# Bauer Media

> Bauer Media is a VC fund in Hamburg backing Mobile and Retail. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hamburg, Germany
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Mar 2019
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauer-media-group/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/bauermediagroup
- Website: https://www.bauermedia.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bauer-Media-Group-458634947507026/

Bauer Media is a VC fund in Hamburg focused on Mobile and Retail. The Bauer Media Group is Europe’s largest privately owned publishing Group. The Group is a worldwide media empire offering over 300 magazines in 15 countries, as well as online, TV and radio stations. Their business is built on influential media brands with millions of personal relationships with engaged readers and listeners. Their strategy is toconnect audiences with excellent content through their broad multi-touch point brand platforms, wherever and whenever and however they want. Their wide portfolio of influential brands gives us advantages over pure play magazine, TV, digital or radio competitors.The development of the digital business is essential for Bauer. Therefore the Bauer Media Group is represented with more than 140 brands worldwide on the Apple Newsstand, Google Play, Zinio, Amazon and other with various products for each brand. Furthermore Bauer runs more than 240 online platforms reaching from traditional news websites over classified portals up to sophisticated brand networks.Bauer is also know as an experienced investor: The acquisition of Sunrise System, the leading e-marketing company in Eastern Europe or the take over of the Tader Classifieds network in Australia and New Zealand are just some examples for Bauers digital M&A activities.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile | 1 | 25% |
| Retail | 1 | 25% |
| Fashion | 1 | 25% |
| Fitness | 1 | 25% |
| Internet | 1 | 25% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |
| Series C | 1 | 25% |
| Series D | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sweden | 1 | 25% |
| Germany | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Anna Sedgley | Group Chief Financial Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anna-sedgley |
| Lucie Cave | Editorial Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lucie-cave |
| Paul Keenan | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-keenan |
| Perry Evans | Advisory Board Member SME Services | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/perry-evans |
| Veit Dengler | Chief Operating Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/veit-dengler-d9a8 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lifesum | Lifesum is a Swedish digital health startup with the vision to make people healthier and happier by using applied psychology and technology. Founded in 2013 with headquarters in central Stockholm, the company is growing fast and was selected by Wired UK as one of Stockholm's 10 hottest startups. | $5M | Series C | Mar 07, 2019 |  |
| Lifesum | Lifesum is a Swedish digital health startup with the vision to make people healthier and happier by using applied psychology and technology. Founded in 2013 with headquarters in central Stockholm, the company is growing fast and was selected by Wired UK as one of Stockholm's 10 hottest startups. | $10M | Series B | Jul 18, 2016 |  |
| navabi | navabi is striving to become global leader in plus size fashion. navabi carries the largest assortment of brands for plus sizes globally and established their own brands. Their website, www.navabi.co.uk offers the style-savvy plus-sized customer unprecedented access to the newest looks of the season from european cutting edge plus-size labelsvia worldwide express delivery.The pages of navabi feature weekly fashion editorial, weekly updated products and unique video presentations for each collection with style recommendations. | $16.5M | Series D | Jan 21, 2015 |  |
| Lifesum | Lifesum is a Swedish digital health startup with the vision to make people healthier and happier by using applied psychology and technology. Founded in 2013 with headquarters in central Stockholm, the company is growing fast and was selected by Wired UK as one of Stockholm's 10 hottest startups. | $6.7M | Series A | Apr 14, 2014 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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- [Index Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/index-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Bauer Media invest in?

Bauer Media invests primarily in Mobile, Retail and Fashion startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Sweden. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### Who are the partners at Bauer Media?

The team at Bauer Media includes Anna Sedgley (Group Chief Financial Officer), Lucie Cave (Editorial Director) and Paul Keenan (CEO), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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