NetDoktor.de
Acquisition in 2019
NetDoktor.de GmbH is a Munich-based company that operates a health and medical information portal. Founded in 1999, the platform provides users with clear and accessible information on a wide range of topics, including diseases, symptoms, examinations, and medications. By facilitating easy access to medical knowledge, NetDoktor.de enables patients to understand their health better and seek appropriate care. The company became a subsidiary of Hubert Burda Media Holding Kommanditgesellschaft in August 2019, further enhancing its reach and resources in the healthcare information sector.
Vinted is an online marketplace that focuses on promoting second-hand fashion as a preferred choice for consumers. The platform allows users, primarily targeting girls and women, to buy, sell, and swap clothing, accessories, and lifestyle items in a peer-to-peer environment. Vinted enhances the shopping experience by incorporating an online chatting feature, facilitating communication between users and making transactions simpler and more efficient. With a mobile-first approach, Vinted aims to make second-hand shopping accessible and cost-effective for its community.
M.Gemi is a luxury brand that specializes in handcrafted shoes and bags made in Italy's esteemed family-owned artisan factories. By introducing new, limited edition styles weekly and selling directly to consumers, M.Gemi offers high-quality Italian craftsmanship at accessible prices. The company merges traditional artisanal techniques with modern technology to enhance customer experience and affordability, providing a diverse range of products while challenging conventional luxury market practices. M.Gemi's approach emphasizes both the value of old-world craftsmanship and the need for innovation within the fashion industry.
Immediate Media
Acquisition in 2017
Immediate Media Co is a prominent special interest content and platform company based in London, England. It produces engaging content that caters to the passions of its diverse and highly engaged communities across various formats, including print, mobile, online, events, and television. As one of the largest consumer media businesses in the UK, Immediate Media employs over 1,300 people across several locations, including Bristol, Redditch, and Camberley. The company focuses on delivering multi-platform content in specialist markets such as entertainment, craft, gardening, food, cycling, and science and history, effectively serving the needs of its audience.
StockFood
Acquisition in 2016
StockFood GmbH, founded in 1979 and headquartered in Munich, Germany, is a leading food image agency specializing in food photography and related content. The company provides a diverse collection of food images, videos, articles, and recipes, catering to the creative needs of clients in various industries. StockFood offers services that include food and product shoots, as well as food production videos, ensuring a comprehensive approach to food-related media. As a subsidiary of BurdaHome, StockFood is dedicated to delivering high-quality visual content that enhances projects centered around food and drink, supported by a team that offers personalized advice and tailored media packages.
Medical Departures
Series A in 2016
Medical Departures is a medical appointment booking platform that connects patients with healthcare professionals worldwide. The company enables users to find and compare doctors and dentists based on criteria such as photos, prices, real patient reviews, videos, and medical certifications. With a network of 2,000 global doctors across over 1,500 hospitals and clinics, Medical Departures aims to provide access to affordable and quality medical care. Patients can easily book appointments online or via phone, making the process efficient and user-friendly. Through its platform, the company strives to empower patients by facilitating informed decisions about their medical needs.
Hello Baby is an innovative company that offers a comprehensive ecosystem of family-focused applications aimed at enhancing the parenting experience. The primary platform, babyalbum.com, allows parents to store and share important milestones from their child's life, from birth to six years, through audio, photos, and videos. It provides personalized services such as printed albums and video stories, alongside a community for parental support and a marketplace for baby products. Additionally, Hello Belly serves as a pregnancy guide, offering useful and practical tips without heavy medical jargon, while supporting multiple languages. Another feature, Baby Snap, enables parents to capture time-lapse videos of their child by recording one-second clips daily, culminating in a final movie. Overall, Hello Baby streamlines the journey of parenthood by providing essential tools and resources in a user-friendly format.
Mode Media
Series G in 2015
Mode Media, founded in Silicon Valley in 2004, is a top 10 U.S. media property with 136 million unique users a month. The company aims to help people discover relevant content by combining human curation with technology that distributes content to the right audience at the right time. Mode Media is focused on building the largest independent premium video and content platform for creators, utilizing distribution and streaming technology to deliver targeted native videos, content, and branded entertainment in real-time. With Mode.com as its owned social networking platform, creators can upload videos and create content stories that are curated by professional editors and personalized through the Mode content algorithm technology. Within six months of its launch, Mode has attracted 31 million unique monthly users and has exceeded 1 billion streamed video views.
