Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings

Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings operates as a decentralized family holding, dedicated to serving a global community of authors, researchers, academics, educators, librarians, and readers. The company owns leading publishing houses such as Nature, Macmillan, Springer, and S. Fischer, and is involved with millennial start-ups like Dimensions, Achieve, Overleaf, and AMBOSS. Holtzbrinck has also invested in successful ventures including Zalando and Flixbus through its venture funds. The company integrates its longstanding publishing legacy with modern technologies, maintaining a strong presence in the scientific, scholarly, professional, and educational sectors through Springer Nature. This entity is noted for hosting the largest Open Access platform and numerous highly-cited science journals. Additionally, it holds a leading position in language learning publishing in Spain and Latin America. Holtzbrinck’s Digital Science arm focuses on investing in early-stage ventures in the research and science industry, supporting start-ups in their business development with a long-term perspective. The company boasts a substantial readership, with over 2 million weekly readers and a web presence attracting 13 million unique users in Germany.