About GCC
GCC is a venture capital firm founded in 2006. It is primarily based out of Amsterdam, Netherlands. As of Apr 2025, GCC has invested in 29 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in Netherlands based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Environment Tech and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Goodwings Overall, GCC portfolio has seen 3 IPOs and 9 acquisitions including key companies like Origis Energy, Pirelli and Railsr. A lot of funds co-invest with GCC, with names like Invest-NL sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. GCC has team of 8 people including 5 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 2 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
GCC's List of Top Investments
GCC has a portfolio of 29 companies. Their most notable investments are in Klimato and Crowdz.Their portfolio spans across United States, Netherlands, Norway and 5 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Environment Tech, High Tech and 16 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by GCC:Origis Energy is a solar project developer working on large Utility scale as well as Commercial-scale projects. The company provides project development, financing, engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) and operations, maintenance and asset management for investors and clean energy consumers across Europe and the Americas. They claim to have developed 100 projects worldwide totaling 500+ MW to date.
Key facts about Origis Energy
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: Miami (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $149M
- Employee Count: 176 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Nomura, CIT and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jun 04, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Pirelli
Manufacturer and supplier of tyres. It offers a wide range of tires for cars, motorcycles, trucks, and vans. In 2019, the company recorded annual revenues of $6B and a net profit of $0.5B.
Key facts about Pirelli
- Founded Year: 1872
- Location: Milan (Italy)
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 15,272 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Trilantic Europe, One Equity Partners and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Dec 22, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Public
3. Railsr
Provider of embedded finance platform solutions. This platform enables businesses to integrate financial services, such as banking, wallets, and cards, directly into their customer experiences. The platform offers APIs for seamless integration and handles complex integrations, including regulatory compliance and payment processing. It provides tools and resources to support businesses throughout the development and launch of embedded finance offerings, from prototyping to scaling. The goal is to simplify the process of offering financial services, allowing businesses to focus on their core offerings and customer relationships.
Key facts about Railsr
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: SGD 1M - 10M as on Dec 31, 2021
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $178M
- Employee Count: 133 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Visa, Ventura Capital and 48 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Oct 27, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Carbyon
Developer of direct air capture technology for carbon dioxide removal. The company focuses on creating a low-cost solution for harvesting carbon from the atmosphere. The technology aims to transform the global energy and materials economy. It supplies circular carbon dioxide for controlled environment agriculture and sustainable fuels. The company plans to scale up manufacturing to supply systems globally.
Key facts about Carbyon
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Eindhoven (Netherlands)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $27.7M
- Employee Count: 24 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: HighTechXL, Siemens and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 08, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Battolyser Systems is a manufacturer of battery-integrated electrolyzers. It uses alkaline electrolysis technology for hydrogen generation
Key facts about Battolyser Systems
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Schiedam (Netherlands)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $33M
- Employee Count: 41 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: European Investment Bank, Innovation Industries and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 12, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
GCC's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
GCC has invested in 29 companies over the last 18 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment. Its most recent first time investment was in Battolyser Systems and most recent follow-on round was in Goodwings.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2023 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
GCC's Investments by Stage
GCC has made 4 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.7M, 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $18.1M, 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $10M and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $32M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 4 |
Series A | 3 |
Series B | 1 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
GCC's Investments by Sector
GCC has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Environment Tech, Sustainability Tech, Consumer and FinTech. Notably, it has invested in 22 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 13 Tech companies, 9 Software companies and at least 5 companies focusing on Social impact.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 5 |
Environment Tech | 5 |
Sustainability Tech | 5 |
Consumer | 2 |
FinTech | 2 |
Others | 11 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
GCC's Investments by Geography
GCC has made most investments in Netherlands (4), followed by United States where it has made 3 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Netherlands | 4 |
United States | 3 |
Denmark | 1 |
Sweden | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
GCC's recent investments
GCC has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by GCC:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Apr 10, 2025 | Denmark | Series A | 3541 | [+5] | |
Sep 12, 2024 | Netherlands | Series A | 2898 | ||
Sep 03, 2024 | Netherlands | Series A | 8232 | [+5] | |
Aug 21, 2023 | Denmark | Seed | 5866 | ||
Mar 20, 2023 | Netherlands | Seed | 8096 | [+2] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in GCC's Portfolio
3 of GCC's portfolio companies have become public. Verde Clean Fuels got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Oct 2021 and Pirelli got listed on the Euronext Exchange (Euronext).Here are GCC's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 04, 2021 | - | - | 9466 | |
Oct 06, 2017 | - | - | 5206 | |
Oct 02, 2014 | - | - | 3975 |
Acquired companies in GCC's Portfolio
9 companies from GCC's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Carbyon in Jul 2026 by Airhive for $*****.Here are GCC's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 17, 2026 | Sep 03, 2024 | Series A | 3176 | |
Jun 19, 2024 | Dec 06, 2022 | Seed | 5435 | |
Mar 10, 2023 | - | - | 2628 | |
Oct 18, 2021 | - | - | 5094 | |
Oct 10, 2021 | - | - | 6250 |
Team profile of GCC
GCC has a team of 8 members including 5 Partners and 1 Principal located in Netherlands, United Kingdom and 1 more location. GCC's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in GCC:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Amsterdam | - | ||
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | Amsterdam | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Principal | Breda | - |
Co-investors of GCC
Over the past 18 years, 53 investors have co-invested in GCC's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before GCC: Elon Musk, European Investment Bank and 25 others have invested in rounds before GCC. There is 1 company where Elon Musk has invested before GCC and 1 company where European Investment Bank has invested before GCC.
- Top Co-investors of GCC: 18 investors entered a company along with GCC. These include investors like Invest-NL (2 companies).
- Invested after GCC: A total of 8 investors have invested in GCC's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include ISAI (1 company), Anders Colding Friis (1 company) and Nicholas Hammeken (1 company).
Recent News related to GCC
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Sustainable travel specialist Goodwings secures $2.9m in new fundingBusiness Travel News Europe•Apr 10, 2025•Goodwings, GCC
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Breaking News MENA Beehive AHOY leads Egypt’s Qme in closing $3 M Seed roundIncubees•Feb 26, 2025•QMe, Ahoy Insurance, GCC
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Battolyser Systems closes a €30 million Series A funding roundBattolyser Systems•Dec 09, 2024•Battolyser Systems, GCC
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Dutch-based Carbyon secures €15.3M to turn direct air capture of CO2 into an affordable and scalable technologySilicon Canals•Sep 03, 2024•Carbyon, Siemens, Omnes Capital, GCC and 4 others
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Carbyon Raises €15.3M Series A Investment to Demonstrate Their Fast-Swing Direct Air Capture TechnologyDuurzaam Beleggen•Sep 03, 2024•Carbyon, Siemens, Omnes Capital, GCC and 4 others
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Crowdz secures $10M investment, led by Citi and Global Cleantech CapitalCrowdz•Sep 21, 2023•Crowdz, GCC, Bold Capital Partners, TFX Capital
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