User:Natam2000/Rockaway Capital
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| Company type | Public limited company |
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| Industry | Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Founder | Jakub Havrlant |
| Headquarters | Prague, Czechia |
Key people | Jakub Havrlant, Jaromír Švihovský, Robert Chmelař, Jaroslaw Czernek, Dušan Zábrodský, Jan Jírovec, Andrea Lauren, Viktor Fischer |
| Website | https://www.rockawaycapital.com/ |
Rockaway Capital (full name Rockaway Capital SE, sometimes also referred to as just 'Rockaway') is a Czech investment group founded by, and belonging to Jakub Havrlant. It operates in 17 European countries and its portfolio companies employ more than 5000 people. Rockaway's aggregated revenues for the year 2019 amounted to 2,5 billion euros.[1]
Rockaway primarily specializes in e-commerce, e-travel, fintech, media, blockchain and venture capital.
Rockaway's mission is to develop digital economies of selected markets via building, investing and acquistion of internet companies.[2]
Their motto „Hic Sunt Leones" is a latin phrase, which would appear in old maps. It means „Here be lions" - it used to mark undiscovered areas, where no one has stepped foot before.[3]
Portfolio
[edit]Rockaway Capital Portfolio is divided into the following verticals:
- comparison shopping (i.e. Heureka);
- e-commerce & online grocery (i.e. Košík.cz);
- e-travel (i.e. Invia);
- consumer electronics (i.e. Fast ČR);
- publishing & media (i.e. KVIFF Group);
- Rockaway Ventures (i.e. Productboard);[4]
- Rockaway Blockchain (i.e. Solana).[5]
The most significant companies belonging to Rockaway's portfolio are:
- online travel agency Invia[6];
- the biggest price comparison platform in CEE Heureka[7];
- world renowned International film festival Karlovy Vary, belonging to KVIFF Group[8];
- online supermarkets Košík.cz and Bringmeister.de,[9] which are pioneers of e-grocery in their regions;
- consulting group Mind2Flo focusing on media, content, technologies and e-commerce[10];
- Czech publishing house Euromedia[11];
- prominent B2B and B2C seller of consumer electronics in CEE Fast ČR[12];
- dominant e-commerce platform of the Balkans Gjirafa[13].
Rockaway Capital Funds
[edit]Rockaway Ventures Fund
[edit]Rockaway Ventures Fund, founded in 2021, focuses on startups primarily in the CEE region [14], which digitalize traditional industries and at the same time follow the environmetal, social and corporate governance principles (ESG). It invests in startups and companies in more advanced stages of development - when they already have an existing product, customers and generate some income.[15]
Rockaway Ventures Fund portfolio includes companies such as Hubert Palán's and Daniel Hejl's Productboard, Vítek Horký's Brand Embassy, the Estonian startup Lingvist, and also the German company Vivere.
Apart from others, in the year 2022 Rockaway Ventures Fund also invested in Spotawheel[16] - a greek platform selling used cars, or in the Czech platform for campervan rentals Campiri.[17]
Rockaway Blockchain Fund
[edit]Rockaway Blockchain Fund (RBF) is the biggest blockchain fund in Europe [18] and it focuses on platforms which aim to connect blockchain technologies, rather than just cryptocurrencies.[19]
Its portfolio consists of for example 1Inch, Solana, Terra, Sushiswap or Compound.[20]
In May 2022, RBF organized the Gateway to Cosmos conference, which focused on new opportunities of the Cosmos Network[21], which was the largest in-person Cosmos-dedicated conference to date.[22]
Exits of Rockaway Capital
[edit]One of the most significant companies in Rockaway portfolio was Mall Group, which was sold to the polish group Allegro in the beginning of 2022, along with the logistics operator WE|DO.
Rockaway Capital was also previously involved in the operating of the following companies:
- online portal for rental and sales of real estate bezrealitky.cz[23]
- modern cash desk system storyous.com[24]
- leader of online financial market chytryhonza.cz[25]
- brandbmbassy.cz, which is a software integrating and analyzing all incoming requests from customers across various digital channels[26]
References
[edit]Reference
[edit]- ^ Česká skupina Rockaway kupuje od Edeky německého rozvozce potravin Bringmeister | Byznys. Lidovky.cz [online]. 2021-03-09 [cit. 2022-05-19]. Dostupné online. (česky)
- ^ CAPITAL, Rockaway. Strategie – Rockaway Capital. www.rockawaycapital.com [online]. [cit. 2022-05-19]. Dostupné online. (česky)
- ^ CAPITAL, Rockaway. DNA – Rockaway Capital. www.rockawaycapital.com [online]. [cit. 2022-05-19]. Dostupné online. (česky)
- ^ CAPITAL, Rockaway. Portfolio – Rockaway Capital. www.rockawaycapital.com [online]. [cit. 2022-05-19]. Dostupné online. (česky)
- ^ CAPITAL, Rockaway. Portfolio – Rockaway Capital. www.rockawaycapital.com [online]. [cit. 2022-05-19]. Dostupné online. (česky)
- ^ Alkohol.cz je Jakubu Havrlantovi po chuti. Rockaway v něm koupila minoritní podíl. Forbes [online]. 2022-04-21 [cit. 2022-05-05]. Dostupné online.
