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Florian Heinemann (key Rocket manager and Samwer spouse) walks away to join Project A

Florian Heinemann (key Rocket manager and Samwer spouse) walks away to join Project A

Marguerite Imbert March 9, 2012 3

In December, VentureVillage reported on a key exodus within the Rocket staff, led by Christian Weiss and Uwe Horstmann (now Project A)  as well as a whole slew of key developers. Now VentureVillage can confirm that

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Kinnevik reports €305 million investment in Samwer ventures, but Zalando makes loss

Kinnevik reports €305 million investment in Samwer ventures, but Zalando makes loss

Linsey Fryatt February 16, 2012 10

Kinnevik, the Swedish investment behemoth has released its 2011 year-end report – with figures that show it has invested heavily in the Rocket Internet empire. The figures also show that Zalando, Rocket Internet’s clothing

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Berlin’s 10 Most Charming CEOs – VOTE for your favourite

Berlin’s 10 Most Charming CEOs – VOTE for your favourite

Marguerite Imbert February 14, 2012 6

At VentureVillage, we report on hackathons, beer apps, Russian back-outs, hit songs, acquisitions, and $42 million losses, but sometimes we neglect to let you in on the bread and butter of our jobs and maybe

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20 Rocket staff leave to start a new incubator with high double-digit million from the Otto group

20 Rocket staff leave to start a new incubator with high double-digit million from the Otto group

Marguerite Imbert January 17, 2012 9

The exodus from Rocket Internet continues. And it’s gaining funding. Today VentureVillage confirmed that Uwe Horstmann (former MD of Rocket Internet), Christian Weiss (founding CEO Rocket Internet), and Thies Sander (former CEO of TopTarif) are beginning a new incubator, for now

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