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Who invested in Rocket Internet

4 rounds we have observed, with the 3 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$1.1Braised across 4 rounds since 2014, from 4 sources

$7.0MVenture$445MGrowth$668MRound
Latest round
Round, $668MFeb 2015
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2015
?Venture$7.0MVenture$445MGrowth$668MRound
First round
Venture
Feb 2014
Biggest round
$668M
Round · Feb 2015
Usual gap between rounds
4 months
the median of 3
Rocket InternetOnline Media1 / 42Their pitch deckRocket Internet's pitch deck, 42 slidesEach slide read for what it argues, against the decks that raised at the same stage.

The rounds

  1. Feb 2015
    Round$668M

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding record

  2. Aug 2014
    Growth$445M1 new

    From a historical funding record

  3. Apr 2014
    Venture$7.0M1 new1 returning

    From a historical funding record

  4. Feb 2014
    VentureAmount undisclosed1 new

    From a historical funding record

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

Venture2014Venture2014Growth2014Round2015Tengelmann VenturesTexas Atlantic CapitalPLDT

Everyone who backed them

Tengelmann VenturesVC firm2rounds
Texas Atlantic CapitalInvestment firm1round
PLDTGrowth equity1round

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Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Rocket Internet as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

Harmony PartnersVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Rocket Internet

Who invested in Rocket Internet?

Rocket Internet's investors include Tengelmann Ventures, Texas Atlantic Capital and PLDT.

How much has Rocket Internet raised?

Rocket Internet has raised $1.1B across 4 rounds since 2014. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did Rocket Internet last raise?

Rocket Internet's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $668M in Feb 2015.

What was Rocket Internet's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $668M in Feb 2015, is also its largest on record.

Who backed Rocket Internet first?

Rocket Internet's first round on record, in Feb 2014, was backed by Tengelmann Ventures.

What stage is Rocket Internet at?

Rocket Internet's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Feb 2015.

Where is Rocket Internet based?

Rocket Internet is based in Germany.

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