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Rocket Internet

Rocket Internet

A venture capital firm in Berlin that focuses on investing in internet and technology companies globally.

Contents
Timeline
Funded Companies
Funding rounds
Products
Acquisitions
SBA Awards
Associated investment funds
Accelerator batches
People
Further reading
Documentaries, videos and podcasts
Companies
News
References

Rocket Internet is a venture capital firm in Berlin that focuses on investing in internet and technology companies globally. Founded 2007 in Berlin, Germany, it invests in seed, series A, series B, and series C rounds. Its portfolio companies include Solytic, Antler, Sanity Group, Bella & Bona, and Scoutbee. As of March 2020, Rocket Internet has made 118 investments. Their most recent investment was on February 24, 2020, when Loadsmile raised A$750K. Rocket Internet has had 32 exits, the most notable of which include Delivery Hero, HelloFresh, and Funding Circle. Rocket Internet has raised two funds, their latest being Rocket Internet Capital Partners II SCS. This fund was announced on October 31, 2019 and raised a total of $679.1M.

Timeline

People

Name
Role
LinkedIn

Ahmed-Karim BERRADA

Employee

Alaa Hatahet

Founder

Alessandra Scriva

Employee

Alexander Greinacher

Employee

Alexander Obukhov

Employee

Artem Stepanenko

Employee

Dandé Brigitta Stella

Employee

David S. Njie

Employee

David Schwintowski

Employee

Domen Pogacnik

Employee

Gaurav Tiwari

Employee

Gennadiy Zlobin

Employee

George Katsanos

Employee

Gion-Otto Presser-Velder

Employee

Irsan Aria

Employee

Joe Gemayel

Employee

Julia Docolas

Employee

Lodewijk Sutorius

Employee

Luka Defar

Employee

Maëlle Chérubin

Employee

Mart Polman

Employee

Nicolaus Nagel

Employee

Nicole AE

Employee

Nitin Reen

Founder

Rico Fernando

Employee

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Further reading

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Date

Documentaries, videos and podcasts

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Companies

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Global Savings Group

Goodlord

Laundrapp

Loadsmile

Movinga

Tiko

Tinvio

ZEN Rooms

News

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Author
Date
Publisher
Description
Startup studio eFounders reaches portfolio valuation of $2 billion
Romain Dillet
May 19, 2021
TechCrunch
European startup studio eFounders has now been around for 10 years. And because a birthday sounds like a good opportunity to share some metrics, the portfolio companies have reached a valuation of $2 billion together -- only 18 months after reaching $1 billion. eFounders says it is focused on building the future of work. In practical [...]
Startup studio eFounders reaches portfolio valuation of $2 billion
Romain Dillet
May 19, 2021
TechCrunch
European startup studio eFounders has now been around for 10 years. And because a birthday sounds like a good opportunity to share some metrics, the portfolio companies have reached a valuation of $2 billion together -- only 18 months after reaching $1 billion. eFounders says it is focused on building the future of work. In practical [...]
CareerLabs raises $2.2 mn from Rocket Internet's VC fund GFC, others
Press Trust of India
April 5, 2021
@bsindia
Profile building startup CareerLabs on Monday said it has secured USD 2.2 million in a new financing round led by Rocket Internets VC fund Global Founders Capital to scale its platform.
HelloSPAC: HelloFresh founder Dominik Richter (and friends) file for $300 million US SPAC - Tech.eu
Robin Wauters
February 23, 2021
Tech.eu
Just a couple of days after Klaus Hommels' Lakestar (rather successfully) listed its SPAC on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, there's some other interesting SPAC-related news for those who are interested in the phenomenon. Two German entrepreneurs are teaming up with a UK-based technology investor and dealmaker to list a $300 million SPAC in the US, [...]
Rocket Internet surges after Elliot Management takes 15% stake, complicating its plans to go private
Matthew Fox
December 29, 2020
markets.businessinsider.com
Rocket Internet's valuation has fallen from more than $10 billion when it launched its IPO in 2014, to $3.6 billion today, according to Bloomberg.
4 keys to international expansion
Walter Thompson
December 28, 2020
TechCrunch
Adopt a "hire slow, fire fast" mentality for your expansion strategy. Don't be afraid to pull the plug if things don't work out.
As it delists, Rocket Internet's ill-fated experiment with public markets is over
Mike Butcher
September 1, 2020
TechCrunch
It was all supposed to be so different. When Rocket Internet IPO'd in 2014 it was the largest tech company floatation in Europe for 7 years. A year later it had lost $46m and it's valuation had dropped by 30%. Since then the German start-up factory behind internet companies such as Delivery Hero, Zalando and [...]
Rocket Internet sells stake in Africa ecommerce firm Jumia
Reuters Editorial
April 2, 2020
IN
German tech investor Rocket Internet said on Thursday it had sold its stake in African ecommerce company Jumia, which has seen its shares steadily fall since they listed last April on Wall Street.
Rocket Internet's Caterwings acquires German business catering marketplace Lemoncat
Steve O'Hear
August 13, 2019
TechCrunch
Caterwings, the Rocket Internet-founded corporate catering marketplace that operates in 8 countries, has acquired German competitor Lemoncat. Terms remain undisclosed, although I understand from a source close to the company that it was an "8-digit all stock" deal and sees investors, which include Lukasz Gadowski, Target Global, Point 9, and Northzone, pick up shares in [...]
Rocket Internet set to found more companies in 2019
Reuters Editorial
April 4, 2019
U.S.
German ecommerce investor Rocket Internet will set up more companies in 2019 than last year, it said on Thursday, as investors raise questions about the company's direction now most of its big holdings are listed or on track to go public.
Rocket Internet CEO ready to seize tech rout opportunities
Reuters Editorial
November 30, 2018
U.S.
The chief executive of Rocket Internet is poised to pounce if the recent fall in tech stocks continues, putting to work the German ecommerce investor's 2 billion euros ($2.28 billion) of available cash.

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Headquarters
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