Who We Are
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Who We Are
Global Media Connect (GMC)
Global Media Connect (GMC) is an investment and holding company owning 22 entities in eight countries across Europe, North America, and Asia. For our investments, we have two different operational models.
Our direct shareholdings are in businesses highly focused on technology and content services for media companies, like radio and TV broadcasters or content owners. GMC owns at least 75% of the shares in all these subsidiaries and we are closely involved in developing the business.
With our special-purpose entity Global Technology Alliance (GTA) in Hong Kong and Munich, we support start-ups with smart capital, strategic advice, and business contacts. We focus on technology start-ups with a proven, quickly scalable business case, ready to take the next step on their growth journey. In all investments through GTA we own a minority of the shares, up to 25%, often co-investing with large VC enterprises.
Global Media Connect (GMC) is an investment and holding company owning 22 entities in eight countries across Europe, North America, and Asia. For our investments, we have two different operational models.
Our direct shareholdings are in businesses highly focused on technology and content services for media companies, like radio and TV broadcasters or content owners. GMC owns at least 75% of the shares in all these subsidiaries and we are closely involved in developing the business.
With our special-purpose entity Global Technology Alliance (GTA) in Hong Kong and Munich, we support start-ups with smart capital, strategic advice, and business contacts. We focus on technology start-ups with a proven, quickly scalable business case, ready to take the next step on their growth journey. In all investments through GTA we own a minority of the shares, up to 25%, often co-investing with large VC enterprises.
Our Vision and Mission
Vision
Become the leading investor empowering innovators to develop world-class technology and content creation solutions.
Mission
Enable businesses with our investments to create world-leading technology and realize their full potential.
Meet the Founder
The Founder
Christian Brenner
Christian Brenner, from Munich, Germany, started to be enthusiastic about broadcasting and software in his childhood. Developing his own software with a Z80 processor in the early 80s and operating a pirate FM radio station were typical activities while in high school. His first job was in his parent’s company selling and repairing TV sets and radios.
In 1992 Christian founded his first company to be part of the new premium rate telephone services, which started that year in Germany. With his services, Christian was the only provider at the time who stayed away from entertainment offerings and focused on professional daily news for the media industry via fax polling and telephone modems (speed 0.019 Mbit/s).
This entity still serves as the umbrella of all his business activities. Christian’s experience in radio and TV technology and programming, software development and learning from his parent’s company helped him to create several highly successful companies. Some are still owned by Global Media Connect, some were successfully sold over the years. The best way to describe Christian is a “Serial Entrepreneur”. Christian worked as an entrepreneur with a hands-on attitude his entire life, except three years being a C-level employee in the €2 billion revenue satellite company SES.
Christian Brenner
Christian Brenner, started to be enthusiastic about broadcasting and software in his childhood.
Developing his own software with a Z80 processor in the early 80s and operating a pirate FM radio station were typical activities while in high school. His first job was in his parent’s company selling and repairing TV sets and radios.
In 1992, Christian founded his first company to be part of the new premium rate telephone services, which started that year in Germany. With his services, Christian was the only provider at the time who stayed away from entertainment offerings and focused on professional daily news for the media industry via fax polling and telephone modems (speed 0.019 Mbit/s).
This entity still serves as the umbrella of all his business activities. Christian’s experience in radio and TV technology and programming, software development and learning from his parent’s company helped him to create several highly successful companies. Some are still owned by Global Media Connect, some were successfully sold over the years. The best way to describe Christian is a “Serial Entrepreneur”. Christian worked as an entrepreneur with a hands-on attitude his entire life, except three years being a C-level employee in the €2 billion revenue satellite company SES.