# Hubert Burda Media

> Hubert Burda Media is a VC fund in Munich backing Shoes and Mobile. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Munich, Germany
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jun 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hubert-burda-media
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/burda_news
- Website: https://www.burda.com/en/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HubertBurdaMedia

Hubert Burda Media is a VC fund in Munich focused on Shoes and Mobile. Hubert Burda Media first entered the market over one hundred years ago as a family business specialised in printing. Since then, it has become one of Germany's biggest media companies, synonymous with robust and closely interlinked media brands.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Shoes | 1 | 25% |
| Mobile | 1 | 25% |
| Retail | 1 | 25% |
| Fashion | 1 | 25% |
| Medical | 1 | 25% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Series C | 1 | 25% |
| Series D | 1 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 75% |
| Thailand | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Martin Weiss | Chief Executive Officer | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/martin-weiss-2 |
| Hubert Burda | Publisher and acting partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hubert-burda |
| Natascha Theis | Vice President & Bureau Chief | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/natascha-theis |
| Paul-Bernhard Kallen | CEO | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-bernhard-kallen |
| Steffi Czerny | Co-Founder DLD Conference | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/steffi-czerny |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| M.Gemi | M.Gemi is a new kind of luxury brand handcrafting shoes in the most well-regarded, family-owned artisan factories across Italy. M.Gemi introduces new, limited edition styles every week, and sells directly to consumers, which allows us to offer our shoes at surprisingly attainable prices. They believe that old-world luxury craftsmanship isperfect. But they also believe a revolution is in order. It’s why they’re doing things differently – starting with shoes. | $16M | Series C | Jun 20, 2017 | http://www.mgemi.com |
| Medical Departures | Find, compare and book the best doctors & dentists around the world. In two minutes. For Free. Online or Call us Toll Free.Book an online appointment with 2,000 global doctors in 1,500+ hospitals & clinics.Medical Departures is your trusted source of quality medical care around the globe.Visit us today to book your nextmedical appointment! | $2.5M | Series A | Mar 22, 2016 | http://www.medicaldepartures.com |
| UberMedia | UberMedia’s diverse suite of products process billions of social, demographic, and location signals daily to understand and influence modern consumers with the most accurate business decision science. Targeted mobile advertising campaigns reach beyond generic visibility to solve real-world business objectives, including customer conquests, improvedin-store visits, and increased sales. UberMedia delivers dynamic advertising solutions for Fortune 500 companies across retail, automotive, entertainment, and consumer markets. Recognized as a pioneer in targeted mobile advertising, UberMedia was listed as Fast Company’s “50 Most Innovative Companies” and The Wall Street Journal’s Top “50 Startups.”UberMedia is headquartered in Pasadena, CA as a network company of Idealab, a world-renowned operator of leading technology businesses. For more information, visit www.ubermedia.com. | $5.6M |  | Jun 02, 2011 | https://um.co |
| Mode Media | Mode Media, a top 10 U.S. media property with 136 million unique users a month, was founded in Silicon Valley in 2004 with a simple, yet powerful idea—to help people discover relevant content by combining the power of human curation of premium content with technology that distributes the right content to the right people at the right time. Today,Mode Media is building the largest independent premium video and content platform for creators powered by distribution and streaming technology that delivers targeted native videos, content and branded entertainment at scale in real-time. Mode.com is an owned & operated social networking platform where creators can upload videos and build content stories. Content on Mode is curated by professional editors and distributed in user feeds—personalized by the Mode content algorithm technology. Since launch six months ago, Mode has grown from zero to 31 million unique monthly users, and crossed over 1 billion streamed video views. | $65M | Series D | Feb 01, 2008 | http://www.corp.mode.com |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Accel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accel) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Acton Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acton-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Angel Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angelab) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Burda Principal Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/burda-principal-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cento Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cento-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CyberAgent Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cyberagent) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Hubert Burda Media invest in?

Hubert Burda Media invests primarily in Shoes, Mobile and Retail startups, most often at Series A and Series C 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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### Who are the partners at Hubert Burda Media?

The team at Hubert Burda Media includes Martin Weiss (Chief Executive Officer), Hubert Burda (Publisher and acting partner) and Natascha Theis (Vice President & Bureau Chief). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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