- ^ Skupina PPF ve světě. Kde působí firmy zesnulého Petra Kellnera. E15.cz [online]. [cit. 2022-05-19]. Dostupné online. (česky)
- ^ KVIFF Group získala majoritní podíl v distribuční společnosti Aerofilms. Forbes [online]. 2021-12-16 [cit. 2022-05-23]. Dostupné online. (česky)
- ^ MAM, Redakce. Rockaway chce na německém trhu s Bringmeisterem vyzvat tvrdou konkurenci. Marketing & Media [online]. 2021-05-03 [cit. 2022-05-19]. Dostupné online. (česky)
- ^ MEDIA, News. Galgonek zakládá agenturní skupinu Mind2Flo, stojí za ní KKCG a Rockaway. Médiář [online]. 2022-02-08 [cit. 2022-05-23]. Dostupné online.
- ^ Křetínského CMI prodala 50% podíl v Euromedia Group. Vydavatelství ovládne Rockaway Capital. iROZHLAS[online]. Český rozhlas [cit. 2022-05-05]. Dostupné online.
- ^ Planeo Elektro kupují firmy podnikatelů Křetínského, Tkáče, Havrlanta a PPF. iDNES.cz [online]. 2021-06-10 [cit. 2022-05-19]. Dostupné online. (česky)
- ^ HOLZMAN, Ondřej. Rockaway Capital investuje dalších 150 milionů korun do albánského startupu Gjirafa, obdoby českého Seznamu. CzechCrunch [online]. 2019-03-25 [cit. 2022-05-19]. Dostupné online. (česky)
- ^ Havrlantův Rockaway spouští miliardový fond. Cílit má na odpovědný byznys. Forbes [online]. 2021-09-22 [cit. 2022-05-05]. Dostupné online.
- ^ Havrlantův Rockaway spouští miliardový fond. Cílit má na odpovědný byznys. Forbes [online]. 2021-09-22 [cit. 2022-05-19]. Dostupné online. (česky)
- ^ Havrlantova Rockaway investuje do platformy na ojetiny. A zve investory z řad veřejnosti. Forbes [online]. 2022-04-28 [cit. 2022-05-23]. Dostupné online. (česky)
- ^ Pořádný roadtrip pro Campiri. České Airbnb pro obytňáky získává 115 milionů na expanzi. Forbes [online]. 2022-05-11 [cit. 2022-05-23]. Dostupné online. (česky)
- ^ Rockaway Blockchain Fund investoval přes 110 milionů korun do firmy 1Inch. Forbes [online]. 2021-12-02 [cit. 2022-05-19]. Dostupné online. (česky)
- ^ Rockaway Blockchain investuje stovky milionů, spustí nový fond. E15.cz [online]. [cit. 2022-05-19]. Dostupné online. (česky)
- ^ Rockaway Blockchain Fund investoval přes 110 milionů korun do firmy 1Inch. Forbes [online]. 2021-12-02 [cit. 2022-05-19]. Dostupné online. (česky)
- ^ HOLZMAN, Ondřej. Brána do kryptokosmu. Rockaway Blockchain Fund v Česku pořádá velkou blockchainovou konferenci. Czech Crunch [online]. 12.5.2022 [cit. 19.5.2022]. Dostupné online.
- ^ "Gateway to Cosmos Conference".
- ^ Bezrealitky změnila majitele, novým vlastníkem je Marek Rosenbaum. E15.cz [online]. [cit. 2022-05-23]. Dostupné online. (česky)
- ^ Rockaway odchází ze Storyous. Nahradí jej britská firma SaltPay. Forbes [online]. 2021-12-22 [cit. 2022-05-23]. Dostupné online. (česky)
- ^ CAPITAL, Rockaway. ChytryHonza.cz z portfolia Rockaway a Aegon přechází do rukou zakladatele Jiřího Patáka – Rockaway Capital. www.rockawaycapital.com[online]. [cit. 2022-05-23]. Dostupné online. (česky)
- ^ CAPITAL, Rockaway. Brand Embassy – Rockaway Capital. www.rockawaycapital.com [online]. [cit. 2022-05-23]. Dostupné online. (česky)
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