This is the first session of our "Guided Q&A with Venture Capital Partners" series. The session will be In Conversation with Gerald Parloiu, Partner at Global Founders Capital. The Q&A will be geared towards early startup creation and what it take to convince first investors.

About Gerlald Parloiu:

He is a Partner at Global Founders Capital. Within GFC, he is a pre-seed/seed investor focused on opportunities in the UK and Europe. Prior to joining GFC, he was a Consultant at Bain & Company in New York. He is a board member in the following companies:

Airmeet – host immersive online events & build real connections, online

Calipsa – filter out 90% of your false alarms

GoDutch – re-imagining group payments

Humanloop – train and deploy NLP models in hours, not weeks

Leantech – the fintech platform for the Middle East

Mamopay – everyday payments simplified

PetsApp – telemedicine & more for your pet

TheIntro – no chat, no faff, just dates

Unitary – content moderation at scale

Uncapped – helping founders raise capital without giving up equity

Shleep – improving employee performance through better sleep

About GFC:

Global Founders Capital is Rocket Internet's VC arm, and is a billion dollar sector agnostic venture fund investing in companies across all stages from seed to growth capital. It has a presence across Europe, US, Latin America, Middle East, and Asia. GFC has made over 400 investments to date and backed companies including Facebook, Zalando, LinkedIn, Delivery Hero and Slack to name a few.

Session structure:

30-40 minute Guided Q&A

30 minute audience Q&A

Networking at the end


We look forward to seeing you all at the event!