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Burda Principal Investments

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 8 cheques on record.

Corporate VCDeploying now

SeedSeries ASeries BAIFintechCommerce

Deploying now
67%of best year2cheques in 12 months, 8 on record
Since the last cheque120days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$20MRounds led2 of 8Mostly inUnited Kingdom, 25%
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Burda Principal Investments highlights

  1. 01

    2 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 83% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 2 rounds

What they do

Burda Principal Investments (BPI) is a division of Hubert Burda Media which provides long term growth equity for fast growing digital technology and media companies.From their own website
Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
From $5.0M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
AIFintechCommerce
Based in
Munich, Germany
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first8 appearances

  1. 2026

    2 rounds

  2. Jul
    FleekSeries B · GB · Ventureburn$25MLed
  3. Jul
    Proxima FusionSeries B · DE · TechStartups$468MWith 12 others
  4. 2025

    1 round

  5. Oct
    UluuSeries A · AU · Startup Daily$16MLed
  6. 2019

    3 rounds

  7. Jul
    SweetEscapeSeries A · ID · Tech in Asia$6.0MWith 2 others
  8. Feb
    Rockets of AwesomeSeries C · US · TechCrunch$20MWith 6 others
  9. Jan
    VintedLT · FinSMEs$141MWith 4 others
  10. 2018

    1 round

  11. Oct
    Bloom & WildGB · FinSMEs$20MWith 1 other
  12. 2017

    1 round

  13. Sept
    ZilingoSeries B · SG · TechCrunch$18MWith 1 other

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 21 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 1 we have independently watched raise

Burda

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.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Burda Principal Investments put money into.

Quick answers about Burda Principal Investments

What does Burda Principal Investments invest in?

Burda Principal Investments invests most often at Series B and Series A (83% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI, Fintech and Commerce.

How active is Burda Principal Investments?

8 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Jul 2026.

What has Burda Principal Investments invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Fleek (Series B, Jul 2026), Proxima Fusion (Series B, Jul 2026) and Uluu (Series A, Oct 2025).

How big are Burda Principal Investments's cheques?

The median round it joins is $20M.

Does Burda Principal Investments lead rounds?

Yes: it led 2 of its 8 investments on record (25%).

Where does Burda Principal Investments invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (25%), Germany (13%) and Australia (13%).

Is Burda Principal Investments investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Burda Principal Investments invest alongside?

Most often Lightspeed Venture Partners (2 rounds together).

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