# Rocket Internet: portfolio, investments and team

> Rocket Internet is an investment firm based in United Kingdom. 74 investments on record, latest Nov 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# Rocket Internet

Last cheque observed Nov 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Investment firm Website unconfirmed

Series A Seed Venture Online Media

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 74 on record

Since the last cheque **2548** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$22M** Rounds led **0 of 74** Sole investor **19 rounds** Exits **5 from the portfolio** Mostly in **Germany, 56%**

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## Rocket Internet highlights

- 01 74 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 62% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 19 rounds, median $22M
- 04 5 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Online Media
- **Based in:** Dibden Purlieu, United Kingdom
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

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## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **74 appearances**

- **2019** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[Digifin](https://millionrounds.com/company/digifin)** IN · Crazyaboutstartups **$24M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Sonovate](https://millionrounds.com/company/sonovate)** Debt · GB · Londonlovesbusiness **$136M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[expertlead](https://millionrounds.com/company/expertlead)** Series A · DE · EU-Startups **$8.0M** With 2 others
- **2018** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[Movinga](https://millionrounds.com/company/movinga)** DE · TechCrunch **$17M** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[InstaReM](https://millionrounds.com/company/instarem)** Series C · SG · FinSMEs **$20M** With 4 others
- **2017** 5 rounds
- **Nov** **[The Guarantors](https://millionrounds.com/company/theguarantors)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$12M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Movinga](https://millionrounds.com/company/movinga)** DE · TechCrunch **$26M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[Global Savings Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/global-savings-group)** Debt · DE · Tech.eu **$23M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Carspring](https://millionrounds.com/company/carspring)** Series B · GB · TechCrunch **$6.6M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Knotel](https://millionrounds.com/company/knotel)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$22M** With 4 others
- **2016** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[Home24](https://millionrounds.com/company/home24)** DE · FinSMEs **$22M** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Global Fashion Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/global-fashion-group)** LU · FinSMEs **$365M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Spotcap](https://millionrounds.com/company/spotcap)** **$35M** With 4 others
- **2015** 25 rounds
- **Nov** **[nestpick](https://millionrounds.com/company/nestpick)** Series A · DE **$11M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[GetSafe](https://millionrounds.com/company/getsafe)** Series A · DE **Undisclosed** With 7 others
- **Sept** **[Take Eat Easy](https://millionrounds.com/company/take-eat-easy)** Series B **$11M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Vyomo](https://millionrounds.com/company/vyomo)** Seed · IN **$2.0M** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Vaniday](https://millionrounds.com/company/vaniday)** Seed · DE **$17M** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Global Fashion Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/global-fashion-group)** Venture · LU **$167M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Home24](https://millionrounds.com/company/home24)** Growth · DE **$120M** With 1 other
- **May** **[iPrice](https://millionrounds.com/company/iprice)** Seed · MY **$550K** With 3 others
- **May** **[SoMuchMore](https://millionrounds.com/company/somuchmore)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Foodpanda](https://millionrounds.com/company/foodpanda)** Series E · DE **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Dealerdirect](https://millionrounds.com/company/dealerdirect)** Venture · NL **$8.6M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Take Eat Easy](https://millionrounds.com/company/take-eat-easy)** Series A **$6.4M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Thermondo](https://millionrounds.com/company/thermondo)** Series B · DE **$6.4M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[GetSafe](https://millionrounds.com/company/getsafe)** Seed · DE **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Helpling](https://millionrounds.com/company/helpling)** Series B · DE **$45M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Spotcap](https://millionrounds.com/company/spotcap)** Debt · DE **$5.4M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Foodpanda](https://millionrounds.com/company/foodpanda)** Series E · DE **$110M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Delivery Hero](https://millionrounds.com/company/delivery-hero)** Venture **$56M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Bridestory](https://millionrounds.com/company/bridestory)** Series A · ID **Undisclosed** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[Shopwings](https://millionrounds.com/company/shopwings)** Series A · DE **$14M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Borro](https://millionrounds.com/company/borro)** Series E · GB **$19M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Delivery Hero](https://millionrounds.com/company/delivery-hero)** Series H **$568M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[HelloFresh](https://millionrounds.com/company/hellofresh)** Series E · DE **$126M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Tripda](https://millionrounds.com/company/tripda)** Series A · BR **$11M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[WestWing](https://millionrounds.com/company/westwing)** Growth · DE **$30M** Sole investor
- **2014** 8 rounds
- **Dec** **[nestpick](https://millionrounds.com/company/nestpick)** Seed · DE **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Nov** **[Lazada Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/lazada-group)** Series F · MY **$250M** With 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**2+** funds on file numbered funds in its name

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **5 in all**

**[Netzoptiker](https://millionrounds.com/company/netzoptiker)** Bought by MyOptique Group **Undisclosed** Feb 2015

**[nestpick](https://millionrounds.com/company/nestpick)** Bought by [Rocket Internet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rocket-internet-6) **Undisclosed** Dec 2014

**[AutoDa](https://millionrounds.com/company/autoda)** Bought by MeinAuto **Undisclosed** Jan 2012

**[GLOSSYBOX](https://millionrounds.com/company/glossybox)** Bought by Lust have it! **Undisclosed** Jan 2012

**[Citydeal.de](https://millionrounds.com/company/citydeal-de)** Bought by [Groupon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/groupon) **Undisclosed** May 2010

