Bertelsmann
VC Fund
Gütersloh, Germany
Bertelsmann is a transnational media corporation founded in 1835, based in Gütersloh, Germany. Bertelsmann is a media, services and education company that operates in about 50 countries around the world. It includes the broadcaster RTL Group, the trade book publisher Penguin Random House, the magazine publisher Gruner + Jahr, the music company BMG, the service provider Arvato, the Bertelsmann Printing Group, the Bertelsmann Education Group and Bertelsmann Investments, an international network of funds. The company has 116,000 employees and generated revenues of €17.0 billion in the 2016 financial year. Bertelsmann stands for creativity and entrepreneurship. This combination promotes first-class media content and innovative service solutions that inspire customers around the world.
- Total investments:
- 55
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 29%
- Fund size:
- $42M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Bertelsmann invests in
Stages Bertelsmann invests in
Countries Bertelsmann invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 12 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Series A
- $7M–$40M
- Series B
- $6M–$30M
- Series C
- $15M–$100M
Investment Focus
Industry
- E-Commerce 9 (16%)
- Internet 8 (15%)
- Education 8 (15%)
- Artificial Intelligence 8 (15%)
- EdTech 6 (11%)
Stage
- Series B 16 (29%)
- Series A 11 (20%)
- Series C 6 (11%)
- Seed 5 (9%)
- Funding Round 3 (5%)
Country
- United States 21 (38%)
- India 9 (16%)
- China 7 (13%)
- Brazil 3 (5%)
- Germany 2 (4%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Achim Berg
Management Team
|
Management Team | Total investments: 5 | Find email | |
Dalia Das
Vice President Education
|
Vice President Education | Total investments: 4 | Find email | |
Joachim Milberg
Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board
|
Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Annabelle Yu Long
Chief Executive
|
Chief Executive | Total investments: 6 | Find email | |
Bernd Hirsch
CFO
|
CFO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 12 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| VITURE is a cutting-edge startup company focusing on the AR field. It provides consumer-grade AR glasses with a more fashionable design and a high-performance technology experience for C-end users around the world. | $100M / Venture - Series Unknown / Feb 26, 2026 | ||
| HelloBoss is an AI-based recruitment platform that promotes the mobility of human resources services for job seekers through an application. | Series A / Nov 20, 2025 | ||
| [cafeteria] allows individuals to influence businesses, get paid for opinions, and develop professional talents. | $3M / Seed / Oct 24, 2024 | ||
| Astrix offers an SDK designed for health tech developers to create safer, more reliable AI applications. Our platform helps identify clinical safety issues, generate synthetic medical data, and conduct thorough application testing, allowing developers to quickly deliver powerful, safe AI solutions that benefit patients and providers alike.We area team of technologists with experience building AI systems from Palantir, the University of Oxford, Duke Health, and other world-class institutions. Astrix is backed by Y-Combinator, and is distributed across San Francisco, New York City, and London. | $2M / Pre-Seed / Oct 10, 2024 | ||
| Scimplify is a B2B fulfillment platform that provides end-to-end procurement and production for specialty chemicals. | Series A / Aug 01, 2024 | ||
| Scimplifi is a B2B fulfilment platform that provides customized solutions for sourcing and manufacturing of innovative chemistries. | $9.5M / Series A / Aug 01, 2024 | ||
| LighthouseAI provides software solutions to pharmaceutical manufacturers, logistics companies, wholesalers, and pharmacies. | $4.6M / Seed / Oct 24, 2023 | ||
| Rupeek is a financial services company that features an online lending platform that specializes in credit risk, gold loans, and personal loans. It offers lending solutions for lenders and borrowers. The company is driven by its mission is to bring financial inclusion for the masses and introduce products that are transparent and people-friendly.Rupeek was founded in 2015 and headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka. | $16M / Venture - Series Unknown / Sep 06, 2022 | ||
| LighthouseAI provides software solutions to pharmaceutical manufacturers, logistics companies, wholesalers, and pharmacies. | $1M / Seed / Aug 08, 2022 | ||
| Ada is a global health company founded by doctors, scientists, and industry pioneers to create new possibilities for personal health. Ada’s core system connects medical knowledge with intelligent technology to help all people actively manage their health and medical professionals to deliver effective care. Ada is proud to collaborate with leadinghealth systems and global non-profit organizations to carry out this vision. Ada Health was founded in 2011 and is based in Berlin, Germany. | $30M / Series B / Feb 10, 2022 | ||
| See all 55 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Bertelsmann invest in?
Bertelsmann invests primarily in E-Commerce, Internet and Education startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 55 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Bertelsmann invest in?
Bertelsmann typically joins rounds of $7M–$40M at Series A, $6M–$30M at Series B and $15M–$100M at Series C. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Bertelsmann's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Bertelsmann took part in.
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Who are the partners at Bertelsmann?
The team at Bertelsmann includes Achim Berg (Management Team), Dalia Das (Vice President Education) and Joachim Milberg (Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board), among 12 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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