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 |
| 16.09.2026 | Swish Fuels Massive Expansion with $24 Million Investment | Swish, a leading quick food delivery innovator, secured $24 million in fresh capital. Bertelsmann India Investments spearheaded the funding round. Existing investors Accel, Bain Capital Ventures, and Hara Global also committed. This substan... |
| 12.09.2026 | Paying cash for Zomato orders? You may now have to pay a separate fee | All you need to know | Zomato customers paying for their food orders in cash will likely pay more from now on, as the food delivery platform introduces a separate fee for the service. The charge, noted as a “Pay on Delivery Fee” on the order bill, is levied when ... |
| 10.09.2026 | 10-minute food delivery startup Swish raises $24 million from BII, Accel, others | Swish, the full-stack, vertically integrated 10-minute food delivery platform, today announced that it has raised $24 million in a funding round led by Bertelsmann India Investments (BII), with participation from existing investors Accel, B... |
| 10.09.2026 | Quick food-delivery startup Swish raises another $24 mn in less than six months | Swish founders Aniket Shah, Ujjwal Sukheja, and Saran S. Bengaluru-based foodtech startup Swish has secured $24 million (around Rs 229 crore) in fresh capital in a round led by Bertelsmann India Investments (BII), barely six months after it... |
| 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... |
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