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

**otlob** **$12M** Oct 2015

**ZoodFood** **Undisclosed** Sept 2015

**volo delivery** **Undisclosed** Apr 2015

**24hae** **Undisclosed** Feb 2015

**Talabat** **$170M** Feb 2015

**[nestpick](https://millionrounds.com/company/nestpick)** **Undisclosed** Dec 2014

## The cheque

Series A Seed Venture

Median round joined **$22M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$22M**

Led 0 of 74 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 19 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Nov 2019
- **Exits:** 5 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *20*
- Seed *12*
- Venture *8*
- Series B *6*
- Growth *6*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2008 2019

Often in the room with

- [Kinnevik](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kinnevik) 10
- [HV Holtzbrinck Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hv-holtzbrinck-ventures) 9
- [Holtzbrinck Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/holtzbrinck-ventures) 9
- [Access Industries](https://millionrounds.com/fund/access-industries) 6
- [Summit Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/summit-partners) 4
- [Tengelmann Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tengelmann-ventures) 4

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Rocket Internet. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Kinnevik** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kinnevik)[**HV Holtzbrinck Ventures** Private equity **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hv-holtzbrinck-ventures)[**Holtzbrinck Ventures** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/holtzbrinck-ventures)[**Access Industries** Corporate VC **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/access-industries)[**Summit Partners** Private equity **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/summit-partners)[**Tengelmann Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tengelmann-ventures)[**Acton Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/acton-capital)[**Africa Internet Holding** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/africa-internet-holding)[**DN Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dn-capital)[**IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ibb-beteiligungsgesellschaft)[**Kreos Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kreos-capital)[**Latin America Internet Holding (LIH)** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/latin-america-internet-holding-lih)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Rocket Internet put money into.

[**Digifin** $24M · Nov 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/digifin)[**Sonovate** $136M · Sept 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/sonovate)[**expertlead** $8.0M · Jun 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/expertlead)[**Movinga** $17M · Nov 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/movinga)[**InstaReM** $20M · Nov 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/instarem)[**The Guarantors** $12M · Nov 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/theguarantors)

## On podcasts

6 episodes naming Rocket Internet in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

- [BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/brave-southeast-asia) 9 Apr 2024 · 37 min Maxime Chaury: Rocket Internet GM, Flash Coffee Indonesia Learnings & Courage as a Muscle - E405 Mentions [Rocket Internet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rocket-internet-6) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/brave-southeast-asia) 26 Mar 2024 · 40 min Adrian Li: Cambridge & Stanford MBA Childhood Inspiration, Indonesia VC Outlook (Pure Play vs. Small-Cap Private Equity) & China Edtech & Rocket Internet Founder Journey - E399 Mentions [Rocket Internet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rocket-internet-6)[AC Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ac-ventures-2) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Tech.eu](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tech-eu) 7 Sept 2020 · 33 min Rocket Internet's retreat, France earmarks money for startups, Germany 💖 Elon, and we talk to Laura González-Estéfani of TheVentureCity Mentions [Rocket Internet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rocket-internet-6)[Elon Musk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elon-musk) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Tech.eu](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tech-eu) 23 Jan 2017 · 10 min EU tech funding report for 2016, Rocket Internet's $1 billion fund and more Mentions [Rocket Internet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rocket-internet-6) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Tech.eu](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tech-eu) 25 Jan 2016 · 20 min Spotify, Deezer, Rocket Internet, Factory, Mariusz Gralewski & EU Entrepreneurs turning to VC Mentions [Mariusz Gralewski](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mariusz-gralewski)[Rocket Internet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rocket-internet-6)[Roxanne Varza](https://millionrounds.com/fund/roxanne-varza) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Tech.eu](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tech-eu) 4 Oct 2015 · 20 min Rocket Internet's future, Fairphone's crowdfunding success and a look at France's dating apps Mentions [Rocket Internet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rocket-internet-6)[Roxanne Varza](https://millionrounds.com/fund/roxanne-varza) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/brave-southeast-asia) 20 Jul 2025 · 41 min Saurabh Chauhan: From EF to YC, Beating the Hype & Building AI Finance Agents – E603 Apple PodcastsShow page
- [BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/brave-southeast-asia) 8 Jan 2025 · 39 min Pinn Lawjindakul: Bain Consultant to Grab Head, Tiger Global to Lightspeed VC Partner, Southeast Asia vs. China & India - E520 Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 28 Oct 2024 · 1h 13m 20VC: Why SaaS is Dead | Why AI First Companies Will Win | We are in the Middle of a Cold War for AI Talent | Why Europe is F******* and We Need to Stop Whining with Daniel Khachab, Co-Founder @ Choco Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Tech.eu](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tech-eu) 17 Mar 2023 · 28 min 🎙️ The Drive at Five with Fiona Alston, Cate Lawrence, Dan Taylor and Robin Wauters - Episode 25 Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Rocket Internet

### What does Rocket Internet invest in?

Rocket Internet invests most often at Series A and Seed (62% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Online Media.

### How active is Rocket Internet?

74 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2019.

### What has Rocket Internet invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Digifin (Undisclosed round, Nov 2019), Sonovate (Debt, Sept 2019) and expertlead (Series A, Jun 2019).

### How big are Rocket Internet's cheques?

The median round it joins is $22M.

### Does Rocket Internet lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 74 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Rocket Internet invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Germany (56%), the United Kingdom (9%) and India (6%).

### Is Rocket Internet investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2019.

### Who does Rocket Internet invest alongside?

Most often Kinnevik (10 rounds together), HV Holtzbrinck Ventures (9 rounds together) and Holtzbrinck Ventures (9 rounds together).

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