Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI) is the corporate venture capital arm of Bertelsmann, focusing on early-stage investments in digital media companies. The firm also targets sectors such as fintech, adtech, information technology, TMT, and SaaS, typically investing $1 million to $5 million in Series A and B rounds. BDMI's strategy emphasizes long-term value creation and strategic support for its portfolio companies, leveraging Bertelsmann's global media reach and expertise.
33% of their portfolio is in Media & Entertainment. Average disclosed round size is $12.8M (across 6 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
6
Fund Size
$450M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
0
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
6 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| IInverse | Series A | $6M | Sep 2016 |
 Kitchen Stories | Seed | $1.8M | Jan 2015 |
| IIndicative | Seed | $2M | Oct 2014 |
| BBark & Co. | Series B | $15M | Jul 2014 |
| TTraity | Series A | $4.7M | Jul 2014 |
 FloSports | Series C | $47M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Acadia Woods1 shared
Crosslink Capital1 shared
Social Starts1 shared
Resolute Ventures1 shared
RRE Ventures1 shared
BoxGroup1 shared
Slow Ventures1 shared
Daher Capital1 shared
CAA1 shared
Point Nine Capital1 shared
Cherry Ventures1 shared
DCM Ventures1 shared
Discovery Ventures1 shared
Causeway Media Partners1 shared
Fertitta Capital1 shared
Horizon Ventures1 shared
500 Startups1 shared
Activate Venture Partners1 shared
Last updated: 8 March 2026