Bertelsmann India Investments
- Type
- Corporate VC
- Stages
- Series A, Series B, Series C
- Cheque size
- $5M – $15M
- Fund size
- USD 500M committed over five years (BII Fund II); USD 800M+ AUM
- Founded
- 2012
About
Strategic India investment arm of Bertelsmann, active since 2012 and investing from its own balance sheet across sectors; Series A to C.
What they invest in
Team (from their public pages)
Pankaj Makkar
Rohit Sood
Swati Murarka
Notable investments
Examples shown on biifund.com. This is not a complete portfolio.
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