Naspers

Naspers is a global internet group that empowers people and enrich communities. Naspers companies operate and invest in countries and markets across the world with long-term growth potential. The company believes in the power of local backed by global scale and they look for opportunities to address big societal needs in markets where they see the greatest growth potential. The company was founded on May 12, 1915, and is based in Cape Town, South Africa.

Ervin Tu

Interim CEO

56 past transactions

Jem

Seed Round in 2022
Jem builds HR Software for companies with frontline workers. Using WhatsApp, we make it easy for HR and Payroll Managers to send payslips, process leave requests and communicate with thousands of frontline workers in just a few clicks. Jem is system-agnostic and easily plugs into your existing payroll system, whether it's Sage or SAP. That means we can get you up and running in a day. HR and Payroll managers use the Jem Dashboard, a simple web-based application to communicate with their entire workforce. Frontline employees use the Jem WhatsApp channel to request payslips, apply for leave or take a salary advance without the need for an email address or an employee self-service app.

Captain Fresh

Series B in 2021
Captain Fresh is a freshwater fish and seafood supply chain platform. Captain Fresh is a B2B marketplace leveraging technology to deliver the fastest harvest-to-retail in the industry. The company focuses on aggregating the fragmented retail demand across the country and linking them to the small fishermen and farmers throughout the Indian coast. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Bengaluru, India.

The Student Hub

Venture Round in 2020
The Student Hub will publish e-books with links to other resources, while students will also be able to react to content when they are confused or find it difficult. ERAOnline will allow them to send comments and messages to authors, publishers and peers, and every student will be connected with a subject expert to assist them when they get stuck.

Shipper

Series A in 2020
Shipper is a digital logistics platform that helps freight forwarders to deliver goods easily. It works with online or corporate vendors to pick up items to be shipped using selected logistics services. It cooperates with online sellers or companies to pick up goods to be sent using selected logistics services. Its platform offers package pick-up service and fulfillment centers, help logistics providers manage shipments, predicts shipping routes, consolidate packages headed in the same direction, and also provides a multi-carrier API that enables sellers to manage orders, print shipping labels, and get tracking information from multiple providers on their phones.

ZestMoney

Series B in 2019
ZestMoney is a growing consumer lending fintech company that uses digital EMI, without the need for a credit card or a credit score. The company believes that being able to pay in EMI should be available to everyone and not only those who hold a credit card or have a credit score. With the use of mobile tech, digital banking, and AI, ZestMoney was made accessible to millions of Indian consumers. Founded in 2016 by digital finance and technology professionals, Priya Sharma, Lizzie Chapman, and Ashish Anantharaman, the company is backed by leading global digital financial services investors like PayU, Ribbit Capital, Omidiyar Networks among other.

VTEX

Series C in 2019
VTEX is a developer of a cloud-based eCommerce platform used to help companies future-proof their businesses and free them from software updates. It offers an end-to-end omnichannel commerce platform that allows users to increase sales and reduce overhead by uniting with partners, suppliers, and even competitors to eliminate channel conflict to seamlessly serve customers, enabling retailers, brands, and B2B manufacturers to collaborate with third-party suppliers and grow their business by launching their own marketplaces.

SweepSouth

Series B in 2019
Online home services platform that connects homeowners with trusted service professionals. SweepSouth aims to modernize home services and to be the African pioneers in bringing technology to the industry. With over seven thousand service provider and thousands of satisfied customers being served monthly across 4 countries, company is barely scratch the surface when it comes to the addressable market. The mission is to create happy homes by providing dignified, flexible work at decent pay to their service providers.

