# G+J Digital Ventures

> G+J Digital Ventures is a VC fund backing Grocery, Shopping and Software. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Feb 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.gujdv.com/de/home/

G+J Digital Ventures is a venture fund investing in early-stage digital startups.The firm makes return-oriented investments in collaboration with its partners. To achieve maximum corporate value growth, they individually adapt the investments to the needs of their ventures. Additionally, they also open doors to both Gruner + Jahr and Bertelsmann,which are both typically difficult for start-ups to access. At the same time, as a legally independent fund company, it enjoys a large measure of trust from their shareholders and the freedom that comes with it. Its investments focus on scalable, early-stage digital companies that have already provided an initial proof of market and now want to reach the next level of growth. They prefer to cooperate with other investors in syndicate, not aiming for the role of lead investor.The firm was founded in Berlin, Berlin in 2015.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grocery | 2 | 50% |
| Shopping | 2 | 50% |
| Software | 2 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 50% |
| Mobile Advertising | 2 | 50% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 2 | 50% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| InstaMotion Retail | InstaMotion is an automotive company that provides a transaction platform used to purchase selected and used cars online.The platform enables users to view the car details, test drive video, order online, and have the vehicle delivered at the customer's doorstep, enabling customers to buy used vehicles without any hassle.The Munich,Bayern-headquartered company was founded in 2015. | $29.2M | Series B | Feb 24, 2021 |  |
| Bring! Labs AG | Bring! simplifies grocery shopping for millions of people. With shared shopping lists, integrated recipes, online shopping, local offers, and loyalty cards, Bring! app covers every step along the shopping process: inspiration, planning and the final purchase. No matter whether online or offline at the market: Bring! helps users around the worldsave time, money and energy while organizing their grocery shopping.Bring! Labs AG was founded by Marco Cerqui and Sandro Strebel in April 2015 has 20 employees and offices in Zurich, Switzerland and Mannheim, Germany. | $4.2M | Series B | May 12, 2020 |  |
| Bring! Labs | Bring! Labs is an app for multi-device use that accompanies the user through all aspects of shopping for groceries and other everyday items. It offers grocery shopping for millions of people with shared shopping lists, integrated recipes, online shopping, local offers, and loyalty cards. Bring! Labs offers innovative mobile advertising platforms tocompanies in the retail and FMCG. | $4.1M | Series B | May 12, 2020 |  |
| Temedica | Temedica is a technology-, AI-, and data-enabled solutions and services provider for the pharma industry, based in Munich. Since 2016, it empowers pharma companies to achieve exceptional brand performance through holistic strategies and tactical execution. Leveraging real‐world insights, configurable AI-powered solutions, and deep medical andcommercial expertise, Temedica transforms pharma’s go-to-market challenges into measurable success. |  | Series B | Jan 14, 2020 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Swisscom Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/swisscom-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Swiss Founders Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/swiss-founders-fund-ag) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Swiss Post Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/swiss-post-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Founderful](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wingman-897a) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Act Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/act-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Earlybird Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/earlybird-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does G+J Digital Ventures invest in?

G+J Digital Ventures invests primarily in Grocery, Shopping and Software startups, most often at Series B stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did G+J Digital Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for G+J Digital Ventures closed in Feb 2021. 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.

### 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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