Axel Springer is a transatlantic media and technology company headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Through its corporate venture capital arm, Axel Springer Digital Ventures, it invests in early-stage companies (Seed and Series A) with business models strategically relevant to its core digital businesses, including classifieds, marketplaces, and digital media.
Average disclosed round size is $62.1M (across 17 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
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Top Stage
Series A
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Team
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
27 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Particle | Series A | $10.9M | Jun 2024 |
 Dott | Series D | $200M | Oct 2021 |
 Nested | Series A | — | Mar 2021 |
| BBustle Digital Media | Unknown | $80M | Jan 2021 |
 Zumper | Series D | $60M | Mar 2020 |
| Dott | Series A | — | Jul 2019 |
 OZY Media | Series C | — | Jan 2019 |
| Dott | Series A | — | Dec 2018 |
| Zumper | Series C | $46M | Sep 2018 |
| Zumper | Series C | $46M | Jan 2018 |
| BBustle Digital Media | Growth | $30M | Jan 2018 |
 Bustle Digital Group | Growth | $30M | Jan 2018 |
 Purplebricks | Series A | $177M | Jan 2018 |
| HHomebot | Pre-Seed | — | Oct 2017 |
 Nextdoor | Series D | $250M | Mar 2015 |
| JJaunt | Series C | $65M | Jan 2015 |
 Bustle | Series A | $11.5M | Dec 2014 |
| NNowThis | Series D | $6M | Dec 2014 |
 Blendle | Series A | $3.8M | Jan 2014 |
| NNowThis | Series C | $6M | Jan 2014 |
 SeLoger.com | Unknown | — | — |
 Zizoo | Series A | — | — |
| BBlogfoster | Seed | — | — |
| BBonrepublic | Unknown | — | — |
 Marquee | Seed | $4M | — |
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Top Co-Investors
Kleiner Perkins4 shared
Avenir Growth4 shared
Goodwater Capital3 shared
Blackstone Inc.3 shared
Breyer Capital3 shared
Dawn Capital3 shared
EQT Ventures3 shared
Naspers3 shared
General Catalyst3 shared
SoftBank Vision Fund3 shared
Redpoint Ventures2 shared
Greylock Partners2 shared
GV2 shared
Aster Capital2 shared
Andreessen Horowitz2 shared
Greycroft2 shared
Northzone2 shared
Felix Capital2 shared
FJ Labs2 shared
Xfund2 shared
Last updated: 7 October 2026