Bauer Venture Partners

Bauer Venture Partners GmbH was a corporate venture capital firm based in Hamburg, Germany, established in 2014 as the strategic investment arm of Bauer Media Group. The firm specialized in making direct and fund of fund investments, focusing on startups and growth-stage companies primarily in the technology, digital, e-commerce, consumer applications, and fintech sectors. Bauer Venture Partners adopted a stage-agnostic investment approach, specifically avoiding seed-stage and B2B infrastructure investments. Within technology, it targeted enabling technologies, advertising and marketing, monetization, content management, and mobile applications. In the e-commerce space, the firm preferred asset-light models, marketplaces, and aggregators, while in fintech, it concentrated on consumer platforms. Its investment focus was primarily on European markets, with a preference for Germany, the Nordics, and the United Kingdom, and it typically sought exits within four to seven years. However, Bauer Venture Partners is no longer in operation.

Lise Rechsteiner Ph.D

Investment Manager

29 past transactions

Clear Channel Europe

Acquisition in 2025
Clear Channel Europe is a prominent division of Clear Channel Outdoor, a leading global provider of out-of-home media solutions. The company specializes in outdoor advertising and infrastructure services, delivering effective advertising campaigns across various platforms. Clear Channel Europe offers innovative tools such as the Clear Channel Launch Pad and Clear Channel Radar, which enhance the planning and execution of out-of-home campaigns. By leveraging its extensive network and resources, Clear Channel Europe aims to create impactful advertising experiences that connect brands with consumers in diverse environments.

SharpStream

Acquisition in 2024
SharpStream is the leading streaming platform for smart streamers. Whether it’s streaming for live or on demand, their simple, expandable service can be tailored to fit your workflow needs. Their expertise means that they’re uniquely positioned to help their customers stream their audio content because they understand the challenges faced by broadcasters. From big household names to niche, ethnic and community stations, audio content publishers around the world are powered by their simple and smart platform. They live and breathe streaming and know it inside out. They’ve delivered content for high profile sports broadcasters you might have heard of, like the Premier League, Wimbledon and the European Golf Championships.

iRadio Ireland

Acquisition in 2023
iRadio Ireland is a radio station operator based in Roscommon, Ireland. The company provides a variety of broadcasting services, including stories, shows, podcasts, and radio interviews. In addition to its programming, iRadio Ireland offers advertising and social content, catering to a diverse audience. Through its comprehensive range of services, the station aims to engage listeners and create a dynamic audio experience.

Communicorp Media

Acquisition in 2021
Communicorp Media is Irelands premier media company & the home of some of Irelands leading commercial media brands.

First Radio Sales

Acquisition in 2020
First Radio Sales Limited is a London-based company that specializes in providing comprehensive advertising solutions across various platforms. Established in 1993 and formerly known as Radio Sales Limited, the company changed its name in November 2002. First Radio Sales offers a diverse range of services, including airtime, sponsorship, promotions, branded content, events, and digital advertising. It serves both national and regional clients, effectively catering to their advertising needs. The company operates as a subsidiary of Bauer Radio Ltd, leveraging its resources and expertise to enhance its service offerings.

Camilyo

Acquisition in 2019
Camilyo is a software company that offers a fully-integrated marketing and customer engagement platform tailored for small businesses. It is designed specifically for marketing service providers, enabling them to address the diverse digital needs of their local business clients through a single system. The platform encompasses a comprehensive suite of tools, including a multi-platform website builder, e-commerce capabilities, CRM, email and text marketing, social media marketing, and online service booking. This allows marketing service providers to deliver effective service packages that cover the entire marketing and sales funnel, from lead acquisition to customer retention. Founded in 2010, Camilyo has expanded its reach globally, serving hundreds of thousands of local businesses across North and Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Asia from its offices in Israel and the United States.

