# GLOBAL VENTURE CAPITAL: portfolio, investments and team > GLOBAL VENTURE CAPITAL is a private equity based in South Africa. 10 investments on record, latest Apr 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-venture-capital (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) South Africa · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # GLOBAL VENTURE CAPITAL Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Sep 2026, closing $330M. Last cheque observed Apr 2015. Quiet New fund $330M, Sept 2026 Private equity Series A Seed Series B Venture Capital & Private Equity Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 10 on record Since the last cheque **4213** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$5.0M** Rounds led **0 of 10** Sole investor **2 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 80%** Pitch GLOBAL VENTURE CAPITAL ## GLOBAL VENTURE CAPITAL highlights - 01 10 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 50% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $1.8M - 04 2 exits from the portfolio ## What they do > Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2022-11 From their own website - **Type:** Private equity (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Venture Capital & Private Equity - **Based in:** Paarl, South Africa - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **10 appearances** - **2015** 1 round - **Apr** **[Green Chef](https://millionrounds.com/company/green-chef)** Series A · US **$16M** With 2 others - **2013** 2 rounds - **Jan** **[Pickatale](https://millionrounds.com/company/pickatale)** Seed · CA **$1.0M** With 8 others - **Jan** **[Reachli](https://millionrounds.com/company/reachli)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 8 others - **2012** 1 round - **Mar** **[SavingStar](https://millionrounds.com/company/savingstar)** Series C · US · techcrunch.com **$9.0M** With 4 others - **2010** 1 round - **Jun** **[DuraFizz](https://millionrounds.com/company/durafizz)** Venture · US · gvc.jp **$250K** Sole investor - **2009** 1 round - **Jan** **[Pipeline Micro](https://millionrounds.com/company/pipeline-micro)** Series A · US · pacific.bizjournals.com **$7.0M** With 1 other - **2008** 2 rounds - **Jun** **[ChipIn](https://millionrounds.com/company/chipin)** Series B · AE · thedeal.com **$5.0M** With 1 other - **May** **[Sprout](https://millionrounds.com/company/sprout)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$5.0M** With 2 others - **2007** 1 round - **May** **[Sprout](https://millionrounds.com/company/sprout)** Series A · US · demo.com **$3.3M** Sole investor - **2002** 1 round - **Mar** **[Systinet](https://millionrounds.com/company/systinet)** Venture · US **$21M** With 1 other An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor. ## The team Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **8 named** AF **Adam Freda** Executive Officer, Promoter i Filing they signed BM **Bradley M. Dorchinecz** Executive Officer, Promoter i Filing they signed JP **James P. Hart Iii** Executive Officer, Promoter i Filing they signed JR **Justin R. Redeker** Executive Officer, Promoter i Filing they signed KM **Kevin M. Kresnicka** Executive Officer, Promoter i Filing they signed LR **Lizabeth R. Boeckmann** Executive Officer, Promoter i Filing they signed RM **Robert M. Dicarlo** Executive Officer, Promoter i Filing they signed RM **Robert M. Morgan** Executive Officer, Promoter i Filing they signed We also hold **7** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **2 in all** **[Sprout](https://millionrounds.com/company/sprout)** Bought by InMobi **Undisclosed** Aug 2011 **[Systinet](https://millionrounds.com/company/systinet)** Bought by [Mercury Interactive](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercury-interactive) **Undisclosed** Jan 2006 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. New fund on file **$330M** raised in Sept 2026 From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy. ## The cheque Series A Seed Series B Median round joined **$5.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.8M** Led 0 of 10 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 2 rounds - **Last cheque:** Apr 2015 - **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A *3* - Seed *2* - Series B *2* - Venture *2* - Series C *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2002 2015 Often in the room with - [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) 2 - [Howard Love](https://millionrounds.com/fund/howard-love) 2 - [PhilQuo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/philquo-ventures) 2 - [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) 2 - [Polaris Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners) 2 - [Saeed Amidi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/saeed-amidi) 2 **Pitching GLOBAL VENTURE CAPITAL?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as GLOBAL VENTURE CAPITAL. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**500 Global** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Howard Love** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/howard-love)[**PhilQuo Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/philquo-ventures)[**Plug and Play** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play)[**Polaris Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners)[**Saeed Amidi** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/saeed-amidi)[**Social Starts** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/social-starts)[**William Lohse** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/william-lohse)[**Zelkova Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zelkova-ventures) ## Quick answers about GLOBAL VENTURE CAPITAL ### What does GLOBAL VENTURE CAPITAL invest in? GLOBAL VENTURE CAPITAL invests most often at Series A and Seed (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity. ### How active is GLOBAL VENTURE CAPITAL? 10 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2015. ### How big are GLOBAL VENTURE CAPITAL's cheques? The median round it joins is $5.0M. ### Does GLOBAL VENTURE CAPITAL lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 10 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does GLOBAL VENTURE CAPITAL invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (80%), Canada (10%) and the United Arab Emirates (10%). ### Is GLOBAL VENTURE CAPITAL investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Apr 2015. ### Who does GLOBAL VENTURE CAPITAL invest alongside? Most often 500 Global (2 rounds together), Howard Love (2 rounds together) and PhilQuo Ventures (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is GLOBAL VENTURE CAPITAL? 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