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Bertelsmann Investments
Corporate VC · Gütersloh, Germany · Europe
Bertelsmann Investments is a global investment platform that partners with entrepreneurs and venture funds across stages and sectors. It operates dedicated funds in India, China, Europe, the US and other growth regions, and runs the Bertelsmann Next growth program for incubation and buy-and-build strategies.
Invests inAI & Machine LearningE-commerce & MarketplacesHealthcare & Biotech
In its own wordsmediaadtechfinteche-learningrural commerceincubation
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Or find every investor that fitsBertelsmann Investments lists 12 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 4 funding rounds, 1 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Series A, 67% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (24%), E-commerce & Marketplaces (24%) and Healthcare & Biotech (18%). 80% of its companies are based in India. It invests most often alongside Bertelsmann India Investments, Trifecta Capital and 3one4 Capital.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Bertelsmann Investments, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Bertelsmann Investments' whole history. Rounds on record name 4 companies; its own site lists 12. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundBertelsmann Investments does not state its stages on its site, so only what it does is shown.
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 0% |
| Series A | 67% |
| Series B | 0% |
| Growth | 33% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 4 | 1 |
| '26 | 0 | 0 |
Investor profile
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| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 30th | 12 companies |
| Recent activity | 69th | 2 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 29th | 24% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 58th | 3 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 24% | 18% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 24% | 6% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 18% | 15% |
| Consumer | 12% | 3% |
| Fintech | 6% | 12% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 6% | 3% |
| Legal & Compliance | 6% | 2% |
| Education | 6% | 7% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Bertelsmann India Investments | 9 |
| Trifecta Capital | 3 |
| 3one4 Capital | 2 |
| Fireside Ventures | 2 |
| Peak XV Partners | 2 |
| SIG Venture Capital | 2 |
| Stride Ventures | 2 |
| 100Unicorns | 1 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers12100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Bertelsmann India Investments
Compare Bertelsmann Investments head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Bertelsmann Investments| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 2025 | Series C+ | |
| 9 Sept 2025 | Series A | |
| 29 Jul 2025 | Debt |
Round details for Bertelsmann Investments
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Bertelsmann Investments' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
12 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AgroStar is one of India’s leading agri-tech companies, building a connected ecosystem that empowers farmers through technology, data, and expert guidance. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Nov 2025Series C+ | Funding round | |
| Eruditus offers a portfolio of high-impact programs for working professionals under the Emeritus brand in collaboration with top global universities. | Education | Portfolio page | ||
| The company delivers fresh fruits and vegetables to customers' doorsteps after buying them directly from farmers | AI & Machine LearningE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| LetsTransport provides end-to-end logistics services directly to enterprises, e-commerce, and retail businesses across India. | Legal & ComplianceE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| The company sells natural and ayurvedic beauty care products. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Orange Health Labs operates a diagnostic lab and centre | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Rozana operates an e-commerce platform for rural areas in India. | E-commerce & MarketplacesReal Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Shiprocket provides shipping and logistics services for e-commerce businesses | E-commerce & MarketplacesFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Snabbit provides home cleaning and other house help services | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides custom studies and AI-powered insights based on consumer responses | ConsumerAI & Machine Learning | Jul 2025Debt | Funding round | |
| Teton provides a platform that uses AI and sensors to help care staff and leaders deliver better care to residents in senior living facilities. | Healthcare & Biotech | Sept 2025Series A | Funding round |
About this data
site last read 8 Nov 2026- Site
- bertelsmann-investments.com
- Last read
- 8 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 29 Jul 2025
- Companies checked
- 12
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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