Bertelsmann India Investments

Bertelsmann India Investments (BII) is a sector-agnostic venture capital fund and the strategic investment arm of Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA in India.

Overview

Bertelsmann India Investments (BII) is a sector-agnostic venture capital fund and the strategic investment arm of Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA in India. Since 2012 it has been a long-term growth partner for early growth-stage tech startups, investing from Series A to C with initial cheques of $5M to $15M. It focuses on healthtech, fintech, agritech, edtech and more, and has backed companies including Eruditus, Licious, Shiprocket, Lendingkart and Letstransport.

Website

www.biifund.com

linkedin.com/company/bertelsmann_india_investments

General information

Firm type

Private Equity

Year founded

2012

AUM

$800 MN+

Location

Region

Asia

Country

India

City

Noida

Corporate office

Noida, India

Principals

Pankaj Makkar

Managing Director, BII

Rohit Sood

Jayesh Bavle

Swati Murarka

Raghav Syal

Akshay Chiripal

Padmaja Sadagoban

Vaani Malik

Tejas Bode

Carsten Coesfeld

Deniz Pielsticker

Sana Kumar

Pratham Pahuja

Vaibhav Chaudhary

Ashish Gokarnkar

Mohnish N K

Liza Baweja

Divya Duggal

Yogeshwari Chawla

Sector focus

Venture CapitalPrivate Equity

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