| Date | Title | Description |
| 12.05.2021 | Rocket Internet closes $1bn start-up fund | UK internet start-ups are set to benefit from another $1bn fund closed by German company Rocket Internet.
The Rocket Internet Capital Partners (RICP) fund will focus on investing in early and growth stage start-ups across software, e-commer... |
| 24.01.2018 | Rocket Internet’s Carmudi raises $10M to refocus on Asia following global retrenchment | Carmudi, a Rocket Internet-backed company that sells cars online in emerging markets, has raised $10 million to develop its business in Southeast Asia after reducing its global footprint.
The company was formed in 2013 and, at peak, it grew... |
| 16.03.2017 | Rocket Internet’s Helpling raises $11 million to move beyond on-demand cleaning services | Helpling today announced a new round of investment, as the on-demand cleaning service hatched by Rocket Internet tries to diversify its business.
The Berlin-based company was launched out of Rocket back in 2014 and expanded rapidly into nin... |
| 16.03.2017 | Rocket Internet’s Helpling raises $11 million to move beyond on-demand cleaning services | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Helpling today announced a new round of investmen... |
| 20.01.2017 | Rocket Internet closes $1B fund, the largest out of Europe to date | If you thought the problems Rocket Internet has had bringing its portfolio of startups and its business overall into the black would have spelled setbacks for future investing, think again. This week, the firm — based out of Berlin — report... |
| 20.01.2017 | Rocket Internet closes $1bn start-up fund | UK internet start-ups are set to benefit from another $1bn fund closed by German company Rocket Internet.
The Rocket Internet Capital Partners (RICP) fund will focus on investing in early and growth stage start-ups across software, e-commer... |
| 19.01.2017 | Rocket Internet closes new $1 billion venture fund to back internet startups | Rocket Internet Capital Partners Fund, the venture arm of the German internet giant, announced today that it has raised $1 billion to invest across all stages of startups.
In a press release, the firm claimed this was “Europe’s largest earl... |
| 19.01.2017 | Rocket Internet closes new $1 billion venture fund to back internet startups | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Rocket Internet Capital Partners Fund, the ventur... |
| 19.01.2017 | Rocket Internet raises $1b new fund for global internet startups | Premium
Rocket Internet Capital Partners (RICP), the venture investment arm of German internet major Rocket Internet SE, on Wednesday said it had closed its latest $1 billion fund, dedicated to early stage and growth equity investments in t... |
| 19.01.2017 | Rocket Internet Capital Partners fund closes at $1 billion | Rocket Internet has announced the closing of its $1 billion fund Rocket Internet Capital Partners [RICP] for investing in early stage and growth startups. This makes it the largest fund of its kind from Europe.
Investments will focus on sof... |
| 22.07.2016 | Rocket Internet’s GFG closes $365M down round as external investors shy away | Global Fashion Group (GFG), the umbrella group that manages Rocket Internet -backed online fashion businesses worldwide, has added €30 million ($33 million) to a €300 million round that it announced back in April.
That deal was a curious on... |
| 05.04.2016 | Rocket Internet secures additional €75 million from Orange for its Africa Internet Group | Rocket Internet’s Africa Internet Group, the largest e-commerce platform in Africa and parent company of Jumia, today announced a partnership with Orange to accelerate the growth of the company and seize development opportunities on the con... |
| 23.02.2016 | Rocket Internet leads $11M Series B investment in CupoNation | CupoNation, a Rocket Internet-backed deals and discounts portal, has raised $11 million (around Rs 75.5 crore) in Series B round of funding from a group of investors, including existing investor Rocket Internet AG.
The other investors are H... |
| 03.02.2016 | Lamudi, Rocket Internet’s Property Portal For Emerging Markets, Raises $31.4M | Lamudi, a real estate listings site backed by Rocket Internet, is in the money today after closing a fresh investment worth €29 million ($31.4 million) to strengthen its business in Asia and Latin America.