Movile

Series I in 2018
Movile is a Brazilian mobile commerce platform that operates in Latin America, the USA, and France. The company works with people who are completely passionate to achieve this dream, empowered to build new businesses with global potential, and driven to take risks to learn as fast as it grows. Movile invests in content distribution platforms and Online-To-Offline (O2O) applications in the segments of children's education and other mobile content, food delivery, ticketing, and cloud logistics. Movile is supported by Naspers, a global internet and entertainment group and one of the largest technology investors in the world and a strategic partner and shareholder of Movile since 2008, and by Innova Capital, a global Venture Capital and Private Equity firm focused on long-term value creation and a strategic partner and shareholder of Movile since 2014.

takealot.com

Acquisition in 2018
takealot.com is one of SA's largest online retailers with 9+ million products to choose from across 17 categories. Order online & we'll deliver anywhere in SA! Founded in 2011, takealot.com's mission is to be the most customer-centric online shopping destination in Africa, built around the simple concept that the customer comes first. All of our focus is dedicated to improving the customer experience, from the moment they arrive on our website to the moment their order arrives at their door. By aligning ourselves to this philosophy, we believe takealot.com will be the #1 shopping destination across Africa.

Busportal

Series B in 2017
The Problem: Most of the bus companies are badly referenced on Google. Moreover, those companies do not offer online payment. It exists the phone booking but calling centers do not answer or the line is busy. The last solution to buy a bus ticket is to go to the terminal but all the companies have their own bus terminal. There is no online platform that concentrates the bus company offers and information such as bus services, or different prices. The Solution: We offer two solutions: a BtoC and a BtoBtoC system. The BtoC is the busportal.pe website where customers can compare all the companies integrated on the website and buy their bus tickets online. The BtoBtoC solution is a integrated selling platform on the bus websites to manage their billing process online. The Opportunity: We are working both in local and international market. The company local market is defined by the country. We are targeting the mid-Low and Mid-High segment both local and international travelers. We offer various different bus services to target a large audience. We are currently targeting internet users. Latin America has 1 billion bus travelers per year, with an internet growth rate around 12%. The mobile phone penetration is 112%. Competitive Advantage: First mover Advantage in the Peruvian market. We have two weapons: the mobile application will be automatically install on Movistar's mobile phone in every country we are going as we have the exclusivity with Movistar and Telefonica. Moreover we have signed some agreements with the Peruvian government to let them use our widget on the Peruvian official websites. the widget is a access to the Busportal database with the design of the website where the widget is implemented. The Revenue Model: We have various mechanisms to generate revenue. The main mechanism is the commission both BtoC and BtoBtoC paid by the bus companies on each bus ticket we sell. We do not charge the customer for our fee. We also generate selling reports for the bus companies to improve efficiency. We are developing additional mechanisms such the fee on a disbursement, ads on the website. As we have a positive and consequent treasury (we pay our suppliers 20 days after) we can generate financial revenues.

Flipkart

Private Equity Round in 2017
Flipkart is an e-commerce marketplace that offers over 30 million products across 70+ categories. It provides books, movies, music, games, consoles, gaming accessories, mobiles, mobile accessories, cameras, camera accessories, computers, computer accessories, network components, software, peripherals, home and kitchen appliances, TV, and video products, and personal and health care products. Flipkart, currently 33,000 people strong, has 75 million registered users clocking over 10 million daily visits. Flipkart’s technology has enabled it to deliver 8 million shipments per month – and this number is only growing. Binny and Sachin Bansal founded Flipkart in 2007, with headquarters in Bengaluru in India. In 2018, the company was acquired by the giant retail corporation, [Walmart](/organization/Walmart).

Swiggy

Series E in 2017
Swiggy is an on-demand food delivery platform that brings food from neighborhood restaurants directly to customers' doors. The company's food delivery platform lists local restaurants and menu lists on an app for users to order from and track the delivery of its delivery executives, enabling users to order food with speed and convenience. Its service is used to pick up and drop off a diverse array of items, including laundry and document or parcel deliveries to business clients and retail customers.

