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Copycat Billionaires: How Samwer Brothers Forced Silicon Valley to Pay Millions

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News18•13-03-2026, 17:52

Copycat Billionaires: How Samwer Brothers Forced Silicon Valley to Pay Millions

•Samwer brothers (Marc, Oliver, Alexander) became billionaires by copying successful US tech startups.
•Initially ignored by eBay, they launched Alando, a copycat auction site in Germany, forcing eBay to buy it for $43 million.
•Founded 'Rocket Internet' to identify and replicate hit startups in new markets before the originals arrived.
•Copied Facebook (StudiVZ) and Groupon (CityDeal), selling them for huge profits, angering Silicon Valley.
•Despite criticism as 'copycats', they built an empire, investing in hundreds of startups globally, including Zalando, HelloFresh, Jabong.

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