Launched in October 2013, Lamudi i... |
| 02.02.2016 | Rocket Internet’s fintech startup Spotcap raises further €31.5M from a Russian billionaire | Rocket Internet’s lending platform Spotcap just announced the closing of its third financing round. The Berlin-based fintech startup raised € 31.5 million in new funding led by Finstar Financial Group, the VC firm of the Russian billionaire... |
| 19.01.2016 | Rocket Internet raises $420 million in first close of its new giga-fund | The new 'Rocket Internet Capital Partners' today successfully held its first closing, Rocket Internet announced this morning, with total commitments of $420 million of which Rocket Internet proper contributed $50 million.
In one fell swoop,... |
| 22.09.2015 | Rocket Internet’s Daraz raises $55M from CDC, others | Rocket Internet's Daraz, an e-tailer that operates in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar, has raised $55 million led by the UK Government’s development finance institution, CDC Group.
Asia Pacific Internet Group (APACIG), a joint-venture betw... |
| 14.08.2015 | Rocket Internet may be raising a new $1.1B venture fund for late-stage companies | Several reports today indicated that Rocket Internet, the controversial German startup factory, could be raising $1.12 billion for a new venture fund.
A German business publication WirtschaftsWoche (WiWo) reported the news today, citing sou... |
| 14.08.2015 | Rocket Internet may be raising a new $1.1B venture fund for late-stage companies | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Several reports today indicated that Rocket Inter... |
| 12.03.2015 | Rocket Internet’s Foodpanda raises $110M in fresh funding | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Foodpanda, the meal delivery service, today annou... |
| 12.03.2015 | Rocket Internet’s Foodpanda raises $110M in fresh funding | Foodpanda, the meal delivery service, today announced that it has secured another $110 million funding round from Rocket Internet AG, as well as from existing and new investors. The company has now raised more than $200 million since its la... |
| 12.03.2015 | Rocket Internet leads fresh $110M investment into Foodpanda | Foodpanda.com, a Rocket Internet-backed global, multi-location online food ordering marketplace (which operates under Hellofood brand in some markets), has raised $110 million in fresh funding from a group of investors, including existing i... |
| 29.11.2014 | Lazada, Rocket Internet’s Amazon Clone In Southeast Asia, Raises $250M Led By Temasek | We don’t often see companies announce funding rounds on the weekend, but that’s not stopping Lazada, the Rocket Internet-backed e-commerce firm in Southeast Asia, from revealing today that it has pulled in €200 million (around $250 million)... |
| 24.09.2014 | Rocket Internet releases promo video for its upcoming IPO | Rocket Internet, the infamous “clone factory” of the Samwer brothers, is about to IPO in the beginning of next month (probably on October 2nd). The Berlin-based company is aiming to reach a market capitalization of over € 6 billion. In orde... |
| 04.09.2014 | Rocket Internet Consolidates 5 Emerging Market Fashion Brands Into One: $3.5B GFG | More news this morning from Rocket Internet as the Berlin-based startup incubator continues to clean house ahead of a planned public listing. Today the company, alongside one of its biggest co-investors, Kinnevik, announced that it would co... |
| 03.09.2014 | Zappos-Style Fashion Portal Zalando To File For $657M IPO In Frankfurt In 2014 | Rocket Internet, the Berlin-based global e-commerce incubator, is widely believed to be preparing to go public, but in the meantime, Zalando, a Zappos-style European fashion portal with 13.5 million active customers that Rocket nudged out o... |
| 22.08.2014 | Holtzbrinck Ventures exchanges its stakes in 7 Rocket Internet startups for a direct 2.5% stake in the incubator itself | There we go again: German tech startup incubator Rocket Internet has announced yet another new investor, as its longtime partner in crime Holtzbrinck Ventures is receiving a 2.5% stake. The news comes on the heels of Rocket Internet selling... |
| 16.08.2014 | Rocket Internet Receives €435M investment from United Internet | Rocket Internet AG, a Berlin, Germany, Internet startup incubator, received a €435m investment from United Internet AG.
