Bertelsmann India Investments (BII) is the strategic investment arm of Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA in India. We focus on investing in pioneering companies in digital, education, media and services sectors. We focus on early stage, as well as growth stage investments.
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
Portfolio 2
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 26.05.2026 | Fairdeal | fairdeal.market | $18M | India |
| 18.01.2016 | KARTROCKET | kartrocket.com | $8M | India |
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| Date | Title | Description |
| 29.05.2026 | [Weekly funding roundup March 23-29] VC inflow drops to lowest level for the year | Venture capital (VC) funding into Indian startups has dropped to its lowest level on a weekly basis so far this year so far, exposing challenges faced by the ecosystem in terms of weakened capital inflow as well as absence of credible AI st... |
| 28.05.2026 | Fairdeal.Market Secures $15M for B2B Quick Commerce Expansion | Fairdeal.Market, a B2B quick commerce leader, recently closed a $15 million Series A funding round. Bertelsmann India Investments spearheaded the capital infusion. WaterBridge Ventures and Incubate Asia Fund also participated. This investme... |
| 28.05.2026 | Yes Madam Secures Rs 50 Crore, Fuels India's Home Salon Growth | Yes Madam, a prominent Indian home salon and wellness platform, has secured Rs 50 crore in its first institutional funding round. Info Edge Growth Fund led the investment. This capital injection will propel expansion into new cities. It tar... |
| 26.05.2026 | Fairdeal.Market raises $15M in Series A round led by Bertelsmann India | Fairdeal.Market, a B2B quick commerce platform, has raised $15 million in a Series A funding round led by Bertelsmann India Investments (BII) with participation from WaterBridge Ventures and Incubate Asia Fund. Fairdeal.Market plans to use ... |
| 26.05.2026 | Bertelsmann India bets on Fairdeal.Market; Quantum Tiger, Flexprice, Yogo snag funding | Fairdeal co-founders Yash Bansal (left) and Prateek Bansal Quick commerce platform Fairdeal.Market, billing infrastructure startup Flexprice, AI startup Quantum Tiger, footwear brand Yoho and electric mobility firm SunCharge Motors have rai... |
| 25.05.2026 | Yes Madam raises Rs 50 crore from Sanjeev Bikhchandaniâs Info Edge growth fund | Synopsis Home salon platform Yes Madam secured Rs 50 crore in its first institutional funding. Info Edge's B8 Fund-I led the investment. The funds will fuel expansion into new cities, strengthen service partner network and enhance technolog... |
| 07.05.2026 | Pronto snags $20 mn in extended Series B round as valuation doubles | A Pronto worker cleans a house in New Delhi | Credit: Reuters/Bhawika Chhabra Home-services platform Pronto has raised $20 million (about Rs 190 crore) in an extended Series B round from Lachy Groom, an angel investor and co-founder of AI r... |
| 14.04.2025 | Patient Capital in an Impatient World | Pankaj Makkar offers a rare degree of transparency when speaking about his investment philosophy. “I have always believed investing in a company is pretty similar to getting married,” says the seasoned investor. “Being early-growth, long-te... |
| 03.03.2023 | Industry Body IVCA Awards Bertelsmann India Investments with the Best Fund Performance Award 2023 | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Bertelsmann India Investments (BII) has won the prestigious award for Best Fund Performance, Corporate Venture Capital by the apex Industry Body, IVCA. This recognition further strengthens BII’s position as the le... |
| 28.06.2022 | Bertelsmann banks $500m to back Indian startups | InvestmentsNewsStartups Shadine Taufik · 2d ago · 1 min readBertelsmann banks $500m to back Indian startups Bertelsmann India Investments (BII) has raised over US$500 million and has announced an early-stage program that supports startups i... |
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