Lorenzo Franzi is a half-Belgian, half-Italian venture capital investor at Global Founders Capital who founded the logistics startup Zipjet, raising over €20m across London, Berlin, and Paris before consolidating with a competitor. He built his first fund with more than 100 founders and entrepreneurs as LPs rather than traditional institutional investors, creating what he calls a community-driven capital model where founders serve as both capital providers and hands-on supporters. Lorenzo Franzi is a half-Belgian, half-Italian venture capital investor at Global Founders Capital who founded the logistics startup Zipjet, raising over €20m across London, Berlin, and Paris before consolidating with a competitor. He built his first fund with more than 100 founders and entrepreneurs as LPs rather than traditional institutional investors, creating what he calls a community-driven capital model where founders serve as both capital providers and hands-on supporters.