Delivery Hero

Private Equity Round in 2017
Delivery Hero is a worldwide network of online food ordering sites, operating in 21 countries and with over 73,000 restaurant partners. Delivery Hero operates in Germany, UK, Austria, South Korea, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Australia, Switzerland, China, India, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Panama, and Puerto Rico. The Group has more than 1000 employees globally, with 400 working from its Berlin Headquarters. Delivery Hero has received $523 million in investment in 2014 alone with investors including Insight Venture Partners, Luxor Capital Group, Kite Ventures, Team Europe, ru-Net, Tengelmann Ventures, Point Nine Capital, Vostok Nafta, and Phenomen Ventures.

takealot.com

Venture Round in 2017
takealot.com is one of SA's largest online retailers with 9+ million products to choose from across 17 categories. Order online & we'll deliver anywhere in SA! Founded in 2011, takealot.com's mission is to be the most customer-centric online shopping destination in Africa, built around the simple concept that the customer comes first. All of our focus is dedicated to improving the customer experience, from the moment they arrive on our website to the moment their order arrives at their door. By aligning ourselves to this philosophy, we believe takealot.com will be the #1 shopping destination across Africa.

Busportal

Series A in 2016
The Problem: Most of the bus companies are badly referenced on Google. Moreover, those companies do not offer online payment. It exists the phone booking but calling centers do not answer or the line is busy. The last solution to buy a bus ticket is to go to the terminal but all the companies have their own bus terminal. There is no online platform that concentrates the bus company offers and information such as bus services, or different prices. The Solution: We offer two solutions: a BtoC and a BtoBtoC system. The BtoC is the busportal.pe website where customers can compare all the companies integrated on the website and buy their bus tickets online. The BtoBtoC solution is a integrated selling platform on the bus websites to manage their billing process online. The Opportunity: We are working both in local and international market. The company local market is defined by the country. We are targeting the mid-Low and Mid-High segment both local and international travelers. We offer various different bus services to target a large audience. We are currently targeting internet users. Latin America has 1 billion bus travelers per year, with an internet growth rate around 12%. The mobile phone penetration is 112%. Competitive Advantage: First mover Advantage in the Peruvian market. We have two weapons: the mobile application will be automatically install on Movistar's mobile phone in every country we are going as we have the exclusivity with Movistar and Telefonica. Moreover we have signed some agreements with the Peruvian government to let them use our widget on the Peruvian official websites. the widget is a access to the Busportal database with the design of the website where the widget is implemented. The Revenue Model: We have various mechanisms to generate revenue. The main mechanism is the commission both BtoC and BtoBtoC paid by the bus companies on each bus ticket we sell. We do not charge the customer for our fee. We also generate selling reports for the bus companies to improve efficiency. We are developing additional mechanisms such the fee on a disbursement, ads on the website. As we have a positive and consequent treasury (we pay our suppliers 20 days after) we can generate financial revenues.

Udemy

Series D in 2016
Udemy's mission is to create new possibilities for people and organizations everywhere by connecting them to the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in a changing world. The Udemy marketplace platform, with thousands of up-to-date courses in dozens of languages, provides the tools learners, instructors, and enterprises need to achieve their goals and reach their full potential. Millions of people learn on Udemy from real-world experts in topics ranging from programming and data science to leadership and team building. For companies, Udemy Business offers an employee training and development platform with subscription access to thousands of courses, learning analytics, and the ability to host and distribute their own content.

Twiggle

Series A in 2016
Twiggle transforms the e-commerce search and discovery experience by connecting shoppers to the products they are looking to buy faster and more accurately. Using the most advanced technologies in machine learning, natural language processing, and knowledge engineering, Twiggle’s AI-powered solutions are designed to enhance, not replace, a retailer’s existing search engine or e-commerce platform. Built on both a human-like understanding of linguistic structure and a deep retail awareness, Twiggle enables retailers to bring the best of the in-store shopping experience online. Founded in 2014, Twiggle is backed by some of the most respected global entrepreneurs and investors, including Alibaba, Naspers, Yahoo! Japan, State of Mind Ventures and Mizmaa Ventures. Twiggle's Board of Directors includes Dr. Udi Manber, former Head of Search at Google, Amazon, and Yahoo! Japan. Twiggle was named a Gartner Cool Vendor and ranked one of the top 100 AI companies by CB Insights.