Soul Zen

Acquisition in 2019
Soul Zen is an online marketplace focused on promoting a spiritual lifestyle in contemporary society. The company offers a diverse range of unique products and content related to yoga, meditation, beauty, jewelry, and smoking, all designed to integrate seamlessly into everyday life. By emphasizing the holistic connection between body, mind, and soul, Soul Zen enables customers to curate their own personalized well-being programs. The platform serves as both a shop and a guide, catering to individuals seeking to enhance their spiritual practices and overall wellness.

Lifesum

Series C in 2019
Lifesum is a Swedish digital health startup founded in 2013 and headquartered in Stockholm. The company focuses on enhancing individual health and well-being through a fitness application that encourages proper food choices and sustainable eating habits. Its subscription-based app allows users to plan their diets, track meals and calorie intake, and receive dietary tips and feedback. By leveraging applied psychology and technology, Lifesum aims to empower users to develop healthier habits and ultimately lead happier lives. The company has gained recognition for its rapid growth and was noted by Wired UK as one of Stockholm's most promising startups.

UKRD Group

Acquisition in 2019
UKRD Group is a multimedia company based in the United Kingdom, specializing in local commercial radio. The company owns and operates ten local radio stations, providing a range of audio content to its listeners. In addition to its radio stations, UKRD Group offers several services via Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) and jointly operates three local DAB multiplexes. The company also has a stake in a national radio advertising sales house, enhancing its reach within the advertising market. UKRD Group effectively engages an audience of 722,000 listeners, who collectively tune in for over 5,645,000 hours each week.

Lincs FM Group

Acquisition in 2019
Lincs FM Group is a commercial radio station company based in Lincoln, United Kingdom. It operates eight radio stations that serve a broad geographic area, including towns in Yorkshire and the Midlands such as Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, Wakefield, Hull, and extending to Rutland, Lincoln, Skegness, and Grimsby. The company provides its audience with a variety of content, including music, news, and information about local events, while also offering advertising opportunities for businesses looking to reach these communities.

Celador Radio Broadcasting

Acquisition in 2019
Celador Radio forms part of the Celador Entertainment Group. We own and operate 26 local and regional radio stations across the South of England. We are dedicated to championing the individual creativity inherent in our stations, advertisers and talent because we believe this is the only way to deliver world class entertainment to local UK communities.

Mad Men Media

Corporate Round in 2018
Mad Men Media (MMM), a Malmö based regional radio provider which is expanding into Gothenburg and Stockholm.

Netbrokers Holding

Acquisition in 2016
Netbrokers Holding is technology experts creating projects that provide value to users.

Contorion

Series B in 2016
Contorion GmbH is an online retailer based in Berlin, Germany, specializing in craftsmanship and industrial supplies. Founded in the spring of 2014 by Dr. Frederick Roehder, Richard Schwenke, and Tobias Tschötsch, the company offers a comprehensive range of products, including screws, electrical and hand tools, work clothing, and various workshop equipment. Contorion aims to serve both business and private customers by providing a user-friendly shopping experience, professional customer service, and efficient delivery times. As a subsidiary of Hoffmann GmbH Qualitätswerkzeuge since June 2017, Contorion focuses on serving medium-sized companies in trade and industry, helping them save time and resources through its extensive assortment of quality tools and equipment.

foxydeal

Acquisition in 2016
foxydeal is the all-round solution to smart online shopping The foxydeal extension, combined with the foxydeal websites and mobile app, offer everything you need to save money shopping online: price comparison, coupons, discounts and deals for more than 5,000 online stores. The fully automated price comparison extension identifies products via complex algorithms and compares product prices in realtime with our own database. This guarantees exact product matching and valuable price alternatives which result in high click-through rates and a huge and steadily growing user base. foxydeal is avalaible for all major browsers and mobile OS. The aim of foxydeal is to deliver user-specific results with a price comparison that is automated, free and easy-to-use. foxydeal’s big customer base, in combination with our own product database and tracking technologies, deliver deep insights into consumer behaviour. Monitoring variable touchpoints in the customer journey, cross-domain and even cross-device, allows a real-time analysis which enables foxydeal to optimize data delivery and to display customized results that enhance the shopping experience. foxydeal is the key product of the German-based software company R&E Media GmbH and is already available in 13 countries.

