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Carsome scoops US$170 million funding and becomes Burda’s second unicorn

The BPI portfolio company Carsome has positioned itself as Malaysia's largest tech unicorn BurdaPrincipal Investments (BPI), the growth capital arm of Hubert Burda Media, adds another unicorn to its investment portfolio as the Carsome Group (Carsome), Southeast Asia’s largest integrated car e-commerce platform, today announced the closure of its US$170 read more...

Burda Invests in Sustainable Food Waste Reduction Platform Oddbox

Oddbox is a platform that is leveraging technology to fight food waste.

Burda invests in German pet health start-up

Berlin-based pet health start-up, Felmo, has closed another major financing round just six months after their successful Series A – this time raising €15 million. Burda Principal Investments (BPI) led the financing round, which included existing investors HV Capital, Redalpine, and 468 Capital. The new round of funding, which follows the Series read more...

Burda supports podcast creator Wait What with follow-on investment

WaitWhat is one of the most valuable independent portfolios of premium IP in podcasting

BPI Office opening in Berlin and two new hires

BPI has opened a new office space in Germany’s capital Berlin which will be home to five investment experts.

Vinted raises €250 million on its mission to make second-hand fashion first choice

With the current €250 million investment round, Vinted reaches a new milestone. Vinted, Europe’s largest online C2C platform dedicated to second-hand fashion and a portfolio company of Burda’s growth capital arm BurdaPrincipal investments, has raised €250 million of new investment in a Series F funding round. The investment, made at read more...

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Bloom & Wild acquires Bloomon to become Europe’s number 1

Bloom & Wild, the UK’s market-leading online flower and gifting platform and a portfolio company of BurdaPrincipal Investments, announces that it has acquired the entire share capital of Bloomon, a Netherlands-based competitor, for an undisclosed sum.

UK online marketplace “Not on the High Street” announces sale

UK online marketplace “Not on the High Street” announces sale to growth investor Great Hill Partners. The brand recently announced that their revenue rose by 50% in 2020. Not on the High Street, the UK’s best-loved curated online marketplace for unique lifestyle products and thoughtful gifts, today announces it has been read more...