Picup Technologies

Series A in 2016
Picup is the leading on-demand logistics provider in South Africa with more than 5000 active delivery legends, servicing South Africa's growing e-commerce and retail business customer base. Picups focus is to improve delivery efficiencies to the last mile.

Souq

Venture Round in 2016
Souq operates an e-commerce platform in the Middle East and North Africa region. It offers products in the categories of baby and toddler, mobiles and accessories, computers and tablets, clothing and shoes, watches and jewelry, perfumes and fragrances, and toys and gaming, as well as TVs, audio, and camera. Souq also operates as a marketplace for third party sellers. Ronaldo Mouchawar founded Souq in 2005. Souq has its headquarters in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates with commercial offices in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait and technical and development centers in Jordan and India. Souq operates as a subsidiary of Amazon as of May 12, 2017.

Avenida Compras

Series C in 2015
Avenida Compras operates an e-commerce site to sell products online. The products include home products, clothing and some electronic devices. Alan Kraus, Andres Freire, Federico Malek, Pablo Orlando, Pablo Simon Casarino, and Santiago Bilinkis founded Avenida Compras on July 1, 2013, with its headquarters in Buenos Aires in Argentina. It operates as a subsidiary of Avenida.

Konga Online Shopping

Series C in 2015
Konga.com is Nigeria's Pioneer Online Marketplace with verticals in payment, travel, food delivery and health Shopping categories on Konga.com include books, home appliances, mobile phones & tablets, office appliances & stationery, groceries, toys, computers, books, fashion, movies, music, etc. Less than one percent of Nigeria's population currently shops online, so Konga.com has its work cut out for it to not only get Nigerians buying but also to get them buying from Konga. It has received the following awards; Marketing World Awards 2013 - Best Online Retailer of the Year Marketing World Awards 2013 - Best Emerging Brand of the Year Marketing World Awards 2014 - Best E-Commerce Company Marketing World Awards 2014 - Best Use Of Social Media In Marketing Lagos Chamber of Commerce Awards 2014 - Most Innovative and Impactful Brand In the Trade Retail Sector.

M4JAM

Private Equity Round in 2015
M4Jam’s gig technology platform uplifts communities, provides businesses access to informal markets and creates data assets. As leaders in the gig economy, we help South African businesses become agile and relevant in an increasingly disruptive environment by connecting them with local communities.

takealot.com

Venture Round in 2015
takealot.com is one of SA's largest online retailers with 9+ million products to choose from across 17 categories. Order online & we'll deliver anywhere in SA! Founded in 2011, takealot.com's mission is to be the most customer-centric online shopping destination in Africa, built around the simple concept that the customer comes first. All of our focus is dedicated to improving the customer experience, from the moment they arrive on our website to the moment their order arrives at their door. By aligning ourselves to this philosophy, we believe takealot.com will be the #1 shopping destination across Africa.

Flipkart

Series H in 2014
Flipkart is an e-commerce marketplace that offers over 30 million products across 70+ categories. It provides books, movies, music, games, consoles, gaming accessories, mobiles, mobile accessories, cameras, camera accessories, computers, computer accessories, network components, software, peripherals, home and kitchen appliances, TV, and video products, and personal and health care products. Flipkart, currently 33,000 people strong, has 75 million registered users clocking over 10 million daily visits. Flipkart’s technology has enabled it to deliver 8 million shipments per month – and this number is only growing. Binny and Sachin Bansal founded Flipkart in 2007, with headquarters in Bengaluru in India. In 2018, the company was acquired by the giant retail corporation, [Walmart](/organization/Walmart).

Avenida Compras

Series B in 2014
Avenida Compras operates an e-commerce site to sell products online. The products include home products, clothing and some electronic devices. Alan Kraus, Andres Freire, Federico Malek, Pablo Orlando, Pablo Simon Casarino, and Santiago Bilinkis founded Avenida Compras on July 1, 2013, with its headquarters in Buenos Aires in Argentina. It operates as a subsidiary of Avenida.

