Donald Stalter
Partner at Global Founders Capital
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Work Experience
Partner - North America
2017 - Current
We are an entrepreneur's greatest advocate. We have built multi-billion dollar technology businesses from scratch -- and thrived through all the twists and turns along the way. Over the past two decades, GFC has backed over five hundred entrepreneurs worldwide. Our global successes include Facebook, LinkedIn, Zalando, Traveloka, Trivago, Jumia, HelloFresh, Eventbrite, Funding Circle, Slack, Revolut, Canva, Delivery Hero and HomeAway. Global Founders Capital manages over $2 billion of committed capital and invests out of seventeen offices worldwide. https://www.globalfounders.vc
Seed Investor
2022
PermitFlow is a construction permit application and management platform for developers and general contractors.
Raised $36,500,000.00 from Initialized Capital, Felicis, Bradley Horowitz, Altos Ventures, Y Combinator and Kleiner Perkins.
Seed Investor
2022
DraftWise provides an AI-powered contract and negotiation platform that assists law firms in procuring quality contracts.
Raised $27,950,000.00 from Y Combinator, Formus Capital, Index Ventures and Bek Ventures.
Seed Investor
2021
Slope is a B2B financial platform that offers a variety of payment alternatives while being paid immediately.
Raised $252,125,000.00 from Y Combinator, Notable Capital, JP Morgan, Saga Ventures Management, Jack Altman and Max Altman.
Seed Investor
2021
Travel-as-a-Service platform
Raised $116,000,000.00 from Blank Ventures, Madrona, ICONIQ Growth, Durable Capital Partners and Mubadala Capital Ventures.
Seed Investor
2021
Fieldguide is an AI-powered engagement platform for Assurance and Advisory firms.
Raised $50,000,000.00 from 8VC, Bessemer Venture Partners and Elad Gil.
Board Director, Lead Series B Investor
2020
SpotHero is a consumer marketplace and mobility platform for off-street parking in North America.
Leading & only independent consumer marketplace for parking in North America.
Raised $117,610,000.00 from Alpha Partners, OCA Ventures, 50 South Capital, Autotech Ventures, Macquarie Capital, Union Grove Venture Partners, Insight Partners, Global Founders Capital, Gaingels and Headline.
Investor
2019
employee analytics platform that specializes in staff surveying and analytics
Investor
2019
robot lawyer
DoNotPay is an online robot lawyer that allows anyone to automatically claim asylum in the U.S, U.K, and Canada for free.
Raised $27,700,000.00 from Crew Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Bossa Invest, Sam Bankman-Fried, Felicis, Daniel Dines, Day One Ventures, DST Global, Jovono and Angel Collective Opportunity Fund.
Board Observer
2019
Education
Master's degree
2004 - 2005
Bachelor's degree (Honors)
2000 - 2004
High School Diploma
1999 - 2000