Lifesum

Series B in 2016
Lifesum is a Swedish digital health startup founded in 2013 and headquartered in Stockholm. The company focuses on enhancing individual health and well-being through a fitness application that encourages proper food choices and sustainable eating habits. Its subscription-based app allows users to plan their diets, track meals and calorie intake, and receive dietary tips and feedback. By leveraging applied psychology and technology, Lifesum aims to empower users to develop healthier habits and ultimately lead happier lives. The company has gained recognition for its rapid growth and was noted by Wired UK as one of Stockholm's most promising startups.

Zmarta

Acquisition in 2016
Zmarta Group offers a range of services for personal finance, with a focus on personal loan brokerage. We offer our partners, primarily banks and insurance companies, a cost-efficient and credible marketing channel. Targeting Northern Europe, we operate multiple brands in multiple markets to enable us to cater for different consumer niches. We deliver outstanding value for our customers and partners by offering a first class consumer-friendly experience both online and offline. We do this through our great employees, our never-ending quest for operational excellence, and our industry-leading digital innovation mindset and financial technology platform.

Orion Media

Acquisition in 2016
Orion Media Limited is a commercial radio group based in Birmingham, United Kingdom, specializing in the operation of radio stations across the East and West Midlands. Established in 2009, the company manages a portfolio that includes five FM and three AM stations, such as BRMB in Birmingham, Mercia FM in Coventry, and Beacon FM in Wolverhampton, among others. Orion Media broadcasts live programming 24 hours a day and operates various broadcast centers in Birmingham, Nottingham, the Black Country, and Worcester. Additionally, the company has a production division, Orion Productions, which delivers audio, video, and online solutions tailored for client brands. As of 2016, Orion Media operates as a subsidiary of Bauer Consumer Media Ltd.

CareerFoundry

Series A in 2016
CareerFoundry GmbH is an online education platform based in Berlin, Germany, that specializes in career development in the technology sector. Founded in 2013, the company offers a range of courses designed to facilitate transitions into tech careers, including web development, UX and UI design, iOS development, and data analysis. The curriculum covers essential skills such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Ruby on Rails, as well as practical applications of real-world development tools and UX/UI methodologies. Additionally, CareerFoundry provides mentorship and career advice from industry experts to enhance employability in these fields. The company was previously known as doBranch GmbH before rebranding in March 2014.

Kyto

Seed Round in 2015
Kyto is a Software-as-a-Service company based in Berlin that focuses on enhancing the international online presence of small and medium enterprises. Founded in May 2013 by Dr. Martin Mittermeier and Paul Wulff, Kyto offers a proprietary platform that synchronizes company and product data with a global network of business directories, marketplaces, and search engines. This integration enables clients to optimize their lead generation and sales processes in a cost-effective and efficient manner. The platform includes features such as lead identification, geographical visibility improvement, website performance enhancement, targeted search engine marketing, and trade directory management. Kyto has garnered support from recognized investors and established a robust network of international publishing partners, including Europages and IndustryStock, to further bolster its services.

Rankomat.pl

Acquisition in 2015
Rankomat.pl SA is a leading online insurance aggregator based in Warsaw, Poland, founded in 2008. The company specializes in providing a platform for comparing insurance policies across various sectors, including automotive, home, travel, and life insurance. By enabling users to compare prices and coverage from multiple insurers, Rankomat.pl facilitates informed decision-making for consumers seeking favorable insurance options. With a strong focus on automotive insurance, the company has established itself as a market leader in terms of traffic, breadth of aggregation, and revenue. Rankomat.pl is supported by a knowledgeable team with expertise in both insurance and online services, and it operates as a subsidiary of Interia.pl Spolka Akcyjna.

navabi

Series D in 2015
navabi is striving to become global leader in plus size fashion. navabi carries the largest assortment of brands for plus sizes globally and established their own brands. Their website, www.navabi.co.uk offers the style-savvy plus-sized customer unprecedented access to the newest looks of the season from european cutting edge plus-size labels via worldwide express delivery. The pages of navabi feature weekly fashion editorial, weekly updated products and unique video presentations for each collection with style recommendations.