Flipkart

Series G in 2014
Flipkart is an e-commerce marketplace that offers over 30 million products across 70+ categories. It provides books, movies, music, games, consoles, gaming accessories, mobiles, mobile accessories, cameras, camera accessories, computers, computer accessories, network components, software, peripherals, home and kitchen appliances, TV, and video products, and personal and health care products. Flipkart, currently 33,000 people strong, has 75 million registered users clocking over 10 million daily visits. Flipkart’s technology has enabled it to deliver 8 million shipments per month – and this number is only growing. Binny and Sachin Bansal founded Flipkart in 2007, with headquarters in Bengaluru in India. In 2018, the company was acquired by the giant retail corporation, [Walmart](/organization/Walmart).

Flipkart

Series F in 2014
Flipkart is an e-commerce marketplace that offers over 30 million products across 70+ categories. It provides books, movies, music, games, consoles, gaming accessories, mobiles, mobile accessories, cameras, camera accessories, computers, computer accessories, network components, software, peripherals, home and kitchen appliances, TV, and video products, and personal and health care products. Flipkart, currently 33,000 people strong, has 75 million registered users clocking over 10 million daily visits. Flipkart’s technology has enabled it to deliver 8 million shipments per month – and this number is only growing. Binny and Sachin Bansal founded Flipkart in 2007, with headquarters in Bengaluru in India. In 2018, the company was acquired by the giant retail corporation, [Walmart](/organization/Walmart).

Souq

Venture Round in 2014
Souq operates an e-commerce platform in the Middle East and North Africa region. It offers products in the categories of baby and toddler, mobiles and accessories, computers and tablets, clothing and shoes, watches and jewelry, perfumes and fragrances, and toys and gaming, as well as TVs, audio, and camera. Souq also operates as a marketplace for third party sellers. Ronaldo Mouchawar founded Souq in 2005. Souq has its headquarters in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates with commercial offices in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait and technical and development centers in Jordan and India. Souq operates as a subsidiary of Amazon as of May 12, 2017.

Konga Online Shopping

Series B in 2014
Konga.com is Nigeria's Pioneer Online Marketplace with verticals in payment, travel, food delivery and health Shopping categories on Konga.com include books, home appliances, mobile phones & tablets, office appliances & stationery, groceries, toys, computers, books, fashion, movies, music, etc. Less than one percent of Nigeria's population currently shops online, so Konga.com has its work cut out for it to not only get Nigerians buying but also to get them buying from Konga. It has received the following awards; Marketing World Awards 2013 - Best Online Retailer of the Year Marketing World Awards 2013 - Best Emerging Brand of the Year Marketing World Awards 2014 - Best E-Commerce Company Marketing World Awards 2014 - Best Use Of Social Media In Marketing Lagos Chamber of Commerce Awards 2014 - Most Innovative and Impactful Brand In the Trade Retail Sector.

dubizzle

Acquisition in 2013
A number one classified website, dubizzle.com is the easiest online platform to place free ads, allowing you to find whatever you need, sell & buy within your city. From books, baby toys, gadgets, electronics, cars and jobs, to property sale/rent and much more. Millions of users and ads in there. Give it a try and you will become addicted. It's totally free, no commissions nor agents

PayProp

Private Equity Round in 2013
PayProp is an automated cloud-based payment platform designed specifically for the property management industry. It streamlines back-office operations, reduces administrative costs per transaction, and leverages advanced technology to automate processes. The platform allows property managers to securely collect payments from tenants and make fully reconciled payments to beneficiaries, enhancing overall efficiency. PayProp operates in the United Kingdom and South Africa, where it has a majority stake held by Naspers, a prominent multinational media and internet group. Additionally, PayProp Capital, a subsidiary of the PayProp Group, offers tenant risk management tools tailored for client agencies in the South African residential letting market.