With the deal, which consisted of a €333m in cash and €102m represented by the equity participation in the portfolio of ... |
| 15.08.2014 | Rocket Internet sells 10.7% stake to United Internet for 435 million euros, implying a 4.3 billion euro ($5.8b) post-money valuation | This just in: German Internet services juggernaut United Internet (owner of 1&1, Mail.com, Web.de, Sedo and many more) is to become startup incubator Rocket Internet's latest shareholder, as it has agreed to acquire a 10.7 percent stake... |
| 11.08.2014 | Rocket Internet Receives €333M Investment from Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company | Rocket Internet AG, the Berlin, Germany-based Internet startup incubator, received a €333m investment from Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) (PSE:TEL) (NYSE:PHI), a Philippines-based telecoms operator.
Under the terms of the... |
| 11.08.2014 | Food Delivery Startup Foodpanda Raises $60M to Expand in Emerging Markets | Rocket Internet’s food delivery service, foodpanda, announced today they have raised $60 million in funding from a group of investors, including existing investors Falcon Edge Capital as well as Berlin-based Rocket Internet AG.
Foodpanda is... |
| 07.08.2014 | Philippine telco PLDT buys 10% stake in Rocket Internet for 333 million euros, valuing it at 3.3 billion euros ($4.4 billion) | Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), the largest telecommunications company in the Philippines, is buying a 10 percent stake in German tech startup incubator Rocket Internet.
PLDT acquired the stake through a 333 million euro ... |
| 07.08.2014 | PLDT Invests $445M In Rocket Internet To Develop Online Payment Services For Emerging Markets | Rocket Internet and Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), a telecom operator, announced today that they have entered into a strategic partnership to develop online and mobile payment products. PLDT will invest €333 million (abo... |
| 29.07.2014 | Easy Taxi Secures $40M in Series D Funding | Easy Taxi, a mobile taxi app in Latin America, Africa, Middle East and Asia, secured $40m in Series D funding.
The round was led by the Russian Phenomen Ventures with participation from Tengelmann Ventures.
The company intends to use the fu... |
| 26.07.2014 | Rocket Internet’s Easy Taxi Raises $40M Series D To Expand In Asia, Latin America | Easy Taxi, Rocket Internet’s taxi calling app, announced today that it has raised a Series D round of $40 million, led by Phenomen Ventures with participation from Tengelmann Ventures, the investment arm of German retail giant Tengelmann Gr... |
| 08.07.2014 | Linio, Rocket Internet’s Amazon Play In Latin America, Rakes In Another $79M | Rocket Internet, the Berlin-based e-commerce incubator, is today announcing the latest chapter in its strategy to build out businesses in emerging countries. Linio, an Amazon-style e-commerce marketplace active in Mexico, Colombia, Venezuel... |
| 07.07.2014 | Rocket Internet Launches On-Demand Storage Service SpaceWays in London | Rocket Internet has launched SpaceWays, a new on-demand storage service, in London.
For £6 per month, the company provides customers with a large heavy-duty box and a free pick-up service to bring items to a self-storage location. Boxes can... |
| 07.06.2014 | Payleven, lo smartphone si trasforma in un lettore di bancomat e carte di credito | Aprire una nuova attività vuol dire anche accollarsi una serie di spese fisse di cui, almeno all’inizio, si farebbe volentieri a meno. Una di queste è per esempio la linea telefonica su cui dovrà appoggiarsi il POS, ovvero il lettore di car... |
| 23.04.2014 | Rocket Internet Partners With Qatar’s Ooredoo In New Fund For Asian E-Commerce Startups | Rocket Internet, the Berlin-based incubator founded by the Samwer brothers with a number of notable exits and fundings under its belt, is branching further into Asia, and specifically emerging markets.
