves valuable time for human resources teams and managers but also accelerates the productivity of new hires, ensuring they can contribute effectively from the outset. Through its innovative approach, Personably aims to foster happy and productive teams.

Personio

Series A in 2017
Personio GmbH is a provider of HR management and recruiting software tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises with 10 to 2,000 employees. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Munich, Germany, Personio aims to enhance the efficiency of HR processes, allowing organizations to concentrate on their workforce. The platform offers a comprehensive suite of features, including digital employee files, applicant tracking, attendance and absence management, payroll, and performance management. By streamlining these essential HR functions, Personio enables clients to simplify and digitalize their human resource operations effectively.

Personio

Seed Round in 2016
Personio GmbH is a provider of HR management and recruiting software tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises with 10 to 2,000 employees. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Munich, Germany, Personio aims to enhance the efficiency of HR processes, allowing organizations to concentrate on their workforce. The platform offers a comprehensive suite of features, including digital employee files, applicant tracking, attendance and absence management, payroll, and performance management. By streamlining these essential HR functions, Personio enables clients to simplify and digitalize their human resource operations effectively.
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