Flipkart

Series E in 2013
Flipkart is an e-commerce marketplace that offers over 30 million products across 70+ categories. It provides books, movies, music, games, consoles, gaming accessories, mobiles, mobile accessories, cameras, camera accessories, computers, computer accessories, network components, software, peripherals, home and kitchen appliances, TV, and video products, and personal and health care products. Flipkart, currently 33,000 people strong, has 75 million registered users clocking over 10 million daily visits. Flipkart’s technology has enabled it to deliver 8 million shipments per month – and this number is only growing. Binny and Sachin Bansal founded Flipkart in 2007, with headquarters in Bengaluru in India. In 2018, the company was acquired by the giant retail corporation, [Walmart](/organization/Walmart).

Konga Online Shopping

Series A in 2013
Konga.com is Nigeria's Pioneer Online Marketplace with verticals in payment, travel, food delivery and health Shopping categories on Konga.com include books, home appliances, mobile phones & tablets, office appliances & stationery, groceries, toys, computers, books, fashion, movies, music, etc. Less than one percent of Nigeria's population currently shops online, so Konga.com has its work cut out for it to not only get Nigerians buying but also to get them buying from Konga. It has received the following awards; Marketing World Awards 2013 - Best Online Retailer of the Year Marketing World Awards 2013 - Best Emerging Brand of the Year Marketing World Awards 2014 - Best E-Commerce Company Marketing World Awards 2014 - Best Use Of Social Media In Marketing Lagos Chamber of Commerce Awards 2014 - Most Innovative and Impactful Brand In the Trade Retail Sector.

Aukro

Venture Round in 2013
Aukro.cz's largest commercial portal in the Czech Republic. It began in 2003 as an auction site. Today it is the largest trading portal on the Czech Internet. Users will find on Aukro 22 product categories. The business model combines the sale of new and used goods at a fixed price or at auction. For professional marketers Aukro provides a way to streamline its business membership program guaranteed sellers Aukro +.

LazienkaPlus

Acquisition in 2012
LazienkaPlus is a provider of a selection of bathroom equipment.

Souq

Venture Round in 2012
Souq operates an e-commerce platform in the Middle East and North Africa region. It offers products in the categories of baby and toddler, mobiles and accessories, computers and tablets, clothing and shoes, watches and jewelry, perfumes and fragrances, and toys and gaming, as well as TVs, audio, and camera. Souq also operates as a marketplace for third party sellers. Ronaldo Mouchawar founded Souq in 2005. Souq has its headquarters in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates with commercial offices in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait and technical and development centers in Jordan and India. Souq operates as a subsidiary of Amazon as of May 12, 2017.

FixeAds

Acquisition in 2012
The FixeAds is a Portuguese company founded in 2007 that specializes in the development of platforms and online classifieds, free and easy to use auctions for buying and selling products or services.

VTEX

Series B in 2012
VTEX is a developer of a cloud-based eCommerce platform used to help companies future-proof their businesses and free them from software updates. It offers an end-to-end omnichannel commerce platform that allows users to increase sales and reduce overhead by uniting with partners, suppliers, and even competitors to eliminate channel conflict to seamlessly serve customers, enabling retailers, brands, and B2B manufacturers to collaborate with third-party suppliers and grow their business by launching their own marketplaces.

Flipkart

Series D in 2012
Flipkart is an e-commerce marketplace that offers over 30 million products across 70+ categories. It provides books, movies, music, games, consoles, gaming accessories, mobiles, mobile accessories, cameras, camera accessories, computers, computer accessories, network components, software, peripherals, home and kitchen appliances, TV, and video products, and personal and health care products. Flipkart, currently 33,000 people strong, has 75 million registered users clocking over 10 million daily visits. Flipkart’s technology has enabled it to deliver 8 million shipments per month – and this number is only growing. Binny and Sachin Bansal founded Flipkart in 2007, with headquarters in Bengaluru in India. In 2018, the company was acquired by the giant retail corporation, [Walmart](/organization/Walmart).