It’s partnering with Ooredoo, the main... |
| 23.04.2014 | Delivery Hero Gobbles Another $85M To Fuel A Price War With Just-Eat | On the heels of online food delivery company Just-Eat’s successful IPO in London earlier this month, its big, still-private rival Delivery Hero has raised another mammoth round of funding: a Series F of $85 million, led by a “6 billion doll... |
| 23.04.2014 | Car classifieds startup ‘Carmudi’ raises $10M new funding to expand in Asia | Carmudi, the car classifieds startup of Rocket Internet, which already started operation in Bangladesh, just closed a $10 million funding round led by Tengellman Ventures, Rocket Internet’s investment arm. A TechCrunch report says that the ... |
| 22.04.2014 | Rocket Internet’s Carmudi, A Car Classifieds Site, Grabs $10M In New Funding To Expand In Asia | Carmudi, a car classified ads site backed by Rocket Internet, has raised $10 million to expand its operations in Asia. Investors include Tengelmann Ventures, the investment arm of the German retail giant. The site’s network currently operat... |
| 22.03.2014 | Why so few women are in leadership positions at the world’s largest tech incubator | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Actually, the percentage of women working at Berl... |
| 04.02.2014 | Rocket Internet's Foodpanda raises another $20M | The online takeout ordering platform expects to be in 40 emerging markets by the end of Q1
Looks like there’s something people in established markets and emerging markets have in common: they both eat food. And they like it. And they want t... |
| 04.02.2014 | FoodPanda aims to deliver food to the ends of the Earth (before its rivals get there) | A food fight is brewing on the Internet. Today one of the big contenders — FoodPanda — announced that it has raised $20 million to fuel its aggressive growth strategy.
FoodPanda is a straightforward online ordering system for food. You ente... |
| 04.02.2014 | FoodPanda aims to deliver food to the ends of the Earth (before its rivals get there) | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
A food fight is brewing on the Internet. Today on... |
| 28.01.2014 | The World Bank Group’s IFC invests in Rocket Internet startups | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Startup incubator Rocket Internet has secured a n... |
| 09.01.2014 | E-Commerce Business Lender iwoca Raises $8.2M To Expand In The UK And Europe | iwoca, which provides short-term loans to online retailers based in the UK, announced today that it has raised £5 million (about $8.2 million) from Global Founders Capital, a new private investment fund launched by the Samwer brothers of Ro... |
| 20.12.2013 | Rocket Internet plans to channel $410M into e-commerce in the Middle East | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Notorious “super-incubator” Rocket Internet is ra... |
| 20.12.2013 | Rocket Internet Partners With African Telecom Operator MTN To Invest $410M in Middle East Startups | MTN Group and Rocket Internet announced that they have formed a new joint venture to invest in startups in the Middle East, with a focus on e-commerce. The two companies will each hold a 50% stake in Middle East Internet Holding (MEIH).
The... |
| 20.12.2013 | Rocket Internet plans to channel $410M into e-commerce in the Middle East | Notorious “super-incubator” Rocket Internet is ramping up in the Middle East.
Rocket and telecom provider MTN Group are partnering to form Middle East Internet Holding (MEIH), which will develop Internet businesses in the region. MTN plans ... |
| 09.12.2013 | Amazon clone Lazada raises jaw-dropping $250M to mainstream e-commerce in Southeast Asia | “Super-incubator” Rocket Internet has directed more than half a billion dollars into Southeast Asian e-commerce in just over six months.
Today, its “Amazon of Asia” clone Lazada announced raising a massive $250 million in funding.
This clos... |
| 09.12.2013 | Amazon clone Lazada raises jaw-dropping $250M to mainstream e-commerce in Southeast Asia | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
“Super-incubator” Rocket Internet has directed mo... |
| 09.12.2013 | UK’s Tesco Starts ‘Close Cooperation’ With Samwers’ Rocket Internet, Leads $250M Round In Lazada | If you thought that the days of Samwer brothers e-commerce investments with the eBays and Groupons of the world were over, think again. Today, their Berlin-based incubator Rocket Internet announced a new and strategic investment partner, th... |
| 04.12.2013 | Zalora Secures USD$112M | Zalora Group, Southeast Asian fashion and beauty online store, secured a USD$112m (approximately SGD139m) in funding.
Backers included Access Industries, funds managed by US-based asset management firm Scopia Capital Management LLC and othe... |
| 03.12.2013 | Asian fashion retailer Zalora raises $112M — doubling its funding in just 6 months | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Zalora has secured $112 million in funding, which... |
| 03.12.2013 | Funding Daily: Giving Tuesday | Today is Giving Tuesday — the next T-day after Thanksgiving that bookends a weekend of spending that follows the one day we’re supposed to give thanks for what we already have.
