# Bertelsmann: portfolio, investments and team

> Bertelsmann is a corporate vc based in Germany. 34 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Aug 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# Bertelsmann

Last cheque observed Aug 2026; 34 cheques on record.

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Deploying now Corporate VC

Series A Series C Series B Agriculture Biofuel Education

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**50%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 34 on record

Since the last cheque **89** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$10M** Rounds led **0 of 34** Sole investor **2 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 53%**

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## Bertelsmann highlights

- 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series C: 48% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $119M
- 04 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Agriculture Biofuel Education
- **Based in:** Gütersloh, Germany
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **34 appearances**

- **2026** 1 round
- **Aug** **QuantHealth** Series B · IL · TechStartups **$45M** With 10 others
- **2025** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Ataraxis](https://millionrounds.com/company/ataraxis)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$20M** With 6 others
- **2024** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Cafeteria](https://millionrounds.com/company/cafeteria)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$3.0M** With 3 others
- **2019** 5 rounds
- **Oct** **[Club Factory](https://millionrounds.com/company/club-factory)** Series D · CN · TechCrunch **$100M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Mintbao](https://millionrounds.com/company/mintbao)** Series A · CN · Sohu **$10M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[DEEPEXI](https://millionrounds.com/company/deepexi)** Series A · CN · 36Kr **$35M** With 6 others
- **Apr** **[91duobaoyu.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/91duobaoyu-com)** Series A · CN · Voice **$10M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Dashbot](https://millionrounds.com/company/dashbot)** Seed · US · Dashbot **$3.0M** With 3 others
- **2018** 5 rounds
- **Dec** **[Roposo](https://millionrounds.com/company/roposo)** Series C · IN · TechCrunch **$10M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[Scroll](https://millionrounds.com/company/scroll)** Series A · US · Scroll **$7.0M** With 11 others
- **Oct** **[Linklogis](https://millionrounds.com/company/linklogis)** Series C · CN · AVCJ **$220M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[Keep](https://millionrounds.com/company/keep)** Series D · CN · China Money Network **$127M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[InvolveSoft](https://millionrounds.com/company/involvesoft)** US · FinSMEs **$2.5M** With 9 others
- **2017** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Boostr](https://millionrounds.com/company/boostr)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$1.0M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[solarisBank](https://millionrounds.com/company/solarisbank)** DE · Cnbc **$28M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Radish](https://millionrounds.com/company/radish)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$3.0M** With 5 others
- **2015** 6 rounds
- **Nov** **[Udacity](https://millionrounds.com/company/udacity)** Series D · US **$105M** With 5 others
- **Nov** **[Hotchalk](https://millionrounds.com/company/hotchalk)** Venture · US **$230M** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Saavn](https://millionrounds.com/company/saavn)** Series C · US **$100M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Affero Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/affero-lab)** Growth · BR **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[UCloud Information Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/ucloud-information-technology)** Series C · CN **$100M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Synergis Education](https://millionrounds.com/company/synergis-education)** Venture · US **$7.7M** Sole investor
- **2014** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[Udacity](https://millionrounds.com/company/udacity)** Series C · US **$35M** With 8 others
- **Aug** **[Lagou](https://millionrounds.com/company/lagou)** Series B · CN **$25M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Pepperfry.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/pepperfry-com)** Series C · IN **$15M** With 1 other
- **2013** 6 rounds
- **Dec** **[India Property Online](https://millionrounds.com/company/india-property-online)** Series B · IN **$12M** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[UCloud Information Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/ucloud-information-technology)** Series A · CN · technode.com **$10M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Synergis Education](https://millionrounds.com/company/synergis-education)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$33M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[UniversityNow](https://millionrounds.com/company/universitynow)** Series C · US · finsmes.com **$19M** With 6 others
- **Apr** **[JusBrasil](https://millionrounds.com/company/jusbrasil)** Series A · BR **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[WizIQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/wiziq)** Series B · US · pehub.com **$4.0M** With 1 other
- **2012** 2 rounds
- **Jun** **[UniversityNow](https://millionrounds.com/company/universitynow)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$17M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[DramaFever](https://millionrounds.com/company/dramafever)** Series B · US · hollywoodreporter.com **$6.0M** With 11 others
- **2010** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Mojiva](https://millionrounds.com/company/mojiva)** Series B · US · msnbc.msn.com **$7.0M** 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 **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.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**5+** funds on file numbered funds in its name

## Exits from the portfolio

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

**[DramaFever](https://millionrounds.com/company/dramafever)** Bought by [SoftBank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank) **Undisclosed** Oct 2014

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

## Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

**Smashing Ideas** **Undisclosed** May 2011

**MyPlay** **Undisclosed** May 2001

## The cheque

Series A Series C Series B

Median round joined **$10M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$119M**

Led 0 of 34 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Aug 2026
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *8*
- Series C *7*
- Series B *7*
- Seed *4*
- Series D *3*
- Venture *2*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) 2
- [Bronze Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bronze-investments) 2
- [DCM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dcm-ventures) 2
- [Drive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drive-capital) 2
- [Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners) 2
- [KGaA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kgaa) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**Bronze Investments** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bronze-investments)[**DCM Ventures** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dcm-ventures)[**Drive Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drive-capital)[**Greylock** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners)[**KGaA** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kgaa)[**Kapor Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kapor-capital)[**LAUNCH** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/launch)[**Morningside Group** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morningside)[**Novak Biddle Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novak-biddle-venture-partners)[**Qiming Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qiming-venture-partners)[**SoftBank BB Corp** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Bertelsmann put money into.

[**Ataraxis** $20M · Mar 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/ataraxis)[**Club Factory** $100M · Oct 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/club-factory)[**Mintbao** $10M · Sept 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/mintbao)[**DEEPEXI** $35M · Sept 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/deepexi)[**Dashbot** $3.0M · Jan 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/dashbot)[**Roposo** $10M · Dec 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/roposo)

## Quick answers about Bertelsmann

### 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.

### How active is Bertelsmann?

34 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2026.

### What has Bertelsmann invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: QuantHealth (Series B, Aug 2026), Ataraxis (Series A, Mar 2025) and Cafeteria (Seed, Oct 2024).

### How big are Bertelsmann's cheques?

The median round it joins is $10M.

### Does Bertelsmann lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 34 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Bertelsmann invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (53%), China (26%) and India (9%).

### Is Bertelsmann investing now?

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

### Who does Bertelsmann invest alongside?

Most often Andreessen Horowitz (2 rounds together), Bronze Investments (2 rounds together) and DCM Ventures (2 rounds together).

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