MALL.cz

Acquisition in 2012
MALL.cz is an online retailer in the Czech Republic. The site also operates in Germany, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia. The company runs more than 45 e-shops in the region with 1,200 product categories.

NetRetail Holding

Acquisition in 2012
The roots of Netretail Holding Group date back to the year 2000, when our first shop, www.bilezbozi.cz, was launched. It became a truly legendary shop with kitchen appliances in the Czech Republic, mainly for its unbiased customer service it offered. Shortly afterwards, we launched additional shops with other mass consumer items. We have ventured into DIY, petfood, sport and fashion. Our Czech venture has gained the status of the pure play market leader, a position that has continued to strengthened over time. We launched our shops in Slovakia and Hungary in 2005 and Poland in 2006 and Germany in 2007. We divested Germany in 2011, and refocused ourselves in CEE. We acquired a minority position in Slovenian market leader later in 2011 and we are actively looking for opportunities to grow our business both organically and through partnerships. Netretail Holding Group is now a part of Naspers (JSE: NPN), a global media company with notable investments in Internet companies worldwide.

Slando

Acquisition in 2011
Slando is a Classifieds company.

Markafoni

Acquisition in 2011
Markafoni is a Turkish shopping portal offering clothing and fashion accessories. The site has six million customers all over the Turkish speaking regions. The company employs over 35,000 people and has over 200 companies all over the world.

7Pixel

Acquisition in 2011
7pixel S.r.l. offers online price comparison services. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Giussago, Italy. As of March 13, 2015, 7pixel S.r.l. operates as a subsidiary of Gruppo MutuiOnline S.p.A.

InSales

Acquisition in 2011
InSales is a SaaS eCommerce Platform with multichannel integration.

Multiply

Acquisition in 2010
With over two hundred thousand merchants, Multiply is the largest marketplace in Southeast Asia. The service started life as a social networking site in 2004, bringing innovations such as the news feed to the industry, but has evolved into the purest example of social shopping on the web today. The shops, the products, the transactions, and of course, the buyers, all live within the Multiply ecosystem. Multiply's ecommerce platform offers sellers a combination of ecommerce and social communications tools that can not be found on any other site. Multiply was acquired by Naspers in the fall of 2010, and is headquartered in Jakarta with an additional office in Manila.

BuzzCity

Venture Round in 2010
BuzzCity is a mobile media company offering brand owners and agencies access to a global advertising network on the mobile internet. The network is made up of publishers from across the world and BuzzCity's own mobile media properties. As a leading international player, BuzzCity has developed in-depth knowledge of the mobile consumer and provides marketers with clear opportunities to reach this audience via its advertising and publisher programmes.

Buscapé

Acquisition in 2009
Buscapé is a comparison shopping service. A complete digital platform that brings together brands involved in the various stages of a digital purchase with a single goal which is enhancing consumer relations in a sustainable way, providing a good shopping experience. The company's commitment is the implementation without complication, with innovation and daring. It understands the universe of people and the behaviors, anticipate desires and needs, to offer a fast shopping experience, friendly, assertive, and secure for both the consumer and merchant. Buscapé was founded 1999 and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

BuzzCity

Venture Round in 2008
BuzzCity is a mobile media company offering brand owners and agencies access to a global advertising network on the mobile internet. The network is made up of publishers from across the world and BuzzCity's own mobile media properties. As a leading international player, BuzzCity has developed in-depth knowledge of the mobile consumer and provides marketers with clear opportunities to reach this audience via its advertising and publisher programmes.

Nimbuzz

Series B in 2008
Nimbuzz is a mobile communication and entertainment platform that offers users free and low-cost mobile phone calls, video calling, instant messaging, and social networking features. With over 150 million users across more than 200 countries, Nimbuzz is experiencing rapid growth, adding approximately 210,000 new registrations daily. The platform allows seamless communication between various internet-enabled devices, such as mobile phones and computers. Users can connect through popular social networks like Facebook, Google Talk, and Twitter. Nimbuzz is headquartered in Gurgaon, with regional offices in Dubai and the Netherlands, employing a team of nearly 100 individuals. Chief Executive Officer Vikas Saxena oversees the brand's global strategy and operations. The platform, which is accessible through a simple download and installation process, empowers users to fully leverage the capabilities of mobile internet for enhanced communication experiences.