Seems VCs were happy to give millions of dollars to startups, a... |
| 03.12.2013 | Asian fashion retailer Zalora raises $112M — doubling its funding in just 6 months | Zalora has secured $112 million in funding, which represents the largest single investment ever made in a Southeast Asian online fashion retailer.
It broke its own funding record, as Zalora closed $100 million in financing earlier this year... |
| 02.12.2013 | Rocket Internet’s latest venture Lendico is a P2P lending clone | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Rocket Internet is filling the world with clones!... |
| 02.12.2013 | Rocket Internet’s latest venture Lendico is a P2P lending clone | Rocket Internet is filling the world with clones! Clone companies, that is.
The notorious Berlin-based incubator has launched a peer-to-peer lending platform called Lendico that connects borrowers with lenders.
Borrowers can request loans o... |
| 05.11.2013 | Rocket Internet’s Linio soaks up $50M to dominate Latin American e-commerce | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Latin America’s version of the Amazon marketplace... |
| 05.11.2013 | Rocket Internet’s Linio soaks up $50M to dominate Latin American e-commerce | Latin America’s version of the Amazon marketplace is thriving.
Linio, which positions itself as the ‘Amazon of Latin America,’ is soaking up $50 million in new funding to continue its growth. The e-commerce platform features a wide range of... |
| 23.10.2013 | Rocket Internet’s Easy Taxi Lands $7M From iMENA To Expand In The Middle East | Rocket Internet and iMENA Holding have announced that they will partner together to launch mobile app Easy Taxi in the Middle East and North Africa. iMENA will invest $7 million into the app’s regional rollout, which started today in Saudi ... |
| 17.10.2013 | 5 reasons why Rocket Internet graduates become good entrepreneurs | We’ve seen our share of ex-Rocket Internet employees rocking the startup scene regions such as in Asia lately. They helped build companies like Zalora, Lazada, FoodPanda, and OfficeFab from the ground up. But they parted ways and went on to... |
| 17.10.2013 | 5 reasons why Rocket Internet graduates become good entrepreneurs | We’ve seen our share of ex-Rocket Internet employees rocking the startup scene regions such as in Asia lately. They helped build companies like Zalora, Lazada, FoodPanda, and OfficeFab from the ground up. But they parted ways and went on to... |
| 08.10.2013 | Rocket Internet Launches Real-Estate Listings Site Lamudi In Asia, Africa And Latin America | Rocket Internet has consolidated several of its real estate services under one brand called Lamudi, a real estate classifieds platform that officially began operating today in twelve countries within Asia, Africa and Latin America. In a sta... |
| 17.09.2013 | Dafiti, Rocket Internet’s Latin American Fashion Portal, Gets $70M From Ontario Teachers | Earlier this year, when Rocket Internet announced a new injection of $500 million into its Germany-based startup incubator, co-founder Oliver Samwer told me that a large focus for it would be emerging markets like Latin America. Today comes... |
| 13.08.2013 | Rocket Internet takes over rival food delivery startup in Brazil | Rocket Internet has made another acquisition in its conquest to take over the world. The Berlin-based superincubator announced that it has acquired Janamesa, an online food delivery service that rivals Rocket’s portfolio company, HelloFood.... |
| 13.08.2013 | Rocket Internet takes over rival food delivery startup in Brazil | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Rocket Internet has made another acquisition in i... |
| 13.08.2013 | Rocket Internet’s Lazada Builds Out Its Marketplace Model, While Europe Fashion Portal Zalando Gets A New Investor | Rocket Internet’s e-commerce properties continue their march towards new horizons in all corners of the globe: in Europe, ASOS-investor and fashion entrepreneur Anders Holch Povlsen has taken a 10% stake of Zappos clone Zalando, part of a s... |
| 05.08.2013 | Rocket Internet launches first hotel startup with Africa-based Jovago | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Rocket Internet made its first foray into hotel w... |
| 05.08.2013 | Rocket Internet launches first hotel startup with Africa-based Jovago | Rocket Internet made its first foray into hotel websites today with the launch of Lagos, Nigeria based Jovago.
