Rocket Internet controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2016
Questions over backing of competing delivery businesses
Rocket Internet's support for both Take Eat Easy and Delivery Hero prompted questions about conflicts created by backing competing companies. The issue became more visible after Take Eat Easy entered liquidation.
2011
Employee departures and management-culture criticism
Media reports described the simultaneous departure of 20 employees from a workforce of roughly 130 and associated the episode with concerns about product quality and a harsh management style during rapid expansion.
Criticism of the copycat venture-building model
Rocket Internet was criticized for creating companies based on business models already proven by successful foreign competitors. The dispute concerned originality and founder ethics rather than a confirmed legal finding in the supplied sources.