The insanely successful career of Rocket Internet cofounder Oliver Samwer
Reuters/Ralph Orlowski
Its three founders, brothers Marc, Oliver and Alexander Samwer, wanted to found a company from a young age. They certainly succeeded. Rocket Internet's IPO last year saw their own company valued at €6.5 billion (around £4.6 billion, $8.2 billion)
Despite his insistence to the contrary, Oliver Samwer is seen as the driving force behind Rocket. Famously elusive, Samwer rarely speaks to the press, and has even walked out of interviews in the past.
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