Jovago is a standard hotel booking site. It features listings from 140,000 hotels around the world, with a focus on Africa. Users... |
| 01.08.2013 | Rocket Internet’s Linio tests the waters for mobile commerce in Latin America | Rocket Internet-backed Linio released its first app today to capture Latin America’s nascent market for mobile shopping before the pool gets too crowded.
Ericsson published a report last week that said Latin America consumers are “ripe for ... |
| 01.08.2013 | Rocket Internet’s Linio tests the waters for mobile commerce in Latin America | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Rocket Internet-backed Linio released its first app today to capture Latin America’s nascent market for mobile shopping before the pool... |
| 16.07.2013 | Rocket Internet Raises $500M From Kinnevik And Access, Plans More E-Commerce In Emerging Markets | Rocket Internet, the Berlin-based e-commerce incubator that has been behind dozens of startups around the world, is preparing to spin out a few more. The company today is announcing that it has raised another $500 million from two of its mo... |
| 16.07.2013 | Rocket Internet raises $500M to be the biggest e-commerce incubator on Earth | Rocket Internet, love it or hate it, isn’t going anywhere. The Berlin-based e-commerce incubator that routinely launches copies of successful sites in different markets has raised another $500 million in fresh capital.
Founded in 2007 by th... |
| 16.07.2013 | Investment AB Kinnevik Invests €67M in Rocket Internet | Investment AB Kinnevik has made a €67m investment in Rocket Internet, the Berlin-based internet incubator.
The investment, which has brought the total amount raised by Rocket Internet since May 2012 to $500m, will allow Kinnevic to maintain... |
| 16.07.2013 | Rocket Internet – the billion dollar incubator | Rocket Internet announced today that it has raised a total of $500 million from partners Investment AB Kinnevik and Access Industries since May 2012. This represents the largest investment ever made in an internet incubator and accelerator ... |
| 16.07.2013 | Rocket Internet raises $500M to be the biggest e-commerce incubator on Earth | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Rocket Internet, love it or hate it, isn’t going ... |
| 11.07.2013 | Rocket Internet’s The Iconic raises $25.8M to conquer the Australian market | Rocket Internet’s The Iconic has raised $25.8 million ($28 million AUD) to cement its position as Australia’s leading online fashion retailer.
The Iconic is a straightforward e-commerce company. It sells apparel, shoes, accessories, and and... |
| 11.07.2013 | Rocket Internet’s The Iconic raises $25.8M to conquer the Australian market | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Rocket Internet’s The Iconic has raised $25.8 mil... |
| 11.07.2013 | The Iconic Raises $26M in Funding | The Iconic, a fashion site dedicated to Australia and New Zealand, raised A$28m (approximately $26m) in funding.
The company was incubated by Berlin-based Rocket Internet. The round was led by Verlinvest, with participation from existing in... |
| 24.06.2013 | Brazil’s Easy Taxi raises $15M to become e-hailing front-runner in emerging markets | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Taxi apps are taking over the world. Today a Brazil-based company called Easy Taxi closed $15 million to drive growth around the globe.... |
| 24.06.2013 | Brazil’s Easy Taxi raises $15M to become e-hailing front-runner in emerging markets | Taxi apps are taking over the world. Today a Brazil-based company called Easy Taxi closed $15 million to drive growth around the globe.
Easy Taxi operates along the same lines as Uber Taxi, Flywheel, and Hailo. People hail cabs using a mobi... |
| 24.06.2013 | Rocket Internet’s Easy Taxi secures $15m funding round | Latin American taxi app Easy Taxi has just secured a US$15-million funding round from its original backer Latin America Internet Holding.
According to the company, which is a product of German startup clone factory Rocket Internet, it is o... |
| 24.06.2013 | Rocket Internet’s Easy Taxi secures $15m funding round | Latin American taxi app Easy Taxi has just secured a US$15-million funding round from its original backer Latin America Internet Holding.
