# Bertelsmann Investments: portfolio, investments and team

> Bertelsmann Investments is a corporate vc based in Germany. 3 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026.

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# Bertelsmann Investments

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 3 cheques on record.

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Corporate VC Deploying now

Seed Series A Series B Media Services Education

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**100%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record

Since the last cheque **26** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$26M** Rounds led **1 of 3**

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## Bertelsmann Investments highlights

- 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 100% of its rounds
- 03 Led 1 rounds

## What they do

> Bertelsmann Investments (BI) comprises Bertelsmann’s global venture capital activities as well as the Bertelsmann Next growth unit. From their own website

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Media Services Education
- **Based in:** Gütersloh, Germany
- **Cold pitches:** Not accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **3 appearances**

- **2026** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Whizzo](https://millionrounds.com/company/whizzo)** Series B · IN · Inc42 **$26M** *Led*
- **2025** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Teton.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/teton-ai)** Series A · DK · TechStartups **$20M** With 5 others
- **2023** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Paytient](https://millionrounds.com/company/paytient)** Series B · US · Lightbank VC **$41M** With 10 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 **6** 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.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$26M** the round, not its cheque

Led 1 of 3 rounds **33%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B said *2*
- Series A said *1*
- Seed said *-*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

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## Recently backed

The latest companies Bertelsmann Investments put money into.

[**Whizzo** $26M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/whizzo)[**Paytient** $41M · Jan 2023](https://millionrounds.com/company/paytient)

## Quick answers about Bertelsmann Investments

### What does Bertelsmann Investments invest in?

Bertelsmann Investments invests most often at Series B and Series A (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Media, Services and Education.

### How active is Bertelsmann Investments?

3 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has Bertelsmann Investments invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Whizzo (Series B, Oct 2026), Teton.ai (Series A, Sept 2025) and Paytient (Series B, Jan 2023).

### How big are Bertelsmann Investments's cheques?

The median round it joins is $26M.

### Is Bertelsmann Investments investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

### What kind of investor is Bertelsmann Investments?

Bertelsmann Investments is a corporate VC based in Gütersloh, Germany.

### When was Bertelsmann Investments founded?

Bertelsmann Investments was founded in 2016.

### Where does this information on Bertelsmann Investments come from?

From 3 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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