Shoplove
Acquisition in 2015
Shoplove is an online platform that provides its users with lifestyle solutions.
The platform enables its users to connect with a range of online retailers to purchase lifestyle products. It enables its users to display its products on their website. Furthermore, it allows its users to share their preferred products with others.
Shoplove was launched in 2012 by Hendrik Braun and Timo Trumpp and is based in Munich.
GiftConnect
Series B in 2014
GiftConnect provides a platform for advertisers and publishers to distribute branded gifts to consumers across various media platforms. By facilitating the connection between brands and their target audiences through gifting, GiftConnect enhances brand visibility and consumer engagement. This service allows businesses to leverage the power of promotional gifts as a marketing tool, aiming to strengthen customer relationships and drive brand loyalty.
Bimbasket
Venture Round in 2014
Bimbasket is a Russian company that specializes in providing subscription services for child-friendly activity boxes. The company offers a variety of themed gift boxes designed to engage children in hands-on learning and creative activities. Bimbasket is part of a broader portfolio that includes services and media tailored to parents, with a focus on enriching family life. As an entity under Hubert Burda Media, Bimbasket is positioned to grow within the Russian market and expand internationally, contributing to a diverse range of offerings aimed at supporting parents and children's development.
Mode Media
Series F in 2013
Mode Media, founded in Silicon Valley in 2004, is a top 10 U.S. media property with 136 million unique users a month. The company aims to help people discover relevant content by combining human curation with technology that distributes content to the right audience at the right time. Mode Media is focused on building the largest independent premium video and content platform for creators, utilizing distribution and streaming technology to deliver targeted native videos, content, and branded entertainment in real-time. With Mode.com as its owned social networking platform, creators can upload videos and create content stories that are curated by professional editors and personalized through the Mode content algorithm technology. Within six months of its launch, Mode has attracted 31 million unique monthly users and has exceeded 1 billion streamed video views.
Exposure Media Marketing
Acquisition in 2013
Exposure Media Marketing, also known as EMM Burda International India, is a prominent magazine publishing company based in Gurgaon, India, and operates as part of Hubert Burda International. With offices in Delhi and Mumbai, the company employs over 150 professionals dedicated to producing a diverse range of magazines that cater to luxury, lifestyle, and consumer segments. EMM Burda International India is recognized for publishing the Indian editions of various renowned designer magazines, contributing to its reputation as a leading player in the publishing industry. As a subsidiary of Hubert Burda Media, a German-based firm, the company is part of a larger organization that generates substantial annual revenue and manages an extensive portfolio of over 400 brands globally.
edelight
Acquisition in 2013
edelight GmbH, based in Stuttgart, Germany, is a pioneering social shopping platform founded in late 2006 by Peter Ambrozy, Steffen Belitz, and Tassilo Bestler. As one of the largest websites of its kind in Germany, edelight offers over 400,000 product recommendations sourced from more than 8,000 international online shops. The platform emphasizes recommendation marketing, connecting users through shared product insights rather than functioning as a traditional shop or search engine. With a monthly visitor count exceeding 2.3 million, the site primarily caters to a female audience, accounting for 70 percent of its users. Revenue for edelight is generated through advertising placements and commission payments from partner shops, which are shared with community members. Additionally, since 2008, the company has expanded into the B-to-B sector with Visualdelight, providing e-commerce solutions for the fashion and lifestyle industries, serving notable retailers and premium brands. Through its innovative business model, edelight has established itself as a significant player in the online shopping landscape.
UberMedia
Venture Round in 2011
UberMedia is a technology company headquartered in Pasadena, California, that specializes in targeted mobile advertising. It processes billions of social, demographic, and location signals daily to provide businesses with insights that enhance decision-making and consumer engagement. By delivering dynamic advertising solutions, UberMedia helps Fortune 500 companies across various sectors, including retail, automotive, entertainment, and consumer markets, achieve specific business goals such as increasing customer visits and boosting sales. The company is recognized as a pioneer in its field and has received accolades for its innovative approach.
sevenload
Acquisition in 2010
Sevenload is a social media network for WebTV, videos, and photos. The sevenload channels offer free premium-tv-shows, official music videos, exclusive internet television as well as user generated content. Every channel combines professional videos with independent, intelligent, and creative content from users producing content as well as professional production companies.
