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  • Thursday, 22 June, 2023
    Rocket Internet’s Oliver Samwer to earn €260mn dividend payout

    German billionaire in line for massive payday after consolidating control over European tech investment group

    Rocket Internet chief executive Oliver Samwer
  • Friday, 2 June, 2023
    News in-depth
    Rocket Internet backs away from start-up investing in tech downturn

    Oliver Samwer quietly transforms one of Europe’s most aggressive VC firms into a more conservative investment house

  • Friday, 2 June, 2023
    Due Diligence
    How venture investor Rocket Internet came back to Earth Premium content

    Plus, Wall Street’s impending summer of pain

  • Tuesday, 1 September, 2020
    Rocket Internet to delist from public market

    German start-up factory has seen its share price halve since it went public in 2014

    Chief executive Oliver Samwer during the launch of Rocket’s IPO in October 2014
  • Thursday, 4 April, 2019
    Tech investor Rocket Internet boosted by strong portfolio performance

    Revenue rises at meal-kit group HelloFresh and online retailer GFG benefit investor

    FILE PHOTO: The logo of Rocket Internet, a German venture capital group is pictured in this September 24, 2014 illustration photo in Sarajevo. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
  • Friday, 30 November, 2018
    Rocket Internet swings into profit thanks to rising revenues at start-ups
  • Friday, 28 September, 2018
    Property sector
    Knotel overtakes WeWork in number of New York sites

    Rocket Internet-backed start-up aims to exceed rival in terms of square feet next year

    A view of the One World Trade Centre tower and the lower Manhattan skyline of New York City at sunrise as seen from Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S., August 9, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Segar - RC1365ADC640
  • Thursday, 20 September, 2018
    LexEuropean companies
    Rocket Internet: permanent revolution Premium content

    The point of putting money into an investment vehicle is to see it put to work

    The logo of of Rocket Internet, a German venture capital group is pictured in illustration photo in Sarajevo...The logo of of Rocket Internet, a German venture capital group is pictured in this September 24, 2014 illustration photo in Sarajevo. Shares in Rocket Internet, the global e-commerce investor, dropped 14 percent in their debut on the Frankfurt stock exchange on Thursday. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Files (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - Tags: BUSINESS TELECOMS)
  • Thursday, 20 September, 2018
    European companies
    Germany’s Rocket Internet plots €150m share buyback scheme
    The logo of of Rocket Internet, a German venture capital group is pictured in illustration photo in Sarajevo...The logo of of Rocket Internet, a German venture capital group is pictured in this September 24, 2014 illustration photo in Sarajevo. Shares in Rocket Internet, the global e-commerce investor, dropped 14 percent in their debut on the Frankfurt stock exchange on Thursday. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Files (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - Tags: BUSINESS TELECOMS)
  • Tuesday, 8 May, 2018
    Retail & Consumer industry
    Alibaba buys Pakistani online shopping outlet Daraz from Rocket
  • Friday, 13 April, 2018
    Retail & Consumer industry
    Rocket Internet sales at key portfolio groups rise 28%

    Berlin-based tech investor descibes 2017 as ‘very successful year’

  • Thursday, 30 November, 2017
    LexIPOs
    Rocket Internet: make like a tree Premium content

    Latest offering from the German tech incubator may leave investors with a sour taste

    The logo of of Rocket Internet, a German venture capital group is pictured in illustration photo in Sarajevo...The logo of of Rocket Internet, a German venture capital group is pictured in this September 24, 2014 illustration photo in Sarajevo. Shares in Rocket Internet, the global e-commerce investor, dropped 14 percent in their debut on the Frankfurt stock exchange on Thursday.   REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Files (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA  - Tags: BUSINESS TELECOMS)
  • Thursday, 30 November, 2017
    European companies
    Rocket Internet start-ups struggle to swing into profit

    Shares in German tech incubator fall sharply as portfolio groups miss goals

    Rocket chief executive Oliver Samwer: 'I don’t think we will make huge investments in the next six months'
  • Thursday, 30 November, 2017
    European companies
    Tech incubator Rocket Internet narrows losses
    Hello Fresh Website
									Photograph: Rosie Hallam
  • Monday, 27 November, 2017
    FT AlphavilleKadhim Shubber
    Transparency in European venture capital
  • Monday, 23 October, 2017
    Retail & Consumer industry
    HelloFresh seeks valuation of up to €1.5bn in IPO
  • Tuesday, 10 October, 2017
    LexEuropean companies
    HelloFresh: goodbye money Premium content

    The fad for meal kits suffers from inherent constraints of form

    HelloFresh representatives sign up attendees with discounts for the company's meal delivery service during the Northside Innovation Expo at the Brooklyn Expo Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., on Thursday, June 9, 2016. First-time jobless claims unexpectedly fell last week and the number of Americans already receiving benefits tumbled to an almost 16-year low, consistent with a healthy labor market. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
  • Tuesday, 10 October, 2017
    European companies
    HelloFresh eyes €300m listing in second attempt

    Planned flotation comes just months after US rival Blue Apron scaled back IPO

    HelloFresh is still posting losses but sales have continued to grow rapidly
  • Tuesday, 10 October, 2017
    IPOs
    Meal kit seller HelloFresh plots €300m IPO
  • Monday, 14 August, 2017
    European companies
    Online retailer The Hut adds to beauty brands with Glossybox deal

    Privately owned group acquires beauty product delivery service after raising at least $200m

    Matthew Moulding CEO of the Hut Group... Picture by Jon Super for The Financial Times newspaper. Pic fao Chris Batson for story by Andy Bounds. Picture shows Matthew Moulding CEO of online retailer the Hut Group, Northwich, Thursday Jan. 7, 2016. (Photo/Jon Super 07974 356-333)
  • Sunday, 13 August, 2017
    InterviewEuropean companies
    Delivery Hero shifts up gear as Amazon threat looms

    Looming threat from Silicon Valley forces greater agility in race to deliver food

    Delivery Hero’s 2015 acquisition of Foodora is part of its plan to dominate every market it operates in
  • Tuesday, 27 June, 2017
    News in-depthEuropean companies
    Cristina Stenbeck shakes up big European tech investor

    Board changes show shift by Kinnevik’s main shareholder

  • Monday, 19 June, 2017
    LexUS & Canadian companies
    Rocket Internet: second mover advantage Premium content

    Like Delivery Hero, HelloFresh would benefit from someone else going first

    Andreas Harte, a Foodora delivery cyclist poses in front of Delivery Hero headquarters in Berlin, Germany, June 2, 2017. Foodora is part of the Berlin-based company Delivery Hero, one of Europe's largest internet start-ups.  Picture taken June 2, 2017.  REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
  • Monday, 19 June, 2017
    IPOs
    Delivery Hero announces IPO price range with €4.4bn valuation
  • Wednesday, 7 June, 2017
    European companies
    Kinnevik to sell remaining stake in Rocket Internet

    Swedish company had been biggest investor in German tech group after its founders

    An employee rides a bicycle while carrying a backpack food delivery box outside the headquarters of Foodora, the food courier service operated by Delivery Hero Holding GmbH, in Berlin, Germany, on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. Delivery Hero, the online food delivery startup partly owned by Rocket Internet SE, has picked three banks including Citigroup Inc. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to advise on a share listing this year, said people familiar with the matter. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg
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