Christian Teichmann

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Burda Principal Investments

As Executive Board member at Hubert Burda Media, Christian Teichmann oversees DLD and Burda Principal Investments (BPI), which he grew into a leading international growth capital investor. Teichmann is a former Partner at Solon Management Consulting and worked for investment banks Lazard and Greenhill.

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Surjo R. Soekadar (Charité Berlin), Marion Bayer‑Schiller (HypoVereinsbank), Christian Teichmann (Hubert Burda Media) and Stefan Drüssler (UnternehmerTUM) speak at the DLD Health x BAIOSPHERE conference in Munich, June 12, 2026. Photo: Philipp Guelland for DLD / Burda

Growing Europe’s Health Innovation Ecosystem

Europe must stop exporting its health innovations and start scaling them at home, this DLD Health expert panel discussion makes clear. Moderated by Stefan Drüssler (UnternehmerTUM), the session includes Marion Bayer-Schiller (HypoVereinsbank/UniCredit), Christian…
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Christian Teichmann (Hubert Burda Media), Julie Böhning (PAVE Space) and Bulent Altan and Joram Voelklein, co-founders of Alpine Space Ventures, speak at the DLD Munich 2026 conference.

Space – A New Asset Class Has Emerged

For investors who want to venture beyond Wall Street there’s an exciting new asset class to discover: companies that power the next wave of space exploration. This DLD26 expert panel, moderated by Christian…
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Bastian Bergmann (Solsten), Johanna Pirker (School of Computation, Technical University Munich) and Christian Teichmann (Burda Principal Investments) speak at the DLD Munich 2026 conference. Photo: Sebastian Gabriel / picture alliance for DLD / Hubert Burda Media

Game On: Why Every Company Needs a Gaming Strategy

Gaming isn’t a niche hobby any more: It’s become the defining consumer medium of our time and offers enormous value to companies of all sizes, as this DLD26 session, moderated by Christian Teichmann…
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Michael Förtsch, Q.ANT, and Christian Teichmann, Burda Principal Investments, discuss optical computing at DLD26.

When Algorithms Start Running on Light

The future of AI may rely on an entirely different concept of computing – one that employs optical signals rather than electric impulses. In their DLD26 conversation, Michael Förtsch, founder of Q.ANT, and…
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Christian Teichmann (Burda Principal Investments) in conversation with Álvaro Bernabé (Imperia), Patrick Glaser (vialytics) and Giovanni Pizza (Bonus-X) at the DLD Future Hub conference in Munich.

Getting AI on the Road

Discover Europe’s hidden innovation hubs: In this DLD Future Hub panel, moderated by Christian Teichmann (Burda Principal Investments), three founders from Valencia, Milan and Stuttgart show how they’re deploying AI to solve concrete,…
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Uljan Sharka (Domyn) in conversation with Christian Teichmann (Burda Principal Investments) at the DLD Future Hub conference in Munich.

Building AI for Europe

Europe can still become a leader in the global AI race – not by being the fastest, but by playing to its unique strengths in trust, regulation, and intellectual property. That’s the core…
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Articles

Image collage showing the cover of DLD magazine “The Promptah”, issue 4, with Alexander Kluge, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Maria Ressa, Carl Benedikt Frey, FKA Twigs, and Father Paolo Benanti

The Promptah No. 4: “It’s Only the Beginning!”

How to keep calm and navigate through turbulent times? Some of the world’s leading thinkers offer guidance in the fourth issue of DLD’s people magazine for curious minds.
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Cover image of DLD magazine “The Promptah”, issue no. 3, showing Esther Dyson, as well as Nigel Rodgers, Anil Seth and Michal Kosinski

The Promptah No. 3: “Future Positive!”

In its third issue, DLD’s people magazine for curious minds highlights the rapid evolution of AI and celebrates Esther Dyson as a pioneer of using tech for good.
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Cover image collage of the DLD magazine The Promptah, second issue, showing a colorful drawing of Immanuel Kant and photos of Sarah Spiekermann, Tunde Onakoya, Gary Marcus and Holly Herndon.

The Promptah No. 2: “Dare to Know!”

The second issue of DLD’s people magazine for curious minds celebrates Immanuel Kant’s 300th birthday and explores the dawn of a new age of enlightenment.
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Preview image showing the cover of the DLD magazine The Promptah with Sam Altman, along with publishers Steffi Czerny and Christian Teichmann; musicians Elisabeth Furtwängler and Niclas Molinder; BMW executive Daniela Bohlinger and Harvard professor Martin Puchner.

Meet “The Promptah”, DLD’s People Magazine for Curious Minds

It’s hard to make sense of all the buzz around AI and a world in constant change. So we asked experts from various disciplines for guidance. Take a look – and download your copy of “The Promptah” for free!
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Events

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DLD Sports

Meet the future of sports and gaming: On September 5, 2026, DLD Sports Valencia brings together the minds shaping the future of health & human performance, AI in sports, and sports as an asset class…
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DLD Health x BAIOSPHERE

On June 12, 2026, DLD Health and BAIOSPHERE bring together innovators to explore the real-world impact of AI in healthcare and wellbeing…
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DLD Munich 2026

From January 15-17, 2026, DLD Munich will bring together more than 250 speakers across different disciplines. Find out how to attend the premier gathering of the year…
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