Rocket Internet
Investor - Venture Capital
Overview
An internet company that specializes in replicating business ideas and models all around the model.
Country: Germany
Founded: 2007
Headquarters: Berlin, Germany
Investment Strategy
Geography
- Europe
Sector Focus
- Marketplace Lending
- WealthTech
- Infrastructure and Enterprise Software
- Real Estate
Investment Stage
- Series B
- Series C
Summary
Rocket Internet builds and invests in Internet companies that take proven online business models to new, fast-growing markets. Rocket Internet focuses on five industry sectors of online and mobile retail services that make up a significant share of consumer spending: Food & Groceries, Fashion, General Merchandise, Home & Living and Travel. Its network of companies operates a variety of business models in over 110 countries on six continents with more than 36,000 employees at the end of 2015.
Investments
Date
Name
Size
Round
Co-Investors
Sector
Country
Spotcap
Series C
Access Industries, Finstar Financial Group, Kreos Capital
Marketplace Lending
Germany
SMACC
Series A
Cherry Ventures, DvH Ventures, Grazia Equity
Infrastructure & Enterprise Software
Germany
CupoNation
Series B
Columbia Lake Partners, Deutsche Telekom, Silicon Valley Bank, New Enterprise Associates
WealthTech
Germany
nestpick
Series A
Target Global, Mangrove Capital Partners, b-to-v Partners AG
Real Estate
Germany
GetSafe
Series A
HW Capital, Acton Capital Partners, Capnamic Ventures, CommerzVentures GmbH, Partech Ventures
InsurTech
Germany
Borro
Series E
Canaan Partners, Augmentum Capital, Eden Ventures, European Founders Fund, Ribbit Capital
Marketplace Lending
United Kingdom
Funds Raised
Vintage
Fund Name
Amount
Rocket Internet Capital Partners
$420M
Key Employees
Oliver Samwer
Co-Founder & CEO
Johannes Bruder
COO
Jeremy Hodara
Managing Director Africa Internet Group
Eyad Alkassar
Managing Director Middle East Internet Group
Heavent Malhotra
Managing Director Rocket Internet India
Eduardo Goes
Managing Director Latin America Internet Group
