# Amelia Townsend

> Amelia Townsend is a startup investor at Burda Principal Investments (London). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Burda Principal Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/burda-principal-investments)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amelia-townsend-085b049a/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ameliatigg

Amelia Townsend is a startup investor at Burda Principal Investments in London. Amelia joined Burda in 2018 and is an Investment Manager of Burda Principal Investments in London. Previously she was an Investor at Unilever Ventures from 2015-2018 whose portfolio includes consumer investments such as Gousto, True Botanicals, Blow Beauty, and Instacart. Amelia was actively involved with the portfolio serving as Board Observer toseven of the companies across Europe and the US. Prior to this, she was a Strategy Consultant within the M&A practice at Accenture for four years focussing on technology and consumer goods. Amelia completed a BA Hons degree in Philosophy at Durham University and previously founded a consumer domestic services marketplace, and a non-profit organisation focussed on women in work.

## About Burda Principal Investments

VC Fund · Munich, Germany

Burda Principal Investments a division of Hubert Burda Media, provides long term growth equity for fast growing digital technology and media companies. Hubert Burda Media is media and technology conglomerates with a strong investment track record in internet-centric businesses since 1998.They have been partners for visionary entrepreneurs,leveraging Burda’s capital, brands and sector expertise, particularly in the areas of business expansion, internationalization and localization.They are invested in a portfolio of highly successful consumer internet companies in Europe, the U.S. and Asia. In the past, Hubert Burda Media has invested in internet platforms such as Etsy, zooplus, HolidayCheck, or Xing AG.BPI is run by a dedicated team of investment professionals based in Munich, Berlin, London and Singapore.

5 contacts available at Burda Principal Investments.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Amelia Townsend | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amelia-townsend |
| Christian Teichmann | Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christian-teichmann |
| Edwin Mak | Investment Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edwin-mak |
| Friedrich von Wulffen | Investment Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/friedrich-von-wulffen |
| Natalie Schmitke | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/natalie-schmitke |

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