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Investor and Board Member
2014
Quikr, which now operates leading transaction marketplaces built on top of India’s largest classifieds platform, is India’s largest platform that is used by over 30 million unique users a month. It is present in 1200 cities in India and operates several large classifieds businesses across C2C, Cars, Education, Homes, Jobs, and Services.
We are the only classifieds platform not just in India but globally to go in for verticalization. The change in strategy has helped us go deeper into our key verticals - QuikrC2C for goods, QuikrCars for cars and bikes, QuikrHomes for residential and commercial properties, QuikrJobs for blue/grey collar jobs and QuikrServices for daily and long term services need to offer a richer consumer experience.
The Quikr platform operates across desktop, laptop and mobile phones, and allows consumers as well as small businesses to sell, buy, rent and find things across its multiple categories with great ease. Flexibility has always been key to our success and the essence of this is captured by our motto: ‘Aasaan Hai Badalna’ (Change is Easy).
We have always strived to understand and meet the needs of Indian consumers with consumer insights forming the backbone of everything we do. We introduced a series of innovations such as Quikr Nxt, Maximum Sales Price (MSP) calculator, Missed call, Car inspection report, Vernacular Support and the QuikrScanner app to help lift the consumer experience to a whole new level and be a game-changer for the industry. In yet another pioneering move, we have also brought the convenience of ecommerce for pre-owned goods with Quikr Doorstep.
Founded by Pranay Chulet in 2008, our investors include Warburg Pincus, Kinnevik, Tiger Global Management, Matrix Partners India, Norwest Venture Partners, Nokia Growth Partners, Steadview Capital, Omidyar Network, Ebay Inc.
Investor
2011
We are home24, a leading home & living e-commerce platform in continental Europe and Brazil. We are currently active in eight countries. Over 1,000 Homies work together towards a common goal: to create happy homes for everyone and every budget.
How can we reach this goal? With an assortment of over 250,000 pieces of furniture and accessories from more than 1,000 suppliers, we offer the perfect addition to any living space combined with the comfort of being able to shop from anywhere.
What makes us proud to be Homies? We are pioneers in our market who seamlessly combine technology and creativity. We utilize data to provide personalized recommendations, tips and inspiration for every home.
At home24, we strive to deliver a superior assortment of products and the best service. To do this, we need fresh ideas, 100% motivation, and dedication to our company mission. We always have a space at our table for service-minded individuals who are passionate about digitization and modern living.
Links:
http://www.home24.de
http://www.facebook.com/home24.de
http://www.youtube.com/user/home24tv
Investor
2011
HelloFresh is on a mission to change the way people eat, forever!
From our 2011 founding in Europe’s vibrant tech hub Berlin, we’re evolving from the world’s leading meal kit company to the worlds leading food solutions group. We delivered 243.3 million meals and reached 7.5 million active customers around the world in Q3 2022.
HelloFresh Group consists of six brands that provide customers with high quality food and recipes for different meal occasions. Every ingredient needed for our meals are carefully planned, responsibly sourced and delivered to your door when it’s most convenient for you. Only HelloFresh gives you the tools to achieve something delicious every day.
Making a meal a delicious achievement - not just fuel for your day - takes a lot of work and smart people. From Designers and Copywriters to Data Scientists and DevOps Engineers, to potato farmers, pasta makers and the people who ensure every box is perfectly packed for every customer, we’re collectively disrupting the food supply chain and the multi-trillion-dollar food tech industry.
Our more than 21,000 high-performing and ambitious employees across the globe from New York to Berlin, London to Sydney and Toronto to Milan enjoy a number of benefits including flexible working arrangements, discounts on our boxes, health and well-being and learning and development programs.
We’re always looking for quality ingredients to perfect our recipe, so join us now! https://www.hellofresh.com/careers/locations
Investor
2010
Hello, we are Dafiti, the largest fashiontech in Latin America. Founded in 2011, today we are in three countries: Brazil, Chile and Colombia.
