# Christian Teichmann

> Christian Teichmann is a Series A investor at Burda Principal Investments backing Gift and Audio. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Burda Principal Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/burda-principal-investments)
- Location: Munich, Germany
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Oct 2025
- Lead investor: 43%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-teichmann-aba1b09/

Christian Teichmann is a Series A investor at Burda Principal Investments in Munich focused on Gift and Audio. Christian Teichmann joined Burda in 2015 and is Managing Director of Burda Principal Investments. Prior to joining Burda, he was at Solon Management Consulting for over ten years as Partner and Head of the London office. Christian focused on business building as well as growth and investment strategies in TMT industries. Before that, he worked forinvestment banks Lazard and Greenhill. Christian holds degrees in economics from Universidad Pontificia Comillas in Madrid and ESB Reutlingen. Currently, he is on the supervisory boards of M.Gemi, Showroom and Bloom & Wild and a board observer at BaubleBar and NotOntheHighStreet.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gift | 1 | 14% |
| Audio | 1 | 14% |
| EdTech | 1 | 14% |
| Flowers | 1 | 14% |
| Podcast | 1 | 14% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 3 | 43% |
| Series C | 2 | 29% |
| Series D | 2 | 29% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 29% |
| Spain | 1 | 14% |
| Australia | 1 | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ULUU | ULUU is an ocean material that replaces plastic and actively benefits the world. | $10.5M | Series A | Oct 29, 2025 |  |
| Kaleidoscope | Kaleidoscope is an audio company that delivers adventure and thrilling true stories filled with heart. It's like a modern Indiana Jones racing down the Amazon. It's getting lost in space with a Russian cosmonaut and falling in love with the ground handler. It's the excitement of underwater discoveries combined with the thrill ofbeing on the run with a real-life Robin Hood. Stories have the power to shift perspective and broaden horizons. | $5M | Series A | Jul 14, 2025 |  |
| Imperia | We provide to our clients tools for managing and optimizing their processes in the area of operations through an innovative, advanced and user-friendly software solution. Analytics Demand Planning (ADP) is a complete solution to support the demand forecasting process, based on two key pillars: 1. Easy-to-use: the solution is fully integrated inExcel, providing great ease of use and minimum implementation times. “If you know how to use Excel, you know how to use ADP”. 2. Collaborative planning: the tool is developed under a collaborative environment in which all members of the organization can be involved in the process, improving the decision-making process.Furthermore, it has great computing power based on statistical models and a wide range of advanced functionalities that add extra value to the product. Such as reference segmentation, intelligent cleaning of historical data series and integrated dashboards for sales and forecast analytics. | $10.4M | Series A | Feb 18, 2025 |  |
| Bloom & Wild | Bloom & Wild, a letterbox flower delivery company, take an online approach to the traditional business of ordering and delivering flowers. It has infused the traditional flower-giving experience with predictive analytics and technology to deliver a fresher, less-traveled bouquet to the people they care most about.Founded in 2013 by AronGelbard and Ben Stanway, Bloom & Wild aims to become the pan-European market leader in flower and gift delivery. The company continued its expansion into more European markets and added bricks and mortar retail for the UK. By entering into a retail partnership with Sainsbury’s, Bloom & Wild sees an exclusive range of premium bouquets available in selected superstores nationwide. | $101.8M | Series D | Jan 17, 2021 |  |
| Skillshare | Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of inspiring classes for creative and curious people, on topics including illustration, design, photography, video, freelancing, and more. The company's community offers classes on any type of skill, from baking cupcakes to raising startup capital to varying fields in design, business,and technology, enabling members to harness their creative power and learn skills in an enhanced way. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in New York. | $66M | Series D | Aug 10, 2020 |  |
| Bloom & Wild | Bloom & Wild, a letterbox flower delivery company, take an online approach to the traditional business of ordering and delivering flowers. It has infused the traditional flower-giving experience with predictive analytics and technology to deliver a fresher, less-traveled bouquet to the people they care most about.Founded in 2013 by AronGelbard and Ben Stanway, Bloom & Wild aims to become the pan-European market leader in flower and gift delivery. The company continued its expansion into more European markets and added bricks and mortar retail for the UK. By entering into a retail partnership with Sainsbury’s, Bloom & Wild sees an exclusive range of premium bouquets available in selected superstores nationwide. | $19.1M | Series C | Sep 30, 2018 |  |
| Skillshare | Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of inspiring classes for creative and curious people, on topics including illustration, design, photography, video, freelancing, and more. The company's community offers classes on any type of skill, from baking cupcakes to raising startup capital to varying fields in design, business,and technology, enabling members to harness their creative power and learn skills in an enhanced way. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in New York. | $20M | Series C | Jul 23, 2018 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Amasia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amasia) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Index Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/index-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Spero Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spero-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Union Square Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/union-square-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [10X Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/10x-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Acurio Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acurio-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## 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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## FAQ

### What does Christian Teichmann invest in?

Christian Teichmann invests primarily in Gift, Audio and EdTech startups, most often at Series A and Series C stage. Most of the 7 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 Christian Teichmann last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Christian Teichmann closed in Oct 2025. Shizune tracks 7 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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