Investments

Burda invests specifically in companies and business models that have the potential to transform markets and achieve sustainable growth. Our investment strategy combines entrepreneurial experience with a long-term perspective and focuses on two key areas: corporate M&A and Burda Principal Investments.

Burda Principal Investments (BPI) provides long-term growth capital for dynamic digital technology and media companies. As an active, long-term partner, BPI supports ambitious founding teams worldwide on their path to global scaling.

Corporate M&A supports the strategic goals of the group and its operating units through targeted majority investments in companies that complement the existing portfolio or provide new impetus for the group's growth.

With a clear focus on innovation, digitalization, and internationalization, Burda pursues the goal of building strong partnerships and creating sustainable value together with entrepreneurs.

 

Burda Principal Investments

BPI invests in areas such as marketplaces, fintech, innovative materials, cybersecurity, and AI. With offices in Munich, Berlin, London, and Singapore, BPI works with visionary entrepreneurs and supports them with capital, industry knowledge, and Burda's global network.

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AI

The Heidelberg-based company Aleph Alpha is revolutionizing AI in Europe. BPI invested in the company for the first time in 2023 and increased its stake in 2024.

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Market Places

Ten years ago, Vinted was on the brink of bankruptcy. Then the second-hand clothing platform underwent a radical restructuring—and, thanks in part to the help of BPI, became the market leader in Europe.

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Sustainable Technologies

With its investments in Stegra, Uluu, and Planet A Foods, BPI is focusing on companies that combine sustainability and economic efficiency. What makes them special is that they are not rethinking materials, but rather how they are manufactured.

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Corporate M&A Investments

Burda International CZ

BurdaInternational has acquired Extra Online Media (EOM), one of the leading digital media companies in the Czech Republic, through its local representative Burda International CZ. The acquisition significantly strengthens Burda International CZ's position in the online market.

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Nutracheck

The leading British nutrition platform Nutracheck is becoming part of Immediate Media, Burda's media company in the UK. With this investment, Burda is continuing its growth and transformation course and expanding its market leadership in the nutrition sector in the United Kingdom.

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Burda News

BurdaLuxury
Burda Media Announces Sale of BurdaLuxury to Jaipur Capital

Burda Media has announced the sale of BurdaLuxury, its media business based in Southeast Asia, to Jaipur Capital, a Singapore-headquartered venture capital and investment …

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Focus Online: Three decades of closeness, speed and trust

Every month, 25 million people use Focus Online. The brand has remained successful amid changes in the media landscape for 30 years. Editor-in-chief Florian …

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“Die Schwarzwaldklinik” as a stage for colorectal cancer prevention

How old were you when "Die Schwarzwaldklinik" was must-see? Today, a BCN study reveals a high level of mistrust in the healthcare system. The Felix …

chip.de anniversary
30 Years of chip.de: From Tech Portal to Everyday Guide

From IPhone reviews to rice cookers: chip.de is no longer just a tech portal. Editor-in-chief Manuel Schreiber explains how the brand has evolved into a …

BurdaVerlag Data Publishing
Trust as an export commodity

What is familiar to us can cause great amazement abroad. Our Burda Verlag top lists and seals have long since become flagships beyond Germany's borders. 

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