What we want? Fulfilling our purpose: inspiring people to have fun with fashion while achieving our mission of bringing the worlds fashion to everyone. We are more than a thousand Dafiters who work for fashion with D-zão - D-zão of Digital, Diversity and Discounts on exclusive brands.
We currently have more than 4 million active customers. On our platform, more than 3 thousand brands and more than 400 thousand products are available. And, to deliver all these items, we have in Brazil the largest online fashion distribution center in Latin America and the largest AutoStore solution in the world.
And how do we do all this? With vibrancy, action and a lot of passion for the business. Our culture reflects how much we seek to work as a team, creating a space where everyone is welcome and can be motivated to deliver the best products and services to our customers. All this, without forgetting our social and environmental responsibility because the fashion we want to see is the one that changes the world.
Investor
2009
We believe the best things in life happen offline. That belief shapes everything we build and every partnership we form.
For consumers, we make it easy to say yes to their city. For merchants, we deliver real customers through real doors. Not impressions. Not clicks. People who show up.
We move fast, we own outcomes, and were hiring people who want to do the same. Explore our open roles and join a tech company that actually believes in scrolling less, living more. #TeamGroupon
Investor
2009
Rocket Internet incubates, builds and operationally develops internet-based business models. It provides operational support to its companies and helps them scale internationally. Besides, it strategically invests in complementary internet and technology companies globally to build out its network. Rocket Internets companies are active in a large number of countries around the world.
For further information please visit www.rocket-internet.com.
Careers: due to an increased number of fraud cases, please note we only accept job applications via online forms on our website www.rocket-internet.com, LinkedIn Jobs, SmartRecruiters Careers, or via recruitment@rocket-internet.com
Any job offers/recruitment related communication sent from domains other than rocket-internet.com or rocket-internet.de have no connection to Rocket Internet SE.
Investor
2009
Welcome to Zalando. Here’s some key info about us:
Our position and vision:
- We’re Europe’s leading online platform for fashion and lifestyle.
- Founded in Berlin in 2008, we bring head-to-toe fashion to more than 50 million active customers in 25 markets; offering clothes, footwear, accessories, and beauty.
- Were building the ecosystem for fashion and lifestyle ecommerce.
Our offering:
- Our assortment of international brands ranges from world-famous names to local labels
- Our platform is a one-stop fashion destination for inspiration, innovation, and interaction
- As Europe’s most fashionable tech company, we work hard to find digital solutions for every aspect of the fashion journey: for our customers, partners, and friends of our brand.
- Our logistics network with 12 centrally located fulfillment centers allows us to efficiently serve our customers throughout Europe, supported by warehouses in Italy, France, Poland, and Sweden with a focus on local customer needs.
Our beliefs:
- Our ambition is to combine our passion for self-expression through fashion with our unwavering commitments to sustainability and D&I
- We believe that our integration of fashion, operations, and online technology gives us the capability to deliver a compelling value proposition to both our customers and fashion brand partners.
Investor and Board Member
2007
Bayport Financial Services was established in 2004 and has rapidly become one of the largest non-bank providers of unsecured credit and allied products in South Africa. Through our nationwide multifaceted distribution footprint we are able to effectively service the needs of our clients no matter how remote their location.
Bayport is about building lasting relationships with our clients, communities and stakeholders based on trust and an understanding of their overall expectations. Utilising a combination of our far reaching branch infrastructure, our mobile consultants and call centres, there are very few lives we cannot touch.
With the implementation of a proven information technology platform and a proficient risk and credit assessment competency, Bayport has been able to substantially grow market share whilst maintaining credit quality.
As a result of our commitment and depth of experience of shareholders, board and management team, Bayport has been able to embrace the opportunities presented by the National Credit Act (NCA) and an increasingly vibrant unsecured credit market.
Bayport's role as a responsible member of society is to provide services of the highest standard.
Wherever a Bayport branch is found, it signifies our determination to promote access to unsecured credit and make it a reality for our clients.
