Burda Principal Investments

2024 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽 🚀   We are proud to look back on a successful year at Burda Principal Investments - growing our team, expanding internationally, and strengthening our portfolio. 🌍   ☑️ 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 🇯🇵 Kasagi Labo: A leading anime venture studio transforming global IP distribution in Southeast Asia. 🇩🇪 Planet A Foods : Munich-based foodtech innovators creating a sustainable, cocoa-free chocolate alternative with their brand 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗩𝗶𝘃𝗮. 🍫 🔄 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄-𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: We doubled down on high-conviction portfolio companies, including German AI pioneer Aleph Alpha, app-based restaurant subscription platform NeoTaste, and Philippine fintech leader BillEase.   👥 We also welcomed 4 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀, explored new strategies, and expanded our global network - attending 38 events across the globe.   As we reflect on a successful 2024, we want to thank our partners and portfolio companies for their collaboration, support, and trust. Here's to an even bigger 2025 - we’re excited for what's to come! 🖤🩵

This past week, BPI's Principal Francesco travelled to Istanbul to attend the Take Off Startup Summit 2024, one of the leading tech conferences in Turkey. The event brought together key players of the local startup and investor community as well as many international participants, making it a fantastic opportunity to connect and exchange ideas.   At BPI, we see Turkey as an exciting and dynamic market: 👥 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗹 📈 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝘁-𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆-𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 💰 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀   As a highlight of the conference, Francesco participated in a panel discussion alongside industry experts Xiaomin Mou, M Coyle, and Cenk Bayrakdar, to share the perspectives of international investors covering this thriving region.   Special thanks to Revo Capital and Take Off Startup Summit for the invitation and making this experience possible. It was a pleasure to be part of the conversation and witness Turkey's startup ecosystem driving growth and innovation on a global stage!

In case you missed it, we recently announced our investment in Planet A Foods, supporting their mission to redefine sustainable food ingredients on a global scale, starting with their innovative cocoa-free chocolate alternative, 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗩𝗶𝘃𝗮. 🍫   👉 Here's the link to our announcement: https://lnkd.in/gCyKCm3V   Having recently visited Planet A Foods' production site in Pilsen, Czech Republic, BPI's Principal, Luisa Düsberg, shares her insights on why developing sustainable solutions like ChoViva is essential to the global food industry. 🌳

🚀 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁!   We’re thrilled to announce our co-lead in the Series B funding round of Planet A Foods, a German food-tech pioneer revolutionising the food ingredient industry through sustainable alternatives. With their flagship product, 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗩𝗶𝘃𝗮, Planet A Foods developed an innovative cocoa-free chocolate alternative. 🍫 This investment will enable the company to scale its ChoViva operations globally, thus addressing some of the most pressing challenges in the global food ingredient industry, including supply chain volatility, rising prices, and environmental concerns. 🌳   “𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘵 𝘈 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘺,” says Christian Teichmann, CEO of Burda Principal Investments.    “𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘵 𝘈 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘵 𝘈 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘩𝘰𝘝𝘪𝘷𝘢 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘴, 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦-𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦,” shares BPI's Managing Director Europe, Julian von Eckartsberg.   We're proud to be a part of Planet A Foods' journey and look forward to supporting the team through this next exciting phase of growth! 🖤🩵 Read more about our investment here: https://lnkd.in/dm2VMj_x ZINTINUS World Fund Bayern Kapital Cherry Ventures Tengelmann Ventures AgriFoodTech Venture Alliance Omnes

As we near the end of the year, we are looking back on the 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲 of 2024. From AI-powered personalisation to sustainable practices, current trends are reshaping how brands connect with their customers and drive growth.💡   In our latest 𝗕𝗣𝗜 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 article, we're diving into the best practices of our portfolio companies The Female Company GmbH, BillEase, and Bloom & Wild, that are setting the pace for success in a rapidly evolving market. 🚀   🔗 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/dxT63mrf

  📣 𝗕𝗣𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗽𝗵 𝗔𝗹𝗽𝗵𝗮   Burda Principal Investments is excited to announce we have increased our investment in German AI leader Aleph Alpha, as they continue to expand their product development in sovereign AI applications and grow their footprint internationally.    Alongside Schwarz Group and Earlybird Venture Capital who have also increased their holding in the company, we are happy to welcome Deutsche Bank as a new investor and business partner. Following our initial investment in 2023, the latest strategic investment reaffirms BPI's confidence in Aleph Alpha's commitment to drive transformative technology and innovation.     💬 "𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘐 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘭𝘦𝘱𝘩 𝘈𝘭𝘱𝘩𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘴𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘈𝘐 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥-𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘭," says Christian Teichmann, CEO of BPI. "𝘈𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘭𝘦𝘱𝘩 𝘈𝘭𝘱𝘩𝘢, 𝘸𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 Jonas Andrulis 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥, 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘢."   💬 "𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘈𝘐 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦.𝘢𝘪 𝘑𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘝𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘗𝘞𝘊, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘦𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘈𝘭𝘦𝘱𝘩 𝘈𝘭𝘱𝘩𝘢 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 12 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵," Friedrich von Wulffen, Principal at BPI, noted. "𝘐𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘑𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘈𝘭𝘦𝘱𝘩 𝘈𝘭𝘱𝘩𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵."   🔗 Find out more about the investment here: https://lnkd.in/dbdjNAHR

Great video Uluu, congratulations on working with AUDI AG! 👏 We’re proud to be a part of your inspiring journey. 🖤🩵

Congratulations to our portfolio company Oddbox on this exciting milestone! 👏 We're thrilled to see their first products land on Ocado Retail in the Buy Women Built aisle, supporting the reduction of food waste in even more delicious ways. 🍅

This upcoming week, BPI's Julian von Eckartsberg and Thomas Juvin are heading to #Helsinki for Slush 2024! 🙌   With this year's theme, "𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀 - 𝗔 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻", they're looking forward to connect with founders and innovators driving change and creating disruptions that push industries forward. 💥   If you’re joining the event as well, make sure to reach out to Julian and Thomas directly and say hi! 👋   #Slush2024

Last Thursday, our CEO, Christian Teichmann, and Alejandra from our London office headed to VDS in Valencia. 🇪🇸   Christian joined a fascinating panel on #biodiversity’s role in reshaping our economy, alongside Jonathan Ledgard and Kaja Wasik from Tehanu. Together, they discussed the innovative approach they are developing to enable pro-nature economic contributions through #AI and digital identities for endangered species such as Rwanda’s mountain gorillas. 🦍 🌱   Valencia’s dynamic tech scene continues to inspire us, and we are actively exploring opportunities in this promising ecosystem for potential investments in the near future. 🙌