Tag Archives: Rocket internet

Expansion: foodpanda group launches in Czech Republic

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

foodpanda, the online food delivery clone of Rocket Internet today announced the expansion of its service into the Czech Republic. Customers are now enabled to place orders on foodpanda.cz and benefit from delivery services in the Prague area. foodpanda already targets … Continue reading →

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Rocket Internet’s Home24 celebrates 500,000 customers

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

Founded in the beginning of 2012, Home24 has become one of the leading online shops for furniture in Europe. Today, the Rocket Internet backed company celebrates its 500,000th customer. The broad range of more than 40,000 products from over 350 manufacturers includes … Continue reading →

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Rocket Internet – the billion dollar incubator

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

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 company. The funds will be used to … Continue reading →

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Rocket Internet’s PAYMILL and Shopify team up in Europe

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

Shopify, a leading e-commerce platform which enables customers to create and power online stores, teamed up with PAYMILL, a European payment service provider founded by Rocket Internet. Together, they are aiming to provide their customers the easiest and most convenient online payment option … Continue reading →

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The 3 most controversial founders out of Germany

Posted on June 10, 2013 by admin

Let me introduce you to the three most controversial Internet founders out of Germany. Probably you’ve already heard of one or all three of them, but I thought it might be entertaining to provide you with a short list and … Continue reading →

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Food delivery: foodpanda secured more than $ 20 million

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

foodpanda, one of the fastest growing food delivery services worldwide, secured more than $ 20 million funding from a group of investors – among them Investment AB Kinnevik and Phenomen Ventures. The startup, which was founded by Rocket Internet (headquartered in Berlin) … Continue reading →

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Worth reading: Sush.io, mydays, CupoNation, Rocket Internet

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

There are so many interesting stories out there and unfortunately we don’t have the time to cover all of them. With our section “Worth reading” we provide you (once in a while) with some links to interesting articles of other … Continue reading →

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Worth reading: StartupHighway, Showpad, GFC, Rocket Internet, A Space for Art

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

There are so many interesting stories out there and unfortunately we don’t have the time to cover all of them. With our section “Worth reading” we provide you (once in a while) with some links to interesting articles of other … Continue reading →

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Worth reading: The Kernel, Microsoft, Rocket Internet, Windeln.de

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

There are so many interesting stories out there and unfortunately we don’t have the time to cover all of them. With our section “Worth reading” we provide you (once in a while) with some links to interesting articles of other … Continue reading →

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Rocket Internets’ payleven announced additional funding

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

payleven, one of Europe’s square clones (mobile payment), today announced that it secured additional funding at the end of 2012, to continue its strong growth in Europe and South America. The “high single digit USD million” amount comes largely from a new … Continue reading →

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