Alexander Samwer

Alexander Samwer (born 1975, in Cologne^[1]) is a German technology entrepreneur and investor. In 2018, Alexander founded the privately-held investment firm Arvantis Group with a focus on entrepreneurial investments in the technology, renewable energy and real estate sector. Group companies include Picus Capital (technology), Pacifico Energy Partners (renewable energy) and Augustus Management & Architecture (real estate).^[2]^[3] Picus Capital has emerged as a fast-growing technology investment company with a global portfolio of internet companies.^[4]

Career[]

Before founding Arvantis Group, Alexander co-founded with his brothers Marc and Oliver the consumer-to-consumer auction house Alando, which was sold to eBay in 1999 for $43 million,^[5] then Jamba! which was sold to VeriSign for $270 million in 2004.^[6]

With his two brothers he also founded the venture capital company European Founders^[7]^[8] with which they invested in StudiVZ (former German-counterpart to Facebook), MyVideo (German-counterpart to YouTube), Bigpoint Games and several other companies. The Samwer brothers invested in Facebook in 2008, after selling StudiVZ to the Holtzbrinck Group.^[9] 2007 they founded the startup studio Rocket Internet headquartered in Berlin with early-stage investments in Europe's largest online fashion company Zalando (publicly listed), online food-delivery company Delivery Hero (publicly listed), Asian e-commerce company Lazada Group (sold to Alibaba) and online meal retailer HelloFresh (publicly listed).^[10] They took it public in October 2014. In 2013, the Samwer brothers founded 150 million € Global Founders Capital (GFC) fund for early-stage startups.^[11] In 2013 Alexander Samwer went his own way business-wise and stopped working for Rocket Internet and Global Founders Capital.^[2]

Education[]

He studied politics at the University of Oxford (from 1995), receiving an MA, and then received an MBA from Harvard Business School.^[7]

Personal life[]

Alexander is the youngest of the three Samwer brothers.^[12] His parents are both in the legal profession.^[1] Alexander Samwer is an active supporter of social projects in education and environmental protection.^[13] He is a founding member of the climate initiative "Leaders for Climate Action".^[14]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Young German start-ups". Jetzt. 12 December 2005. Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Linkedin profile".
^ "Alexander Samwer builds his own investment group". Gründerszene. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
^ "PICUS CAPITAL". PICUS CAPITAL. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^ "EBay kauft Berliner Web-Auktionshaus Alando". Heise (in German). 21 June 1999. Archived from the original on 6 January 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
^ "Samwer Brothers Acquire Stake in Facebook". Spiegel. 15 January 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Alexander's bio". European Founders. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
^ Crampton, Thomas (4 December 2006). "German brothers break the moldEntrepreneurs cash in after learning fast in Silicon Valley". International Herald Tribune. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
^ Stöcker, Christian (16 January 2008). "SPIEGEL Interview with Investor Alexander Samwer - 'Facebook Is Already Light Years Ahead'". Spiegel. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
^ Mac, Ryan. "Germany's Samwer Brothers To Become Billionaires With Rocket Internet IPO". Forbes. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
^ "Rocket Internet is reportedly raising a €1 billion growth fund". Tech.eu. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
^ "Alexander Samwer". Forbes. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
^ "Arvantis Group social responsibility". Company Homepage. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
^ "Deutsche Digitalpromis verbünden sich für den Klimaschutz". Manager Magazin. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.

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[jetzt-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Young German start-ups". Jetzt. 12 December 2005. Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2010.

[:0-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Linkedin profile".

[gruenderszene-3] "Alexander Samwer builds his own investment group". Gründerszene. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2019.

[4] "PICUS CAPITAL". PICUS CAPITAL. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

[5] "EBay kauft Berliner Web-Auktionshaus Alando". Heise (in German). 21 June 1999. Archived from the original on 6 January 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2010.

[6] "Samwer Brothers Acquire Stake in Facebook". Spiegel. 15 January 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2010.

[bio-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Alexander's bio". European Founders. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2010.

[8] Crampton, Thomas (4 December 2006). "German brothers break the moldEntrepreneurs cash in after learning fast in Silicon Valley". International Herald Tribune. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2010.

[9] Stöcker, Christian (16 January 2008). "SPIEGEL Interview with Investor Alexander Samwer - 'Facebook Is Already Light Years Ahead'". Spiegel. Retrieved 30 January 2010.

[10] Mac, Ryan. "Germany's Samwer Brothers To Become Billionaires With Rocket Internet IPO". Forbes. Retrieved 17 February 2021.

[11] "Rocket Internet is reportedly raising a €1 billion growth fund". Tech.eu. Retrieved 2 April 2019.

[12] "Alexander Samwer". Forbes. Retrieved 24 February 2021.

[arv-13] "Arvantis Group social responsibility". Company Homepage. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.

[managermagazin-14] "Deutsche Digitalpromis verbünden sich für den Klimaschutz". Manager Magazin. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.

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