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Zalando

E-commerce·Germany·Exited 2014·Held 5yr

Zalando is a e-commerce company, headquartered in Germany.

Entry
2009
Hold
5yr
Exit
2014
Est. EV

Who owns Zalando?

Zalando was owned by SevenVentures through SevenVentures Media-for-Equity (2009 vintage) from 2009 to 2014. Across its history, Zalando has been through 4 private equity ownership periods, detailed in the timeline below.

Hand-verified · updated 2026-07-02

SevenVentures
Most recent investor
SevenVentures
SevenVentures Media-for-Equity · 2009 · Evergreen
4 ownership periods · full history below

Key facts

HQGermany
SectorE-commerce
StatusAcquired
Key takeaways
  • ·Fully exited in 2014.
  • ·Average hold across 4 realized cycles: 5 years.
  • ·4 distinct PE sponsors across ownership cycles.

Ownership history

4 ownership periods · co-invest detected

Exited
Last exited in 2014.
Co-invest · 4 holders · 2008 · 2014
HV Capital
HV CapitalExited 2014
2008 · 2014 · Holtzbrinck Ventures Legacy · 2000 · VC
IPO
MOIC
Rocket Internet SE
2008 · 2014 · Rocket Internet Balance Sheet · 2007 · Evergreen
IPO
MOIC
SevenVentures
SevenVenturesExited 2014
2009 · 2014 · SevenVentures Media-for-Equity · 2009 · Evergreen
MOIC
Tengelmann Ventures
2010 · 2014 · Tengelmann Ventures Evergreen · 2009 · Evergreen
IPO
MOIC
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