Tradus

Acquisition in 2007
Tradus is a global marketplace for used commercial vehicles and heavy equipment. Tradus allows professionals to offer their (used) machines. Potential buyers from all over the world can contact sellers directly using phone or the contact form. Tradus is part of the OLX group, a network of leading classifieds platforms in 45 markets, including brands like OLX, Avito, Letgo, Dubizzle, Storia, Stradia, among others. The OLX Group connects people to buy, sell or exchange used goods and services by making it fast and easy for anyone to post a listing through their mobile phone or on the web. Hundreds of millions of people around the world generate more than 1.9 billion monthly visits, 37 billion monthly page views and 54 million listings every month on the OLX Group's online marketplaces.

SuperSport

Private Equity Round in 2007
SuperSport funds, produces, and and broadcasts sporting content across the African continent on the DStv platform. It produces ten channels for the DStv platform as well as a number of channels for reception on handheld services. The SuperSport website streams highlights. SuperSport’s array of live coverage includes the major World Cup tournaments, the Olympic Games, the golf majors, the tennis Grand Slam events, F1, and various other major and local leagues of sports such as rugby, cricket, golf, tennis, motorsport, cycling, aquatics, athletics, and boxing. SuperSport is based in Randburg, Johannesburg. Its holding company is MultiChoice and its ultimate parent company is Naspers, a broad-based multi-national media group.

Nimbuzz

Series A in 2007
Nimbuzz is a mobile communication and entertainment platform that offers users free and low-cost mobile phone calls, video calling, instant messaging, and social networking features. With over 150 million users across more than 200 countries, Nimbuzz is experiencing rapid growth, adding approximately 210,000 new registrations daily. The platform allows seamless communication between various internet-enabled devices, such as mobile phones and computers. Users can connect through popular social networks like Facebook, Google Talk, and Twitter. Nimbuzz is headquartered in Gurgaon, with regional offices in Dubai and the Netherlands, employing a team of nearly 100 individuals. Chief Executive Officer Vikas Saxena oversees the brand's global strategy and operations. The platform, which is accessible through a simple download and installation process, empowers users to fully leverage the capabilities of mobile internet for enhanced communication experiences.

Abril

Secondary Market in 2006
Abril Group is one of the leading and most influential groups of Communication, Education and Logistic in Latin America. Since its foundation as a small publisher in 1950, the company became more and more relevant to Brazil and the Brazilian people, publishing information, education and culture. Currently, through holdings and subsidiaries, the company is present in the sectors of Media, Distribution and Logistics and Education. Pioneering is a mark of Abril’s path. The history of the company began in the 1950’s, with the launching of the Brazilian version of Donald Duck magazine. The growth of the company in the publishing market enhanced the standards of quality of publications in the country. It established a journalistic culture that takes into account, above all, the commitment to the reader, with a high-quality standard of text, photography, edition and production. Following the concerns of the public opinion, it always contributed to the great debates of society. Permanently looking for innovation, Abril knew how to incorporate it to business. Thus, the company is currently one of the largest and most influential communication and educational groups in Latin America. The founder of Grupo Abril, Victor Civita, started the operations of the publishing company in a small office in downtown São Paulo. When he published the first issue of Donald Duck, in 1950, he had only half a dozen employees at his side. The name Abril (the Portuguese word for “April”) was chosen by Victor Civita for his company because in the Northern Hemisphere, spring starts in this month. Victor was also responsible for choosing the tree as the company’s logo. In the words of the founder himself: “I have chosen the tree as a symbol because it represents fertility, the image of life. The green was chosen because it is the color of hope and optimism”.
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