Sim Blaustein

Sim Blaustein


LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simblaustein
Member since July 24, 2017
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Partner at Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments Quote_down
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Investor interests
Type of investor Early stage VC
Typical investment size $100k - $250k $1M - $2.5M
Categories of interest
Credentials None
Activity
Investments made MakerBot

Full bio

Sim joined BDMI in 2012 from High Line Venture Partners, where he co-founded the seed fund, and has been in venture capital since 2002 including 3 years at Gabriel Ventures where he managed 17 investments including 3 IPOs and 3 M&As. In addition to spearheading BDMI's seed fund, he led or co-led BDMI’s investments in StyleHaul (acquired by RTL), Dramafever (acquired by Softbank), HelloGiggles (acquired by Time), Food52, Frank & Oak, Jukin Media and Nativo. He is actively focused on new investments in online video and next-generation content-driven companies. He holds an MBA from MIT Sloan, an engineering degree from the Cooper Union where he graduated Summa cum Laude and is a graduate of Stuyvesant High School. Sim is fluent in German, Spanish and can tell jokes in French and Italian.