# Dalia Das

> Dalia Das is a Series A investor at Bertelsmann backing Education and EdTech. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Bertelsmann](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bertelsmann)
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Mar 2015
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalia-das-20a08213

Dalia Das is a Series A investor at Bertelsmann focused on Education and EdTech. Dalia Das is Vice President Education at Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA. Prior to steering Bertelsmann’s higher education activities, she was responsible for business development at Bertelsmann’s BMG, the global music rights management company. Dalia joined Bertelsmann from America Online Inc., where she held various positions in PartnershipDevelopment and Strategy.She began her career with KM Consulting, specialized on Strategic Marketing. Dalia received degrees from University of Applied Sciences, Dortmund and Amsterdam Business School.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Education | 2 | 50% |
| EdTech | 1 | 25% |
| Tutoring | 1 | 25% |
| Higher Education | 1 | 25% |

### Stage

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

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Synergis Education | Synergis Education provides educational services designed for college and university leaders who are not satisfied with the status quo. It develops on ground, online, and hybrid degree programs to serve the non-traditional adult learning population. The company offers integrated services, including marketing and enrollment management, academicprogram and instructional design support, technology integration and course delivery, student retention support and placement, student accounting, and additional services; and EdVantage Learning System that co-develops associate, baccalaureate, and graduate degree curricula with its partner institution; and EdVantage Information Systems, a solution that manages a set of technologies, processes, and services. It partners with non-profit, traditional colleges, and universities. The company was formerly known as Academic Partners University and changed its name to Synergis Education in May 2012. Synergis Education was founded in 2011 and is based in Mesa, Arizona. | $7.7M | Series A | Mar 01, 2015 | http://www.synergiseducation.com |
| Synergis Education | Synergis Education provides educational services designed for college and university leaders who are not satisfied with the status quo. It develops on ground, online, and hybrid degree programs to serve the non-traditional adult learning population. The company offers integrated services, including marketing and enrollment management, academicprogram and instructional design support, technology integration and course delivery, student retention support and placement, student accounting, and additional services; and EdVantage Learning System that co-develops associate, baccalaureate, and graduate degree curricula with its partner institution; and EdVantage Information Systems, a solution that manages a set of technologies, processes, and services. It partners with non-profit, traditional colleges, and universities. The company was formerly known as Academic Partners University and changed its name to Synergis Education in May 2012. Synergis Education was founded in 2011 and is based in Mesa, Arizona. |  | Series A | Sep 25, 2013 | http://www.synergiseducation.com |
| UniversityNow | UniversityNow is an education and technology start-up based in San Francisco. Its mission is to help ensure that affordable, high-quality post-secondary education is available to people everywhere. To accomplish this, UniversityNow has built the most affordable and accessible accredited online learning platform for Patten University(http://patten.edu).UniversityNow's vision is a world in which no one is deprived of access to quality education — a world in which students can obtain recognized college degrees that improve their futures, without taking on the burden of student debt. | $19M | Series C | Sep 24, 2013 | http://www.unow.com |
| UniversityNow | UniversityNow is an education and technology start-up based in San Francisco. Its mission is to help ensure that affordable, high-quality post-secondary education is available to people everywhere. To accomplish this, UniversityNow has built the most affordable and accessible accredited online learning platform for Patten University(http://patten.edu).UniversityNow's vision is a world in which no one is deprived of access to quality education — a world in which students can obtain recognized college degrees that improve their futures, without taking on the burden of student debt. | $17.3M | Series B | Jun 21, 2012 | http://www.unow.com |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bronze Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bronze-investments) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Kapor Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kapor-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Novak Biddle Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/novak-biddle-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [University Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/university-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [First Analysis](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/first-analysis) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About 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 companyBMG, 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.

5 contacts available at Bertelsmann.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Achim Berg | Management Team | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/achim-berg |
| Dalia Das | Vice President Education | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dalia-das |
| Joachim Milberg | Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joachim-milberg |
| Annabelle Yu Long | Chief Executive | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/annabelle-yu-long |
| Bernd Hirsch | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bernd-hirsch |

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## FAQ

### What does Dalia Das invest in?

Dalia Das invests primarily in Education, EdTech and Tutoring startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Dalia Das last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Dalia Das closed in Mar 2015. Shizune tracks 4 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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