Axel Springer Overview

  • Founded
  • 1946

Founded
  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 18,000

Employees
  • Latest Deal Type
  • Buyout/​LBO

  • Financing Rounds
  • 9

  • Investments
  • 134

Axel Springer General Information

Description

Axel Springer SE is a German digital publishing company that operates various newspapers, tabloid magazines, and lifestyle magazines. The company has organized itself into four business segments: Classifieds Media, News Media, Marketing Media, and Services/Holding. The company's digital media offerings generate revenue through paid subscriptions, followed by advertising revenue from companies placing content in its print and digital offerings. The company generates most of its revenue from the News Media and Classified Media segments, and roughly half of the company's revenue is earned in Germany.

Contact Information

Formerly Known As
Axel Springer Verlag
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Private Equity-Backed
Primary Industry
Media and Information Services (B2B)
Other Industries
Publishing
Former Stock Listing
SPRd
Primary Office
  • Axel-Springer-Strasse 65
  • 10888 Berlin
  • Germany
+49 030 00000

Axel Springer Timeline

2020202120222023
Financing RoundCaptured Employee CountEstimated Employee Growth

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Axel Springer Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
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Post-Val Status Debt

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Axel Springer Comparisons

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Axel Springer Competitors (3)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Bauer Media Group Corporation Hamburg, Germany 00000
000000 00000 00000 Corporation Munich, Germany 00000
00000000000 Corporate Backed or Acquired Gutersloh, Germany 000000 00000000000
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Axel Springer Patents

Axel Springer Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
DE-102019116275-A1 View a machine readable code on a mobile device's lock screen Pending 14-Jun-2019 0000000000
DE-102013010205-A1 Error detection and localization in network services Inactive 20-Jun-2013 00000000000
DE-112014002944-A5 Error detection and localization in network services Inactive 20-Jun-2013 00000000000
DE-102007002236-A1 Method for analyzing electronic recording, involves sub-dividing electronic recording into multiple single sections and providing digital electronic responsive markings to every single section Inactive 10-Jan-2007 0000000000
DE-102006018573-A1 Newspaper advertising supplement has a front page with front page that is half the size of that of the associated newspaper Inactive 21-Apr-2006 B41F13/56
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Axel Springer Executive Team (37)

Name Title Board Seat Contact Info
Mathias Dopfner Chief Executive Officer
Jan Bayer President, News Media International & Deputy Chairman
Julian Deutz Chief Financial Officer, Member of the Executive Board & President, Classifieds Media
Christoph Falke Managing Director of Axel Springer Audio
Moritz Holzgraefe Ph.D Director Of Public Affairs EU & Head of Brussels Office
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Axel Springer Board Members (15)

Name Representing Role Since
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0. 0. 000000 00000 Axel Springer Vice Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board 000 0000
000 00000 Axel Springer President, News Media International & Deputy Chairman 000 0000
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000000 00000 Axel Springer Chief Financial Officer, Member of the Executive Board & President, Classifieds Media 000 0000
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Axel Springer Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Twitter Followers

5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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Axel Springer Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Axel Springer Investments & Acquisitions (134)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
000 (000 0000 07-Jun-2022 0000000000 00000 Human Capital Services
000000 01-May-2022 0000 00000 Financial Software
00000.00000 29-Mar-2022 0000000000 Other Services (B2C Non-Financial) 00000 000
00000000 19-Oct-2021 0000000000 000 Publishing 0000000 0
Politico Europe 19-Oct-2021 Buyout/LBO Publishing 0000000 0
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Axel Springer Subsidiaries (22)

Company Name Industry Location Founded
Protocol Media Publishing Arlington, VA 2019
0000 00000 Real Estate Services (B2C) Berlin, Germany 0000
00000000 000000 Publishing Brussels, Belgium 0000
00000 00000000 Venture Capital Singapore, Singapore 0000
0000000000 Internet Software Berlin, Germany 0000
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Axel Springer Exits (43)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
00000 0000 09-Sep-2019 00000 00000 00 0000 Completed
  • 3 buyers
000000 15-Nov-2018 00000 00000 00 Completed
  • 2 buyers
000000 (00000 0000 25-Oct-2018 00000 00000 00 000 Completed
  • 10 buyers
00000 0000 28-Nov-2017 00000 00000 00 0000 Completed
  • 5 buyers
AdMobilize 01-Aug-2017 Early Stage VC 000 Completed
  • 6 buyers
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