Startups Rocket Internet records massive profit, outlines a €150Mn share-buyback plan European company Rocket Internet has announced a share-buyback program. The company will… Kajal JoshiSeptember 20, 2018No comments2 minute read
Enterprise News Kinnevik to sell remaining stake in Rocket Internet over clash Swedish investor Kinnevik has announced that it is selling its remaining 6.6%… June 8, 2017No comments2 minute read
News Startups UK Delivery Hero is gunning for a $500Mn IPO in Germany this year Berlin-headquartered Delivery Hero has revealed the details of its IPO plans. The… Kajal JoshiJune 6, 2017No comments2 minute read
Enterprise News Rocket Internet’s largest backer Kinnevik halves its stake in the company, share prices tank Once recognised as the largest internet technology giant, Rocket Internet is standing… February 23, 2017No comments3 minute read
News Singapore Rocket Internet announces first engineering hub in Asia Rocket Internet, in a bid to ramp up its focus in Asia,… Kajal JoshiJanuary 27, 2017No comments2 minute read
Internet News Rocket Internet’s investment arm closes $1 billion fund to invest in startups worldwide Berlin-based internet giant Rocket Internet has announced that its investment firm Rocket… January 19, 2017No comments2 minute read
News Startups UK Food delivery service HelloFresh mints a fresh $88Mn in equity financing Berlin-based food delivery service HelloFresh has raised a fresh $88.5 million (€85… Kajal JoshiDecember 20, 2016No comments2 minute read
News Startups Rocket Internet-backed food delivery startup Foodpanda acquired by Berlin-based Delivery Hero In what can only be seen as an unexpected (or rather expected!?)… December 10, 2016No comments2 minute read
Culture & Policy News Rocket Internet-backed Foodpanda unloads its Russian operations onto Mail.ru for $100Mn In a faltering food-tech ecosystem, startups are either shutting shop due to… November 3, 2016No comments3 minute read
E-commerce News Startups Rocket Internet’s GFG closes $364Mn in a down round Global Fashion Group, Rocket Internet’s consortium of online fashion businesses is continuing… July 22, 2016No comments3 minute read
Bangladesh Daraz & Kaymu merger Daraz and Kaymu, two leading e-commerce ventures of German start up investor… Joyonto Roy ChowdhuryJune 30, 2016No comments1 minute read
Business News Startups Rocket Internet Backed Carpooling Service Tripda To Shut Shop On March 4 After several rumours about the service being shut down, Rocket Internet backed… Mir Juned HussainFebruary 29, 2016No comments3 minute read
News Start-ups outside India Rocket Internet Sells ‘Non-Core Takeaway Food Businesses’ In Spain, Italy, Brazil, Mexico For $140M To Just Eat The world’s largest Internet platform outside the US and China, Rocket Internet,… Mir Juned HussainFebruary 5, 2016No comments2 minute read
Business IT & Web-tech News Startups Lamudi, Rocket Internet’s Real Estate Portal For Asian Markets, Raises $31.4M In Fresh Round Lamudi, the Rocket Internet backed real estate listings site for Asian markets… Mir Juned HussainFebruary 3, 2016No comments2 minute read
Business News Startups Amid Falling Fortunes, Rocket Internet May Shut Down FabFurnish And PrintVenue Rocket Internet, the German investor and startup studio seeing continuous decline in… Jeet SutharJanuary 27, 20162 comments2 minute read
E-commerce News Start-ups outside India Daraz, A Rocket Internet Backed E-Commerce Platform For Emerging Asian Markets, Nabs $56Mn Led By UK Govt. Rocket Internet powered Daraz – a Amazon look alike for developing markets… Zuber AhmadSeptember 22, 2015No comments2 minute read
E-commerce IT & Web-tech News Rocket Internet-Owned Jabong Is Apparantly Going Under The Hammer Rocket Internet-owned online fashion retailer, Jabong.com is supposedly going under the hammer… Zuber AhmadSeptember 22, 2015One comment2 minute read
Business E-commerce News Startups Jabong Founders Move Out, Global Fashion Group CFO Nils Chrestin Takes Over As Rocket-Internet owned Jabong’s co-founders depart from the company, Nils Chrestin, who is currently… Jeet SutharSeptember 18, 2015No comments1 minute read
News Startups [UPDATE] FoodPanda In Final Stages To Acquire Matrix-Backed TinyOwl : Report UPDATE : Fellow writer Deepanshu Khandelwal now tells me, that sources from… Mir Juned HussainAugust 12, 2015One comment2 minute read
News Start-ups outside India Startups Rocket Internet Backed Foodpanda Gulps In Additional $100 Million Led By GoldMan Sachs FoodPanda, the rocket-Internet backed, Berlin-based food delivery service with strong presence in… Deepanshu KhandelwalMay 1, 2015No comments2 minute read
News Productivity Start-ups outside India Startups Rocket Internet consolidates food delivery business, buys 7 Asian food delivery start-ups through FoodPanda Berlin-based e-commerce group Rocket Internet is moving aggressively towards a strong food… Deepanshu KhandelwalFebruary 6, 20154 comments2 minute read
