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Rocket Internet

Rocket Internet Bulks Up Price Comparison Portfolio
Rocket Internet Bulks Up Price Comparison Portfolio
March 09, 2015  |  International

Rocket Internet’s price-comparison search engine PricePanda, which has been steadily expanding across Asian markets, is merging with Australia’s GetPrice, the two companies announced on Thursday...

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Rocket Internet CEO Talking Smack About Google
Rocket Internet CEO Talking Smack About Google
January 20, 2015  |  Merchant Innovation

Germany-based Rocket internet is less than beloved in Silicon Valley Tech circles, as the company is known for taking (non-proprietary) business ideas born in the...

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Euro Startups Find Raising Money Tough
Euro Startups Find Raising Money Tough
December 31, 2014  |  Europe

European tech startups struggle to raise investment money compared with companies based in Silicon Valley and New York, The New York Times reported. Silicon Valley...

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Amazon Competitor Raises $250M
Amazon Competitor Raises $250M
December 01, 2014  |  International

Rocket Internet’s Lazada has raised a whopping €200 million — almost $250 million — that it will use to nail down its position as a...

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German Tech Replicator Rocket Heading Toward ~$2B IPO
German Tech Replicator Rocket Heading Toward ~$2B IPO
September 25, 2014  |  Europe

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, than the brothers Sawmer (Marc, Oliver and Alexander), the three founders of Germany’s Rocket Internet, are the...

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The Samwer Brothers Launch $3.5 Billion E-tailer
The Samwer Brothers Launch $3.5 Billion E-tailer
September 05, 2014  |  Merchant Innovation

Rocket Internet, the Samwer brothers’ startup incubator, is combining five of its regional ecommerce companies into a single business, Rocket announced on Thursday (Sept. 4)....

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