Contorion

Seed Round in 2014
Contorion GmbH is an online retailer based in Berlin, Germany, specializing in craftsmanship and industrial supplies. Founded in the spring of 2014 by Dr. Frederick Roehder, Richard Schwenke, and Tobias Tschötsch, the company offers a comprehensive range of products, including screws, electrical and hand tools, work clothing, and various workshop equipment. Contorion aims to serve both business and private customers by providing a user-friendly shopping experience, professional customer service, and efficient delivery times. As a subsidiary of Hoffmann GmbH Qualitätswerkzeuge since June 2017, Contorion focuses on serving medium-sized companies in trade and industry, helping them save time and resources through its extensive assortment of quality tools and equipment.

Lifesum

Series A in 2014
Lifesum is a Swedish digital health startup founded in 2013 and headquartered in Stockholm. The company focuses on enhancing individual health and well-being through a fitness application that encourages proper food choices and sustainable eating habits. Its subscription-based app allows users to plan their diets, track meals and calorie intake, and receive dietary tips and feedback. By leveraging applied psychology and technology, Lifesum aims to empower users to develop healthier habits and ultimately lead happier lives. The company has gained recognition for its rapid growth and was noted by Wired UK as one of Stockholm's most promising startups.

Kyto

Venture Round in 2013
Kyto is a Software-as-a-Service company based in Berlin that focuses on enhancing the international online presence of small and medium enterprises. Founded in May 2013 by Dr. Martin Mittermeier and Paul Wulff, Kyto offers a proprietary platform that synchronizes company and product data with a global network of business directories, marketplaces, and search engines. This integration enables clients to optimize their lead generation and sales processes in a cost-effective and efficient manner. The platform includes features such as lead identification, geographical visibility improvement, website performance enhancement, targeted search engine marketing, and trade directory management. Kyto has garnered support from recognized investors and established a robust network of international publishing partners, including Europages and IndustryStock, to further bolster its services.

Absolute Radio

Acquisition in 2013
Absolute Radio is a UK-based radio station known for its unique focus on playing classic album tracks alongside contemporary music. Originally launched as Virgin Radio, it was rebranded after being acquired by TIML Golden Square, a subsidiary of Bennett Coleman, in 2008. As the UK's first national commercial pop music station, it remains the only national commercial pop station to this day. Absolute Radio offers a diverse range of content, including music broadcasts, live performances, sports coverage, and various entertainment programs. Its commitment to a mix of classic and modern music sets it apart in the competitive radio landscape.

StorkUp.com

Seed Round in 2012
StorkUp is a marketplace where you can discover the best baby and kids' products on the planet, in one place. From handmade blankets and organic toiletries, to bespoke wall art and unique ride-on toys, the site showcases thousands of items from independent sellers and boutiques. StorkUp is both beautiful and functional. The clean design and high quality product images create an enjoyable user experience, while the simple, one-basket “universal” checkout procedure makes shopping across multiple boutiques as easy as buying from Amazon. StorkUp is for parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends — anybody shopping online for baby or kids' products and looking for a premium experience they cannot easily find anywhere else. StorkUp is an aspirational and vertical marketplace: a beautiful meta-boutique where shoppers can browse, buy, and crucially, enjoy the whole experience. StorkUp provides independent retailers (from the UK, US, Europe and beyond) with: privileged access to their target market - globally and on any device, the credibility of belonging to a high-end platform, and the incremental sales they need to grow their business.

Grupa Interia.pl Sp. z o.o

Acquisition in 2008
Grupa Interia.pl Sp. z o.o. sp. k. operates as an internet portal that offers polish and international headlines.
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