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 $52.2M (across 10 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
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Fund Size
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Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
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Team
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
17 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Particleio | Series A | $10.9M | Jun 2024 |
 Nested | Series A | $7M | Mar 2021 |
| BBustle Digital Media | Unknown | $80M | Jan 2021 |
 Zumper | Series D | $60M | Mar 2020 |
 Dott | Series A | — | Jul 2019 |
| OOZY Media | Series C | — | Jan 2019 |
| Dott | Series A | — | Dec 2018 |
| Zumper | Series C | $46M | Sep 2018 |
| BBustle Digital Media | Growth | $30M | Jan 2018 |
 Bustle Digital Group | Growth | $30M | Jan 2018 |
| HHomebot | Pre-Seed | — | Oct 2017 |
 Nextdoor | Series D | $250M | — |
| BBlogfoster | Seed | — | — |
| BBonrepublic | Unknown | — | — |
 Blendle | Series A | $3.8M | — |
 Marquee | Seed | $4M | — |
| Nnextmarkets | Series A | — | — |
Top Co-Investors
Kleiner Perkins3 shared
Greylock Partners2 shared
Goodwater Capital2 shared
Aster Capital2 shared
Blackstone Inc.2 shared
Breyer Capital2 shared
Dawn Capital2 shared
EQT Ventures2 shared
Felix Capital2 shared
Naspers2 shared
Structural Capital2 shared
Avenir Growth2 shared
Benchmark1 shared
Tiger Global Management, LLC1 shared
New Enterprise Associates1 shared
Andreessen Horowitz1 shared
Greycroft1 shared
Headline1 shared
Tuesday Capital1 shared
Lightspeed Venture Partners1 shared
Last updated: 9 September 2026