BERLIN (Reuters) - The chief executive of Rocket Internet is poised to pounce if the recent fall in tech stocks continues, putting to work the German ecommerce investor's 2 billion euros ($2.28 ...

Jon Soberg is a partner at Blumberg Capital. It’s still winter in Munich. It’s not cold, and while snow from recent flurries hangs in the trees, it melts to slush on the sidewalks and streets. I enter ...

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Investors in Softbank Group Corp. and Naspers Ltd. should see Rocket Internet SE as a cautionary tale.Chief Executive Officer Oliver Samwer is evaluating a plan to take the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Oliver Samwer, CEO of Rocket Internet, attends the Annual General Meeting of Rocket Internet SE in Berlin, Germany, ...

The three Samwer brothers (Oliver, Marc and Alexander) founders of the Rocket Internet incubator in Berlin, are a phenomenon. They are far and away the most successful Internet entrepreneurs in ...

“Again, you try to make me talk…” At DLD in Munich today, Rocket Internet CEO, Oliver Samwer, made it clear again that he doesn’t enjoy interviews. Still, despite dodging several questions by saying ...

For the last two months, German startup accelerator Rocket Internet has been working toward an initial public offering, holding meetings with potential investors before making any formal announcements ...

The Billion-Dollar Idea came to Arne Bleckwenn suddenly and all at once: What if travelers could use the Internet to book rooms in apartments just as easily as they could book rooms in hotels? What if ...

In 2011, Oliver Samwer — head of startup incubator Rocket Internet — sent a now-notorious email to his employees. Using aggressive language, the CEO called for a "Blitzkrieg" in the online furniture ...