# Axel Springer Digital Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Axel Springer Digital Ventures is a vc firm based in Germany. 27 investments on record, latest Oct 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/axel-springer-digital-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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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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Pre-seed Seed Series A Laser Network Hardware Adtech

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 27 on record

Since the last cheque **2572** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$14M** Cheque size, as they say **$200K – $10M** Rounds led **0 of 27** Sole investor **2 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 52%**

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## Axel Springer Digital Ventures highlights

- 01 27 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 52% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $37M
- 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-seed Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Laser Network Hardware Adtech
- **Based in:** Berlin, Germany
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **27 appearances**

- **2019** 7 rounds
- **Oct** **[Proportunity](https://millionrounds.com/company/proportunity)** GB · TechCrunch **$2.6M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Group Nine Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/group-nine-media)** US · FinSMEs **$50M** With 6 others
- **Aug** **Anzu** Series A · IL · FinSMEs **$6.5M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Wunderflats](https://millionrounds.com/company/wunderflats)** DE · Tech.eu **$9.0M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Dott](https://millionrounds.com/company/dott)** Series A · NL · FinSMEs **$34M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[Housell](https://millionrounds.com/company/housell)** ES · Getrevue **$14M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Pico](https://millionrounds.com/company/pico)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$4.5M** With 4 others
- **2018** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Scroll](https://millionrounds.com/company/scroll)** Series A · US · Scroll **$7.0M** With 11 others
- **Oct** **[Homeday](https://millionrounds.com/company/homeday)** DE · FinSMEs **$23M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Zumper](https://millionrounds.com/company/zumper)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$46M** With 7 others
- **2017** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[Fineway](https://millionrounds.com/company/fineway)** DE · FinSMEs **$8.3M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[WayUp](https://millionrounds.com/company/wayup)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$19M** With 8 others
- **2016** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Clark](https://millionrounds.com/company/clark)** Series A · DE · FinSMEs **$15M** With 2 others
- **2015** 7 rounds
- **Sept** **[Thrillist Media Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/thrillist-media-group)** Venture · US **$54M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Jaunt](https://millionrounds.com/company/jaunt)** Series C · US **$65M** With 11 others
- **Jun** **[Mic Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/mic-network)** Series B · US **$17M** With 7 others
- **May** **[Retale](https://millionrounds.com/company/retale)** Venture · US **$12M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Pocket](https://millionrounds.com/company/pocket)** Series B · US **$7.0M** With 7 others
- **Feb** **[Vicomi](https://millionrounds.com/company/vicomi)** Seed · US **$900K** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Business Insider](https://millionrounds.com/company/business-insider)** Venture · US **$25M** With 1 other
- **2014** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Blendle](https://millionrounds.com/company/blendle)** Series A · NL **$3.8M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[Ozy Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/ozy-media)** Series A · US **$20M** Sole investor
- **May** **[embraase](https://millionrounds.com/company/embraase)** Venture · DE **$822K** With 1 other
- **2013** 4 rounds
- **Oct** **[Retale](https://millionrounds.com/company/retale)** Venture · US **$33M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[cartmi](https://millionrounds.com/company/cartmi)** Seed · DE **$32K** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[Asuum](https://millionrounds.com/company/asuum)** Seed · DE **$700K** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[nextsocial](https://millionrounds.com/company/nextsocial)** Seed · DE · venturevillage.eu **$32K** With 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

- [FJ Labs 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs)
- [Lakestar 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lakestar)

Most recent commitments

- 3Project A
- [FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs)
- [Lakestar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lakestar)
- Remagine Ventures

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all**

**[Business Insider](https://millionrounds.com/company/business-insider)** Bought by Axel Springer **$343M** Sept 2015

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

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$14M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$37M**

Led 0 of 27 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $200K – $10M
- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2019
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *6*
- Seed said *5*
- Venture *5*
- Series B said *3*
- Series C *2*
- Pre-seed said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2013 2019

Often in the room with

- [Axel Springer Plug and Play Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/axel-springer-plug-and-play-accelerator) 2
- [Bonial International Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bonial-international-group) 2
- [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) 2
- [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) 2
- [The New York Times](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-new-york-times) 2

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## 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 Accelerator** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/axel-springer-plug-and-play-accelerator)[**Bonial International Group** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bonial-international-group)[**Lerer Hippeau** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau)[**Plug and Play** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play)[**The New York Times** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-new-york-times)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Axel Springer Digital Ventures put money into.

[**Proportunity** $2.6M · Oct 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/proportunity)[**Group Nine Media** $50M · Sept 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/group-nine-media)[**Wunderflats** $9.0M · Jul 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/wunderflats)[**Dott** $34M · Jul 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/dott)[**Pico** $4.5M · May 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/pico)[**Homeday** $23M · Oct 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/homeday)

## 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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