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Rocket Internet SE
Rocket Internet SE is a Berlin-based company that incubates, builds, and invests in internet and technology companies globally, focusing on emerging markets. It operates primarily through its balance sheet and has a diverse portfolio of over 200 companies.
Overview
What Rocket Internet SE does
What Rocket Internet SE is
Rocket Internet SE is a Berlin-based company that incubates, builds, and invests in internet and technology companies globally, focusing on emerging markets. It operates primarily through its balance sheet and has a diverse portfolio of over 200 companies.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder and program host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Venture Studio
- Founded
- Founded in 2007
- Approximate age
- About 19 years
- Structured capabilities
- Funder · Program host
- Last reviewed
- March 27, 2026
What Venture studio means
A venture studio is an organization that systematically creates new startups by generating or sourcing ideas, validating them, building early products, recruiting founders or operators, providing shared resources, and retaining meaningful equity in the companies it helps create.
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Capability profile
Rocket Internet SE as a funder
Investment thesis
Rocket Internet SE focuses on incubating and investing in internet and technology companies globally, primarily in emerging markets, with a strong emphasis on operational support to help entrepreneurs scale their businesses.
Focus narrative
Rocket Internet focuses on four primary sectors: Food & Groceries, Fashion, General Merchandise, and Home & Living. It invests in companies at various stages, primarily in emerging markets, aiming to build market-leading online businesses through its balance sheet.
Value beyond capital
Rocket Internet provides a unique blend of operational support and capital to its portfolio companies, helping them scale effectively in competitive markets. The organization leverages its extensive experience in building successful internet businesses to guide entrepreneurs.
Terms and economics
- Typical check
- $300,000,000
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Friends and Family · Angel · Accelerator · Pre-seed · Seed · Seed+ · Series A · Series A+ · Series B · Series B+ · Series C · Series C+ · Series D · Series E · Series F · Growth Equity · Pre-IPO · Ipo
- Regions
- Europe · Global · Mena · Southeast Asia
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Yes
Portfolio and track record
- Recorded portfolio count
- 200
- Recorded notable exits
- Zalando, Delivery Hero, HelloFresh, Lazada, and Jumia
Portfolio context
Rocket Internet has an extensive portfolio of over 200 companies across six continents. Notable companies include HelloFresh, a meal kit delivery service; Delivery Hero, a global online food ordering and delivery marketplace; Global Fashion Group, an online fashion destination in emerging markets; and Westwing, an online retailer for home and living products.
Capability profile
Rocket Internet SE as a program host
Program thesis
Rocket Internet SE is a Berlin-based company that incubates, builds, and invests in internet and technology companies globally, providing operational support to entrepreneurs and helping them scale their businesses internationally.
Focus narrative
Rocket Internet focuses on four primary sectors: Food & Groceries, Fashion, General Merchandise, and Home & Living. The organization invests in companies at various stages, primarily in emerging markets, and aims to build market-leading online businesses.
Terms and economics
- Indicative investment
- $300,000,000
Availability
- Application state
- Not currently accepting
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Accelerator · Seed · Series A
- Regions
- Europe · Global · Mena · Southeast Asia
Alumni and track record
Alumni context
Notable companies in Rocket Internet's portfolio include HelloFresh, a meal kit delivery service; Delivery Hero, a global online food ordering and delivery marketplace; Global Fashion Group, an online fashion destination in emerging markets; and Westwing, an online retailer for home and living products.
Common questions
What to know about Rocket Internet SE
Upseed classifies Rocket Internet SE under the Venture Studio organization type. Its current public profile includes funder and program host capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
March 27, 2026
Known limits
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