The Samwers scored their first success in 1999 with Alando, an online auction house which theysold to eBay. They have notched up several other big deals since then . In 2007,beside their investment vehicle, European Founders Fund, they set up Rocket Internet, anincubator that uses its own pool of expertsnow around 90 peopleto help launch severalstart-ups a year. Kinnevik, a Swedish investor, has a stake and also invests in its portfolio .
Samwer兄弟在1999年觅得了第一桶金,他们在成功成立了一家相似的网上拍卖行Alando后,又回卖给了eBay。那之后,他们还完成了若干项别的大交易。2007年,除了他们的投资工具瓯洲创始人基金,他们还成立了一家名为Rocket Internet的公司,这是一家创业孵化器,主要依靠自己的专家现在大概共有员工90名,每年帮助若干企业创业。来自瑞典的投资人Kinnevik 就有在该公司的股权,并参与了其他的投资组合。
Airbnb is now firmly in the Samwers sights. In June,the American firm bought Accoleo, a start-up inHamburg, as a way into the European market. Itfaces stiff competition not just from 9flats but alsofrom Wimdu, a clone backed by the Samwer brothersand staffed with experienced hands. ArneBleckwenn, the boss of Wimdu, is on his third start-up for the Samwers. Gamegoods, his first, was arare flop. The second, GratisPay, a virtual-currencyplatform for internet games, was sold last year toSponsorPay, a German rival.
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