Rocket Internet's investment focus and strategy revolve around identifying successful online business models in developed markets and rapidly replicating them in emerging economies, particularly in sectors like e-commerce and food delivery. They operate as a "venture builder" or "startup factory," providing significant operational support and leveraging a global network to quickly scale these replicated businesses.
Average disclosed round size is $94.4M (across 9 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
11
Fund Size
$1B
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
0
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
11 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPivot | Series A | $22M | Dec 2023 |
 Knotel | Growth | $400M | Aug 2019 |
 Goodlord | Series B | $9.1M | Oct 2018 |
| SSmacc | Series A | $3.5M | Jun 2016 |
 Helpling | Series B | $45M | Mar 2015 |
 Lazada | Series D | $250M | Nov 2014 |
| FFoodpanda | Seed | $20M | May 2013 |
 HelloFresh | Series A | $10M | Dec 2012 |
| ZZalora | Unknown | — | Sep 2012 |
| WWimdu | Series C | $90M | Jun 2011 |
| LLife House | Unknown | — | — |
Top Co-Investors
Kinnevik3 shared
Founders Fund2 shared
Comcast1 shared
Trinity Ventures1 shared
Vorwerk Ventures1 shared
Holtzbrinck Ventures1 shared
ITOCHU Technology Ventures1 shared
Norwest Venture Partners1 shared
Bloomberg Beta1 shared
Cherry Ventures1 shared
Grazia1 shared
Lakestar1 shared
J.P. Morgan1 shared
Summit Partners1 shared
Invus1 shared
Temasek Holdings1 shared
Verlinvest1 shared
Visionaries1 shared
Emblem1 shared
Last updated: 6 March 2026