What does Bertelsmann invest in?
Bertelsmann invests most often at Series A and Series C (48% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Agriculture, Biofuel and Education.
Germany · Investor
Last cheque observed Aug 2026; 34 cheques on record.
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1 cheques in the last 12 months
Mostly Series A and Series C: 48% of its rounds
Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $119M
1 exits from the portfolio
Every round we can evidence, newest first34 appearances
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Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all
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Acquisitions by the firm itself
The investors most often in the same rounds as Bertelsmann. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.
The latest companies Bertelsmann put money into.
Bertelsmann invests most often at Series A and Series C (48% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Agriculture, Biofuel and Education.
34 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2026.
Its most recent investments on record: QuantHealth (Series B, Aug 2026), Ataraxis (Series A, Mar 2025) and Cafeteria (Seed, Oct 2024).
The median round it joins is $10M.
Rarely, if at all: none of its 34 investments on record names it as the lead.
Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (53%), China (26%) and India (9%).
Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.
Most often Andreessen Horowitz (2 rounds together), Bronze Investments (2 rounds together) and DCM Ventures (2 rounds together).
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