# Andreas Wiele

> Andreas Wiele is a seed investor at Axel Springer Digital Ventures backing B2C. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Axel Springer Digital Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/axel-springer-digital-ventures-inc)
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: May 2024
- Lead investor: 13%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://de.linkedin.com/pub/andreas-wiele/2/a07/717
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andreas.wiele.3

Andreas Wiele is a seed investor at Axel Springer Digital Ventures in Berlin focused on B2C and Pet. Andreas Wiele is the President of Marketing and Classified Ad Models at Axel Springer SE since April 2014. Andreas was in born 1962, he studied law at Dijon, Salzburg and Munich Universities. Andreas worked first of all as an editor at Hamburger Morgenpost, before he became assistant to the Chairman of the Gruner + Jahr management board in1988. In 1990 Andreas took over responsibility for the "Capital" project at the Prisma Presse publishing company in Paris, where he became publishing manager of "Capital" and "Geo" in 1991. In 1994, Andreas moved to New York to join Gruner + Jahr USA Publishing, initially as Senior Vice President and General Manager of "Family Circle" and "McCall's" and from 1997 onwards as executive vice-president and chief operating officer for the publishing company as a whole. Andreas Wiele was appointed member of the Executive Board responsible for International Affairs in October 2000 and has been head of the Magazines and International Affairs Division since November 2000. In January 2008, he was appointed President BILD Group and Magazines, since April 2014 he is President Marketing and Classified Ad Models. Andreas' key mandates in supervisory bodies: Axel Springer Digital Classifieds GmbH (Chairman of the Supervisory Board), B.Z. Ullstein GmbH (Advisory Board), meinestadt.de GmbH (Chairman of the Supervisory Board), Stepstone GmbH (Chairman of the Supervisory Board), Zanox AG (Chairman of the Supervisory Board), Immoweb SA, Belgium (Chairman of the Supervisory Board), Aufeminin S.A., France (Board of Directors), Axel Springer Digital Classifieds France SAS, France (Chairman of the Supervisory Board), Seloger.com SAS, France (Chairman of the Supervisory Board), Corall-Tell Ltd., Israel (Board of Directors), Prinovis Ltd., UK (Board of Directors).

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.6M–$4.7M |
| Pre-Seed | $438k–$1.1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2C | 1 | 13% |
| Pet | 1 | 13% |
| News | 1 | 13% |
| SaaS | 1 | 13% |
| Internet | 1 | 13% |

23 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 38% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 13% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 3 | 38% |
| United States | 2 | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 25% |
| Germany | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Remy | Remy leverages AI to reduce household food waste by 70%, helping users effortlessly understand what’s in their kitchen, when it expires, and how they can use it while offering the option to buy what’s missing — directly from their smartphones. In doing so, Remy collects novel user emissions and behaviour data to drastically improve corporatepartners’ Scope 3 emissions reporting, commercial strategies and waste mitigation efforts. | $437.8K | Pre-Seed | May 15, 2024 | https://remyapp.io |
| Riverse | Riverse enables manufacturing greentech companies in Europe to issue and sell carbon credits in weeks; and unlock significant revenue. | $1.6M | Seed | Jun 01, 2023 | https://www.riverse.io |
| HEY HOLY | HEY HOLY is redefining dog nutrition with the world’s first breed-specific dog food sold in a subscription. We believe every dog deserves food tailored to their unique health needs – because a German Shepherd isn’t a Chihuahua.Backed by science and crafted with only high-quality ingredients, HEY HOLY supports better digestion, fewer intolerances,and healthier, longer lives for dogs. Thousands of owners have already made the switch, choosing HEY HOLY to give their dogs personalized care and optimal health outcomes. | $1.1M | Pre-Seed | Dec 20, 2022 | https://heyholy.com/ |
| Kitt | Kitt creates inspiring, bespoke workspaces for businesses looking to tailor their space to their people, brand and culture. From managing the build to partnering with you to create your workplace experience, our office experts take care of the details, so that you can focus on your business. | $5.1M | Seed | May 26, 2021 | https://kittoffices.com/ |
| Hosman | They publish your property on more than 35 professional sites. | $7.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 21, 2021 | https://www.hosman.co/ |
| Maria Schools | Maria Schools has developed a new style of school campus that encourages employability throughout one's lifetime. In order to increase their confidence and engage everyone in planning for their professional futures, they want to redefine adult education. Their goal is to benefit society by instructing experts of all ages, socioeconomicbackgrounds, and futures. | $2.3M | Seed | Sep 25, 2020 | http://www.mariaschools.com/ |
| Appcues | Appcues makes it easy to measure and improve product adoption—without a developer. The no-code platform empowers non-technical teams to track and analyze product usage, and publish beautiful in-app onboarding tours, announcements, and surveys, in minutes. Appcues is trusted by thousands of innovative product-led businesses around the world,including Amplitude, Yotpo, Pluralsight, MongoDB, Codepen, and SquareSpace. True to form, Appcues also makes it easy to get started. Visit appcues.com to create your free account. | $10M | Series A | Aug 09, 2018 | http://www.appcues.com |
| Business Insider | Business Insider is an online platform that offers the latest business, celebrity, and technology news across America. The platform also covers technology, finance, politics, strategy, life, sports, and more. The site also provides and analyzes business news and acts as an aggregator of top news stories from around the web. It also offers in-depthinsight, data and analysis of the digital landscape, from e-commerce and payments to the Internet of Things and fintech.Business Insider was founded by Kevin Ryan and Henry Blodget in May 2007 and is based in New York, United States. |  |  | Jan 29, 2015 | http://www.businessinsider.com |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AMK Investment Office](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amk-investment-office) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Barclay Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barclay-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Carbon13](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carbon13) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Crédit Mutuel Innovation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cm-cic-capital-innovation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/comcast-nbcuniversal-lift-labs-accelerator-powered-by-techstars) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Crédit Mutuel Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cr%C3%A9dit-mutuel-equity) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Axel Springer Digital Ventures

VC Fund · Berlin, Germany

Axel Springer Digital Ventures is Axel Springer Groups' early-stage investment arm in Europe and in the US. The investment focus is on classified ad models / marketplaces, marketing models and companies in the digital publishing space. Drawing upon the network and resources of one of Europe's leading largest media companies, AxelSpringer Digital Ventures wants to be a value-add partner to companies that are complementary or disruptive to Axel Springer's business.Axel Springer Group, founded in 1946, is Europe’s largest digital publishing house with leading positions in the European print and digital content as well as in the digital marketing and classifieds segments. Based on the historically strong positions of BILD and DIE WELT in the German newspaper segment, Axel Springer has embarked on a determined growth strategy to digitize and internationalize its business already more than a decade ago. Axel Springer's digital media revenues in more than 40 countries worldwide already contribute almost 70 percent of total revenues today (compared to 2% in 2006).

4 contacts available at Axel Springer Digital Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jenny Lam | Operations / Executive Assistant | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jenny-lam-2 |
| Lars Kahl | SVP Business Development & Investments | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lars-kahl |
| Philipp Raidt | Chief Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/philipp-raidt |
| Uli Schmitz | MD | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/uli-schmitz |

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## FAQ

### What does Andreas Wiele invest in?

Andreas Wiele invests primarily in B2C, Pet and News startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Andreas Wiele's check size?

Andreas Wiele typically joins rounds of $1.6M–$4.7M at Seed and $438k–$1.1M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Andreas Wiele participates in.

### How do I contact Andreas Wiele?

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### When did Andreas Wiele last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Andreas Wiele closed in May 2024. Shizune tracks 8 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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