# Bertelsmann India Investments: portfolio, investments and team > Bertelsmann India Investments is a corporate vc based in India. 17 investments on record, 5 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/bertelsmann-india-investments (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) India · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Bertelsmann India Investments Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 17 cheques on record. Email Deploying now Corporate VC Seed Series A Series B Content Learning Management System Future Of Learning Follow Bertelsmann India Investments and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fbertelsmann-india-investments) Deploying now **100%** of best year **5** **cheques in 12 months**, 17 on record Since the last cheque **10** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$27M** Cheque size, as they say **$5.0M – $15M** Rounds led **7 of 17** Sole investor **1 rounds** Mostly in **India, 100%** Pitch Bertelsmann India Investments ## Bertelsmann India Investments highlights - 01 5 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Series C and Series B: 75% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $1.7M ## What they do > Bertelsmann India Investments fuels early growth stage startups like Licious & Shiprocket with $500M, strategic support, and deep engagement for tech-driven success. From their own website - **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** $5.0M – $15M as they say - **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth Pre-IPO - **Sectors:** Content Learning Management System Future Of Learning - **Based in:** Noida, India - **Cold pitches:** Accepted ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **17 appearances** - **2026** 5 rounds - **Oct** **[CureBay](https://millionrounds.com/company/curebay)** Series C · IN · Google News search **$11M** With 5 others - **Oct** **[Scimplify](https://millionrounds.com/company/scimplify)** Series C · IN · AgFunderNews **$25M** With 7 others - **Oct** **[Nat Habit](https://millionrounds.com/company/nat-habit)** Series C · IN · The Economic Times: startups **$15M** With 5 others - **Sept** **[Swish](https://millionrounds.com/company/swish)** IN · Inc42 **$24M** *Led* - **Apr** **[Snabbit](https://millionrounds.com/company/snabbit)** Growth · IN · TechCrunch **$56M** *Led* - **2025** 2 rounds - **Oct** **[Snabbit](https://millionrounds.com/company/snabbit)** Series C · IN · TechCrunch **$30M** *Led* - **Mar** **[Scimplify](https://millionrounds.com/company/scimplify)** Series B · IN · TechCrunch **$40M** *Led* - **2019** 4 rounds - **Dec** **[Licious](https://millionrounds.com/company/licious)** Series E · IN · TechCrunch **$30M** With 3 others - **Aug** **[Rupeek](https://millionrounds.com/company/rupeek)** IN · DealStreetAsia **$30M** *Led* - **Aug** **[Lendingkart](https://millionrounds.com/company/lendingkart)** IN · YourStory **$30M** With 2 others - **Mar** **[AgroStar](https://millionrounds.com/company/agrostar)** Series C · IN · Tech **$27M** *Led* - **2018** 5 rounds - **Dec** **[LetsTransport](https://millionrounds.com/company/letstransport)** Series B · IN · Indianweb2 **$14M** With 4 others - **Dec** **[Licious](https://millionrounds.com/company/licious)** Series D · IN · VCCircle **$25M** With 3 others - **Nov** **[Roposo](https://millionrounds.com/company/roposo)** IN · Techcircle **$1.7M** Sole investor - **Sept** **[Licious](https://millionrounds.com/company/licious)** IN · YourStory **$25M** With 5 others - **Feb** **[Lendingkart](https://millionrounds.com/company/lendingkart)** Series C · IN · VCCircle **$87M** *Led* - **2017** 1 round - **Sept** **[Treebo Hotels](https://millionrounds.com/company/treebo-hotels)** Series C · IN · FinSMEs **$34M** With 3 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 **2** people 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. ## What they claim to have backed From their own portfolio page (on their website) **0** of 2 we have independently watched raise BAI BDMI Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded. ## The cheque Seed Series A Series B Median round joined **$27M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.7M** Led 7 of 17 rounds **41%** - **Said size:** $5.0M – $15M - **Sole investor:** 1 rounds - **Last cheque:** Oct 2026 Rounds by stage said on their site - Series C *7* - Series B said *2* - Growth said *1* - Series D *1* - Series E *1* - Seed said *-* - Series A said *-* Cheques by month Led Joined Nov 2023 Oct 2026 Often in the room with - [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) 5 - [3one4 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3one4-capital) 4 - [Sistema Asia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sistema-asia-capital) 3 - [India Quotient](https://millionrounds.com/fund/indiaquotient) 2 - [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) 2 - [Nexus Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nexus-venture-partners) 2 **Pitching Bertelsmann India Investments?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Bertelsmann India Investments. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Accel** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[**3one4 Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3one4-capital)[**Sistema Asia Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sistema-asia-capital)[**India Quotient** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/indiaquotient)[**Lightspeed Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners)[**Nexus Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nexus-venture-partners)[**Omnivore** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/omnivore) ## Recently backed The latest companies Bertelsmann India Investments put money into. [**CureBay** $11M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/curebay)[**Scimplify** $25M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/scimplify)[**Nat Habit** $15M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/nat-habit)[**Snabbit** $56M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/snabbit)[**Licious** $30M · Dec 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/licious)[**Rupeek** $30M · Aug 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/rupeek) ## On podcasts 1 episode naming Bertelsmann India Investments in the title. - [The Neon Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/neon-show) 3 May 2020 · 30 min Pankaj Makkar, Bertelsmann India Investments, on Investing in Growth Stage Startups Mentions [Bertelsmann India Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bertelsmann-india-investments) Apple Podcasts ## Quick answers about Bertelsmann India Investments ### What does Bertelsmann India Investments invest in? Bertelsmann India Investments invests most often at Series C and Series B (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Content, Learning Management System and Future Of Learning. ### How active is Bertelsmann India Investments? 17 investments on record, 5 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 7. The most recent was in Oct 2026. ### What has Bertelsmann India Investments invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: CureBay (Series C, Oct 2026), Scimplify (Series C, Oct 2026) and Nat Habit (Series C, Oct 2026). ### How big are Bertelsmann India Investments's cheques? The median round it joins is $27M. It says it writes cheques of $5.0M to $15M. ### Does Bertelsmann India Investments lead rounds? Yes: it led 7 of its 17 investments on record (41%). ### Where does Bertelsmann India Investments invest? Most of the companies it backs are in India (100%). ### Is Bertelsmann India Investments investing now? Yes: it is actively investing, with 5 investments in the last 12 months. ### Who does Bertelsmann India Investments invest alongside? Most often Accel (5 rounds together), 3one4 Capital (4 rounds together) and Sistema Asia Capital (3 rounds together). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=bertelsmann-india-investments) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=bertelsmann-india-investments)