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Mountain Super Angel AG: Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments and Mountain Super Angel invest in RegioHelden
Mountain Super Angel AG / Key word(s): Private Equity Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments and Mountain Super Angel invest in RegioHelden Series A Round Financing Successfully Completed Stuttgart, Gütersloh, St. Gallen 11/11/2011 – Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI) and Mountain Super Angel AG (www.super-angel.ch) have invested a seven-figure EUR amount in the Stuttgart-based company RegioHelden GmbH (www.regiohelden.de). RegioHelden plans to use the proceeds of this Series A financing round to scale its sales force, establish new offerings and further develop its technology platform. RegioHelden, founded in 2010, provides online marketing services to small- and medium-sized business customers. By placing ads on search engines such as Google as well as by optimizing websites, RegioHelden connects its clients with the millions of customers who are searching for local businesses online. Using conversion-optimized landing pages, RegioHelden maximizes the amount of calls and e-mail inquiries generated by the advertising campaigns. With the company's proprietary software platform, clients can measure the amount of calls and online leads their campaigns generate. By analyzing which keywords drive the most relevant calls to its customers, RegioHelden is able to improve campaigns by automatically shifting advertiser budgets to the best-performing keywords. 'We're extremely happy to have won one of the world's leading media companies as a strategic partner. I'm sure the resources and the network that BDMI and Mountain Super Angel bring to the table are what it takes to get our company to the next level,' says Feliks Eyser, founder and CEO of RegioHelden. Tobias Schirmer, Investment Manager at BDMI, is pleased with the future prospects of the fledgling company. 'RegioHelden's innovative and original solution is the perfect addition to BDMI's growing portfolio of top-notch digital media companies. We look forward to an exciting and productive partnership with the RegioHelden team.'
Ingo Drexler, Member of the Board of Directors of Mountain Super Angel adds: 'With its offer RegioHelden acknowledges the need of small and medium enterprises in this field and addresses a less perceived, but large and attractive market. We look forward to supporting the strong management team in order to secure RegioHelden's future growth.' About RegioHelden RegioHelden (www.regiohelden.de) was founded in 2010 to change the way local businesses attract new clients. By placing ads on search engines such as Google and optimizing clients' websites, RegioHelden helps local advertisers to reach their online audience, convert prospects to actual clients and measure the results of campaigns. By automatically analyzing which keywords drive calls to its clients and shifting advertiser budgets accordingly, RegioHelden is able to maximize the return for every Euro invested in its services. In 2010, RegioHelden was financially supported by the European Union as well as the German Department of Commerce due to the innovative software platform underlying the offering. Since 2010 RegioHelden has been a certified Google AdWords Partner with several employees holding individual certification titles. The company currently has a staff of about 30 and operates offices in Stuttgart, Berlin and Essen.
RegioHelden GmbH About Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI) BDMI is a strategic venture investor focused on innovative digital media technologies, products and distribution channels worldwide. Drawing upon the vast resources of its parent firm, Bertelsmann AG, BDMI brings emerging companies a wealth of experience and opportunities. The fund aims to be a trustworthy partner for companies that can benefit from Bertelsmann's creative, entrepreneurial spirit and global leadership in media, communications and services. BDMI also invests actively in European seed funds. The fund looks for opportunities to accelerate growth through financial and management resources as well as close connectivity with one or more Bertelsmann divisions. With consolidated revenues of over EUR15 billion (U.S. $22 billion), Bertelsmann is an international media company encompassing television (RTL Group), book publishing (Random House), magazine publishing (Gruner + Jahr), and outsourcing services (Arvato) in 50 countries.
Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments About Mountain Super Angel AG MOUNTAIN SUPER ANGEL AG (www.super-angel.ch) is a public Swiss investment company based in St. Gallen, Switzerland, and part of the Mountain Partners AG. The company acts in the market place as an 'institutional business angel investor'. The focus of investments is based predominantly in German speaking countries, in all industry sectors, especially in early stage financing, special situations and pre-IPO transactions.
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Language: | English | |
Company: | Mountain Super Angel AG | |
Dufourstr. 121 | ||
9001 St. Gallen | ||
Switzerland | ||
Phone: | +41 44 783 80 49 | |
Fax: | +41 44 783 80 40 | |
E-mail: | contact@super-angel.ch | |
Internet: | www.super-angel.ch | |
ISIN: | CH0033050961 | |
Swiss Security Number: | A0MYNQ | |
Listed: | Freiverkehr in Stuttgart; Open Market in Frankfurt; BX | |
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