A few days ago, the German startup builder Rocket Internet announced it would cease to be a public company, delisting from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. It was widely interpreted as bad news, both for the company itself and for the German tech ecosystem as a whole. After the demise of fraud-ridden Wirecard, Rocket Internet is another major player in the German entrepreneurial ecosystem to disappear from the reach of public market investors.
Opinion
September 9, 2020
Rethinking Rocket Internet
Rocket Internet: European startup pariah — or pioneer?
5 min read
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Nicolas Colin is cofounder of VC firm The Family. He writes a regular column for Sifted

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