# Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments

> Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments is a VC fund backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Feb 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://bdmifund.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bdmifund

Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments is a VC fund in New York focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI) is the venture capital arm of Bertelsmann, focusing on identifying and nurturing growth opportunities in the digital media space. The fund specifically targets investments in media, services, and education companies, aiming to capitalize on emerging trends in the digital landscape.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 40% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 40% |
| Art | 1 | 20% |
| CRM | 1 | 20% |
| Apps | 1 | 20% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 80% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hark | Hark is a New York-based startup that make the authentication process frictionless and bring video to life as the first step in the CX journey. | $3.5M | Seed | Feb 08, 2024 |  |
| Wand App | Wand is a co-creative, AI-driven tool that allows artists the manual control and customization they need to realize their ideas. | $4.2M | Seed | Aug 23, 2023 |  |
| Cohart | Cohart is a vertical marketplace for creators and their collectors. Creators build storefronts, meet collectors, and monetize/manage their communities – while next-gen consumers discover, collect, and re-sell. Starting with art and expanding to other creative collectible verticals in the future. | $4M | Seed | Aug 02, 2023 |  |
| Forte | Forte uses audio and video conferencing to improve online music education. The company aims to expand access to trusted, high-quality music teachers everywhere. Foret was founded in 2020 andis based in New York. | $350K | Seed | Feb 07, 2022 |  |
| boostr | boostr is a CRM management software that offers ad sales management services to its users.boostr features forecasting, delivery pacing, pipeline management, sales activity, revenue management, and client and contact management. Delivery pacing offers notifications regarding ad campaigns. Pipeline management offers automation services to its users.Sales activity offers client activity capture services. | $7M | Series A | Jul 27, 2020 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [1745 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bertelsmann-digital-media-investments) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Twelve Below](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/twelve-below) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [10XImpact](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/10x-impact) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [11:11 Media](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1111media) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments invest in?

Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Art startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments closed in Feb 2024. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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