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Marc Samwer

Founder of Founders Forum

Berlin Metropolitan Area

Overview 

Marc Samwer is an accomplished entrepreneur and investor serving as an Advisor at Global Founders Capital, with a notable track record of co-founding successful ventures such as Glocal Founders and CityDeal. He has made significant investments in companies like MFG.com at various stages, ranging from Series D to Seed rounds. Samwer's career highlights include co-founding CityDeal, which later became Groupon and expanded to 45 countries, as well as his role as CEO of Jamba! AG / ilove, showcasing his expertise in building and scaling successful e-commerce and online advertising businesses.

Work Experience 

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Global Founders Capital

  • Advisor

    2016 - Current

    Global Founders Capital is a globally orientated, stage agnostic venture fund that empowers gifted entrepreneurs worldwide.

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Founders Forum

  • Co-Founder

    2006

    Largest invitation-only exclusive CEO's/Founders Tech- and Media private conference in Europe.

Glocal Founders (formerly EFF European Founders Fund)

  • Co-Founder | CEO

    2005

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cleverbridge

  • Supervisory Board Member

    2006 - 2016

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Rocket Internet SE

  • Co-Founder

    2006 - 2015

    Rocket's mission is to become the world’s largest Internet platform outside of the United States and China. Rocket identifies and builds proven Internet business models and transfers them to new, underserved or untapped markets where it seeks to scale them into market leading online companies. Rocket started in 2007 and now has more than 30,000 employees across its network of companies, which are active in more than 110 countries across six continents.

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Groupon

  • CEO International (45 countries) | Co-Founder (formerly CityDeal)

    2009 - 2013

Groupon is a deal-of-the-day website that offers discounted gift certificates usable at local or national companies.

Raised $1,387,000,000.00 from MIG Capital, RTP Global and Atairos.

groupon.com
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LinkedIn

  • Investor

    2006 - 2010

Find Jobs, Internships, and volunteer openings for teen students!

teenhired.com
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Facebook

  • Investor

    2008 - 2010

Stay N' Alive Productions, LLC is a social media marketing firm that provides clients with measurable profits.

staynalive.com

Jamba! AG / ilove

  • Co-Founder | CEO

    1999 - 2004

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eBay

  • Managing Director Germany

    1999 - 2000

EBay Ventures invests in disruptive companies that are revolutionizing the commerce landscape.

ebayinc.com

Education 

Investments 

MFG.com

Series C

Total funding: $30M

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