Deutsche Telekom is joined backing the Germany-based film recommendation and discovery platform by venture firm DFJ Esprit and Creative Industries Berlin.

The corporate venturing unit of Deutsche Telekom has helped Moviepilot, a Germany-based film recommendation and discovery platform, raise $7m.

T-Venture was joined in the B round by Creative Industries Berlin, a joint initiative of Germany-based bank Investitionsbank Berlin and the state of Berlin as well as venture firms DFJ Esprit and Grazia Equity.

The platform has previously received funding from Grazia Equity, Passion Capital’s Stefan Glanzer and Deutsche Telekom, as well as Peter Read, who previously ran Nielsen Entertainment;