- Headquarters
- Berlin
- Employees
- 10001+
- Founded
- 1946
- Business Model
- B2C
- Website
- axelspringer.com
- Total Funding
- $3.2B
- Last Round
- $3.2B Corporate RoundJun 2019
- Rounds
- 1
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About
Axel Springer is a transatlantic, family-owned media and technology company headquartered in Berlin, operating in more than 25 countries with over 10,000 employees. Its portfolio of media brands includes BILD, WELT, Business Insider, Morning Brew, and POLITICO, alongside marketing platforms Awin, Bonial, and Idealo, and digital market research through Emarketer. The company is committed to the future of independent journalism, investing in forward-looking technologies while upholding editorial integrity and freedom. In 2024, CEO Mathias Doepfner and private equity firm KKR restructured the group, with Doepfner retaining control over the journalism titles.
Summary
Axel Springer is an Adtech company based in Berlin, Germany, founded in 1946. It has raised $3.2B in total across 1 round, most recently a $3.2B Corporate Round in Jun 2019. Investors include Henry Kravis.
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Funding History
Jun 2019
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