According to the company, which is a product of German startup clone factory Rocket Internet, it is on... |
| 23.06.2013 | Lazada Raises $100M | Lazada, a Southeast Asian e-commerce startup, raised $100m in funding.
The round was led by Belgian investment firm Verlinvest, with participation from existing investors Kinnevik, Holtzbrinck Ventures, Summit Partners and Tengelmann Group.... |
| 20.06.2013 | Samwer brothers-backed Lazada nabs $100M to be the ‘Amazon of Southeast Asia’ | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Malaysian e-commerce startup Lazada, founded by t... |
| 19.06.2013 | Rocket Internet’s Lazada Lands $100M As It Seeks To Become The “Amazon Of Southeast Asia” | Lazada, the e-commerce site founded by Rocket Internet in a bid to build the “Amazon of Southeast Asia,” announced today that it has landed another $100 million from returning investors Holtzbrinck Ventures, Kinnevik Investment AB, Summit P... |
| 17.06.2013 | Jumia Raises $35M in Funding | Jumia, an African e-commerce company, raised $35m in funding.
Millicom International Cellular S.A., a global telecommunications group, made a follow-on investment and increase its stake in the company from 20% to 35%.
The company intends to... |
| 11.06.2013 | Lamoda Raises $130M in Funding | Lamoda, a Russian online fashion retailer, raised $130m in funding.
The round was led by Access Industries, with participation from Summit Partners and Tengelmann Ventures.
The company intends to use the funds to continue to expand in Russi... |
| 11.06.2013 | Samwer Brothers-backed e-commerce biz Lamoda nabs a staggering $130M | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Hot Russian e-commerce startup Lamoda has raised ... |
| 10.06.2013 | Lamoda, The Samwer Brothers’ Russian Online Fashion Store, Snags $130M Led By Access Industries | Lamoda, the Russian online fashion site incubated by the Samwer Brothers’ Rocket Internet, is upgrading its wardrobe. On Tuesday, the company is announcing a new injection of $130 million — understood to be a record round of funding for a R... |
| 22.05.2013 | Zalora, Rocket Internet’s SE Asian Zappos Clone, Raises $100M More From Summit, Kinnevik And More | Zalora, a Zappos-style fashion e-commerce site in South East Asia backed by the Samwer brothers’ Rocket Internet incubator in Germany, is today announcing its latest investment — $100 million, led by Rocket Internet itself, along with regul... |
| 21.05.2013 | Namshi Raises $13M in Funding | According to multiple reports, Namshi, the Middle East-based online fashion store backed by Rocket Internet, raised $13m in funding.
The backer was Summit Partners.
The company is using the funds to grow operations and expand its presence a... |
| 13.05.2013 | Rocket Internet’s Namshi raises $13M to expand e-commerce in Middle East | Rocket Internet can’t stop churning out e-commerce startups in emerging markets. Today the Berlin-based incubator program announced that Namshi, its Middle Eastern online fashion retailer, has raised $13 million led by Summit Partners to su... |
| 08.05.2013 | Rocket Internet’s Foodpanda receives $20-million worth of funding | The online food delivery space is heating and Rocket Internet’s latest pride and joy Foodpanda looks to be leading the way. The Berlin-based online food delivery platform has just landed “more than US$20-million” funding from a group of inv... |
| 08.05.2013 | Rocket Internet’s Foodpanda receives $20-million worth of funding | The online food delivery space is heating and Rocket Internet’s latest pride and joy Foodpanda looks to be leading the way. The Berlin-based online food delivery platform has just landed “more than US$20-million” funding from a group of inv... |
| 07.05.2013 | Mobly Raises $10M in Funding | Mobly, a Brazil-based home furnishings web store, raised $10m in funding.
The backer was The Cisneros Group of Companies, which invested in the company via its Cisneros Interactive Group (CIG). According to a written statement, the total ro... |
| 07.05.2013 | foodpanda Raises more than US$20M | foodpanda, a Berlin, Germany-based food delivery service worldwide and Rocket Internet-incubated startup, raised more than US$20m in funding.
Backers included Investment AB Kinnevik and Phenomen Ventures, among others.
The company intends t... |
