Burda Principal Investments (BPI) is the growth-equity and venture capital arm of Hubert Burda Media, providing long-term growth capital to fast-growing digital technology and media companies. With offices in Munich, Berlin, London, and Singapore, BPI invests across sectors such as marketplaces, fintech, cybersecurity, and AI.
32% of their portfolio is in E-Commerce & Marketplace. Deal activity increased 100% year-over-year (2 deals in the last 12 months). Average disclosed round size is $54.2M (across 30 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
26
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Series B
Last 12 Mo
2
Team
Neil F.
Managing Director and Head of Asia
Luisa Düsberg
Investment Professional
Sean L.
Growth Investor
Thomas Juvin
Investment Professional
Yuhan Xie
Investor
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Proxima | Unknown | — | Jan 2026 |
 Uluu | Series A | $16M | Oct 2025 |
| Proxima | Unknown | $130M | Jun 2025 |
 Imperia | Series A | $10.8M | Feb 2025 |
| RRevibe | Series A | $17M | Jan 2025 |
 Kaleidoscope | Series A | $5M | Jan 2025 |
 Yoto | Unknown | $22M | Jan 2024 |
 Aleph Alpha | Series B | $500M | Nov 2023 |
 Nord Security | Series D | $100M | Apr 2022 |
 Billease | Series B | $11M | Jan 2022 |
 Arive | Series A | $20M | Jan 2022 |
 Waitwhat | Series B | $12M | Jun 2021 |
 Matera | Series B | $43M | May 2021 |
 Vinted | Series F | $27M | May 2021 |
 Bloom & Wild | Series D | $102M | Jan 2021 |
 Carsome | Series D | $30M | Dec 2020 |
 HungryPanda | Series C | $70M | Nov 2020 |
 Skillshare | Series D | $66M | Aug 2020 |
| Vinted | Growth | $140M | Nov 2019 |
 Hmlet | Series B | $40M | Jul 2019 |
 ROCKETS OF AWESOME | Series C | $19.5M | Feb 2019 |
| Hmlet | Series A | $40M | Jan 2019 |
 Sweet Escape | Series A | $6M | Jan 2019 |
| Skillshare | Series C | $28M | Jul 2018 |
 Zilingo | Series C | $54M | Apr 2018 |
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Last updated: 7 September 2026