German media company Axel Springer has acquired a majority stake in World.Minds. The Switzerland-based organisation, which was founded in 2008, comprises an invitation-only network of 1,000 thought leaders across science, arts, government and business and hosts events on different topics.
It self-describes as “the exchange of insights. No ideology. No corporate small talk”. Ralph Buchi, chair of the Axel Springer Supervisory Board, is a trustee of World.Minds.
The investment reflects the growing interest of many media companies in “peer-to-peer networks”.
The World.Minds Foundation is a non-profit sister organisation and will remain independent.