Bayport Financial Services Privacy Policy https://www.bayportsa.com/terms-conditions/privacy-policy/
Experience · 13 entries
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2014
Partner
Dec 2014
Lakestar is one of Europe’s leading venture capital firms, backing groundbreaking technology companies from seed stage to scale. Founded in 2012 by Klaus Hommels, Lakestar has raised over €2 billion across four early-stage and two growth funds, with a mission to support exceptional founders building transformative businesses in Europe and beyond.
With deep operational expertise and a hands-on approach, Lakestar partners with its portfolio on product, technology, go-to-market, talent, and regulatory strategy - supporting companies from their earliest days through to growth and exit.
Current investments include pioneering companies such as Aleph Alpha, Auterion, Blockchain, Colossyan, GetYourGuide, HomeToGo, Isar Aerospace, Neko Health, Revolut, and sennder.
A long-standing advocate for Europe’s digital sovereignty, Lakestar has a presence in London, Berlin, and Zurich, with a diverse team of more than 50 professionals representing 18 nationalities.
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Merro
Co Founder
Sep 2014
Partner
Aug 2014
Sprints provides growth capital to tech-enabled companies that place customer happiness at the heart of everything they do. We focus on established businesses that are led by strong product and tech teams and have proven, capital efficient business models. An experienced team, a partnership mindset, and a culture of integrity and transparency are our promises to the companies we partner with.
Investor and Board Member
2014
Quikr, which now operates leading transaction marketplaces built on top of India’s largest classifieds platform, is India’s largest platform that is used by over 30 million unique users a month. It is present in 1200 cities in India and operates several large classifieds businesses across C2C, Cars, Education, Homes, Jobs, and Services.
We are the only classifieds platform not just in India but globally to go in for verticalization. The change in strategy has helped us go deeper into our key verticals - QuikrC2C for goods, QuikrCars for cars and bikes, QuikrHomes for residential and commercial properties, QuikrJobs for blue/grey collar jobs and QuikrServices for daily and long term services need to offer a richer consumer experience.
The Quikr platform operates across desktop, laptop and mobile phones, and allows consumers as well as small businesses to sell, buy, rent and find things across its multiple categories with great ease. Flexibility has always been key to our success and the essence of this is captured by our motto: ‘Aasaan Hai Badalna’ (Change is Easy).
We have always strived to understand and meet the needs of Indian consumers with consumer insights forming the backbone of everything we do. We introduced a series of innovations such as Quikr Nxt, Maximum Sales Price (MSP) calculator, Missed call, Car inspection report, Vernacular Support and the QuikrScanner app to help lift the consumer experience to a whole new level and be a game-changer for the industry. In yet another pioneering move, we have also brought the convenience of ecommerce for pre-owned goods with Quikr Doorstep.
Founded by Pranay Chulet in 2008, our investors include Warburg Pincus, Kinnevik, Tiger Global Management, Matrix Partners India, Norwest Venture Partners, Nokia Growth Partners, Steadview Capital, Omidyar Network, Ebay Inc.
2011
Investor
2011
We are home24, a leading home & living e-commerce platform in continental Europe and Brazil. We are currently active in eight countries. Over 1,000 Homies work together towards a common goal: to create happy homes for everyone and every budget.
How can we reach this goal? With an assortment of over 250,000 pieces of furniture and accessories from more than 1,000 suppliers, we offer the perfect addition to any living space combined with the comfort of being able to shop from anywhere.
What makes us proud to be Homies? We are pioneers in our market who seamlessly combine technology and creativity. We utilize data to provide personalized recommendations, tips and inspiration for every home.
At home24, we strive to deliver a superior assortment of products and the best service. To do this, we need fresh ideas, 100% motivation, and dedication to our company mission. We always have a space at our table for service-minded individuals who are passionate about digitization and modern living.
Links:
http://www.home24.de
http://www.facebook.com/home24.de
http://www.youtube.com/user/home24tv
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