Sevenload was founded in 2006. Sevenload is a global social media platform for photos, videos. and interactive show formats. The community enables users to manage and share photos and videos online for free. The site offers an array of different interactive WebTV or internet shows in more than 20 languages and various categories. In addition, some of the available channels are from famous and popular artists and musicians.
As a new media company, sevenload positions itself as a provider for crossmedial marketing and modern video technology. Part of its business comes from the conceptualization, development, and production of IPTV based internet platforms, software solutions for Web 2.0 applications as well as technology development for third party companies looking for video player, video uploading, video linking, and distribution technologies. Sevenload has already worked with internationally renowned companies such as BMW, Endemol, National Geographic, BBC, Deutsche Welle, Sony Music, Universal Music, and offers companies individual white label solutions.
Company executive are Andreas Heyden (CEO) and Dr. Roland Schlager. Company founders include Ibrahim Evsan (Founder), Thomas Bachem (Co-Founder) and Axel Schmiegelow (Co-Founder and Board Member). Company investors are DLD Ventures (Hubert Burda Media) and dw capital GmbH.
Mode Media
Series E in 2010
Mode Media, founded in Silicon Valley in 2004, is a top 10 U.S. media property with 136 million unique users a month. The company aims to help people discover relevant content by combining human curation with technology that distributes content to the right audience at the right time. Mode Media is focused on building the largest independent premium video and content platform for creators, utilizing distribution and streaming technology to deliver targeted native videos, content, and branded entertainment in real-time. With Mode.com as its owned social networking platform, creators can upload videos and create content stories that are curated by professional editors and personalized through the Mode content algorithm technology. Within six months of its launch, Mode has attracted 31 million unique monthly users and has exceeded 1 billion streamed video views.
Mode Media
Series D in 2008
Mode Media, founded in Silicon Valley in 2004, is a top 10 U.S. media property with 136 million unique users a month. The company aims to help people discover relevant content by combining human curation with technology that distributes content to the right audience at the right time. Mode Media is focused on building the largest independent premium video and content platform for creators, utilizing distribution and streaming technology to deliver targeted native videos, content, and branded entertainment in real-time. With Mode.com as its owned social networking platform, creators can upload videos and create content stories that are curated by professional editors and personalized through the Mode content algorithm technology. Within six months of its launch, Mode has attracted 31 million unique monthly users and has exceeded 1 billion streamed video views.
Chip is a computer and communications magazine published by the CHIP Holding in several countries of Europe and Asia along with latest information about technology, computer, internet, and telecommunication. .
The company combines user-oriented content and software development, focusing on agile methods and processes. Its websites, apps and mobile offerings provide clear guidance in the complex digital world. CHIP.de reaches more than 12 million unique users per month, making us one of the leading online providers in the digital consulting segment in Germany and Europe.
The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Munich, Germany. CHIP Digital GmbH operates as a subsidiary of CHIP Communications GmbH.
Nachtagenten
Corporate Round in 2006
The Nachtagenten gives you news on the subject of nightlife and lifestyle in your region.
Cyberport
Acquisition in 2006
Cyberport Digital Outfitters is an online retail platform based in Dresden, Germany, specializing in the sale of computer technology and entertainment electronics. Founded in 1998, the company offers a diverse marketplace that includes products such as smartphones, tablets, PCs, gaming components, household appliances, and audio devices, allowing users to access a comprehensive range of electronic accessories from a single portal. In 2006, Cyberport was acquired by Hubert Burda Media, further enhancing its market presence and capabilities. The platform is designed to provide a user-friendly experience for customers seeking a variety of electronic products.
HolidayCheck
Acquisition in 2006
HolidayCheck is a leading European travel platform that enables users to discover, book, and share authentic holiday experiences. With over 300,000 hotel listings and 10 million user reviews, it offers advanced search filters and comparison tools for informed booking decisions. The platform also provides destination guides, things to do, and local insights. Founded in Switzerland in 2004, HolidayCheck serves users in ten languages monthly.