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Delivery Hero invests $5m in India’s TastyKhana
Berlin-headquartered online food ordering empire Delivery Hero is delivering a new $5m investment to its partner in India, TastyKhana. The news – with the size of the deal confirmed by TastyKhana founder and CEO Shachin Bharadwaj
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Video: Global Founders Capital’s Fabian Siegel on career changes and working with the Samwers
It’s been a whirlwind of a year for former Delivery Hero co-CEO Fabian Siegel. In January, he announced he would leave the food delivery platform, despite its status as a rising success story from
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Hitfox boss takes over from investors to “support rapid growth” of company builder
Jan Beckers, founder of Hitfox and poster child for the Berlin tech scene, has announced he’s taken over the shareholdings of three investors in the company builder. Beckers traded shares with Hasso Plattner Ventures,
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Rocket Internet’s Foodpanda eats up Hungarian food delivery site Ételvitel
Today Rocket Internet-operated Foodpanda has announced its takeover of Hungarian food delivery site Ételvitel KFT. The acquisition shows Foodpanda’s aggressive expansion in emerging markets is continuing at speed. Ételvitel KFT has reportedly over 200 partner restaurants
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Global Founders Capital: new €150m VC fund from Rocket Internet’s Samwer brothers
Rocket Internet chief Oliver Samwer, his brother Marc and former Delivery Hero co-CEO Fabian Siegel are teaming up to start Global Founders Capital: a new €150m fund for high-potential internet businesses. Global Founders Capital,
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Rocket Internet’s FoodPanda announces new app and South American expansion
Less than a month after launching in 12 new countries comes the announcement that FoodPanda, Rocket Internet’s online food delivery platform, has launched its first mobile app. The app is available both for iOS
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Jobs of the week – work for Delivery Hero, Team Europe, Kreditech, Orrington Ventures
It’s still winter and you’re still looking for the job of your dreams. The one that’ll make you jolt up and dance each morning like Gangnam style as your alarm clock (refer to video below)
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Rocket Internet’s Foodpanda rapidly expands – launches in 12 new countries
Rocket Internet’s online food delivery platform Foodpanda is expanding to twelve new countries, bringing the total markets the company is in to 23. New managing director Ralf Wenzel is heading the global roll-out. The
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Delivery Hero gobbles up UK rivals Hungryhouse and Eatitnow
Delivery Hero, the Berlin-headquartered international food ordering platform, has completed a full takeover of former rival Hungryhouse in the UK. The German company today also announced the purchase of smaller player Eatitnow. Delivery Hero
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Infographic: Show us the money – who has bagged the biggest exits in Europe?
Where do the biggest European exits come from? Venture capital firm DN Capital has created, with the support of the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA) Digital Task Force, an infographic mapping the biggest European Venture-backed
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