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Axel Springer Digital Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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QuietVC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALaserNetwork HardwareAdtech

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 27 on record
Since the last cheque2571days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$14MCheque size, as they say$200K – $10MRounds led0 of 27Sole investor2 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 52%
Pitch Axel Springer Digital Ventures

Axel Springer Digital Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    27 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 52% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $37M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Axel Springer ist das Medien- und Technologieunternehmen.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$200K – $10M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
LaserNetwork HardwareAdtech
Based in
Berlin, Germany
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first27 appearances

  1. 2019

    7 rounds

  2. Oct
    ProportunityGB · TechCrunch$2.6MWith 1 other
  3. Sept
    Group Nine MediaUS · FinSMEs$50MWith 6 others
  4. Aug
    AnzuSeries A · IL · FinSMEs$6.5MWith 2 others
  5. Jul
    WunderflatsDE · Tech.eu$9.0MWith 3 others
  6. Jul
    DottSeries A · NL · FinSMEs$34MWith 5 others
  7. Jun
    HousellES · Getrevue$14MWith 1 other
  8. May
    PicoSeed · US · TechCrunch$4.5MWith 4 others
  9. 2018

    3 rounds

  10. Oct
    ScrollSeries A · US · Scroll$7.0MWith 11 others
  11. Oct
    HomedayDE · FinSMEs$23MWith 2 others
  12. Sept
    ZumperSeries C · US · FinSMEs$46MWith 7 others
  13. 2017

    2 rounds

  14. Nov
    FinewayDE · FinSMEs$8.3MWith 1 other
  15. Mar
    WayUpSeries B · US · FinSMEs$19MWith 8 others
  16. 2016

    1 round

  17. Aug
    ClarkSeries A · DE · FinSMEs$15MWith 2 others
  18. 2015

    7 rounds

  19. Sept
    Thrillist Media GroupVenture · US$54MSole investor
  20. Sept
    JauntSeries C · US$65MWith 11 others
  21. Jun
    Mic NetworkSeries B · US$17MWith 7 others
  22. May
    RetaleVenture · US$12MWith 1 other
  23. Feb
    PocketSeries B · US$7.0MWith 7 others
  24. Feb
    VicomiSeed · US$900KWith 2 others
  25. Jan
    Business InsiderVenture · US$25MWith 1 other
  26. 2014

    3 rounds

  27. Oct
    BlendleSeries A · NL$3.8MWith 1 other
  28. Oct
    Ozy MediaSeries A · US$20MSole investor
  29. May
    embraaseVenture · DE$822KWith 1 other
  30. 2013

    4 rounds

  31. Oct
    RetaleVenture · US$33MWith 1 other
  32. Oct
    cartmiSeed · DE$32KWith 1 other
  33. Oct
    AsuumSeed · DE$700KWith 4 others
  34. Jun
    nextsocialSeed · DE · venturevillage.eu$32KWith 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 1 person at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Funds they back

4 fund commitments on record

Managers
2

Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it.Source: an LP list.

Managers it backs most

Most recent commitments

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

Business InsiderBought by Axel Springer$343MSept 2015

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Axel Springer Digital Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Axel Springer Plug and Play AcceleratorVC firm2rounds togetherBonial International GroupInvestment firm2rounds togetherLerer HippeauVC firm2rounds togetherPlug and PlayAccelerator2rounds togetherThe New York TimesVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Axel Springer Digital Ventures put money into.

Proportunity$2.6M · Oct 2019Group Nine Media$50M · Sept 2019Wunderflats$9.0M · Jul 2019Dott$34M · Jul 2019Pico$4.5M · May 2019Homeday$23M · Oct 2018

Quick answers about Axel Springer Digital Ventures

What does Axel Springer Digital Ventures invest in?

Axel Springer Digital Ventures invests most often at Series A and Seed (52% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Laser, Network Hardware and Adtech.

How active is Axel Springer Digital Ventures?

27 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2019.

What has Axel Springer Digital Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Proportunity (Undisclosed round, Oct 2019), Group Nine Media (Undisclosed round, Sept 2019) and Anzu (Series A, Aug 2019).

How big are Axel Springer Digital Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $14M. It says it writes cheques of $200K to $10M.

Does Axel Springer Digital Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 27 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Axel Springer Digital Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (52%), Germany (30%) and the Netherlands (7%).

Is Axel Springer Digital Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2019.

Who does Axel Springer Digital Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Axel Springer Plug and Play Accelerator (2 rounds together), Bonial International Group (2 rounds together) and Lerer Hippeau (2 rounds together).

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