This document provides information about a recruiting event for web companies taking place on February 18, 2015. It lists the time, location, companies attending, and what students should expect. The event will allow students to informally network and learn about internship and job opportunities from selected employers in the web industry. Students should bring their CV, badge, and read the guide. Profiles of 24 companies attending are also provided, with details on their mission, founding year, activities, values, finances, and website.
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Your Guide for Recruiting Date - Web Companies 2015
1. YOUR GUIDE for RECRUITING DATE
WEB COMPANIES
February 2015
2. YOUR GUIDE for RECRUITING DATE WEB COMPANIES
Guide for Recruiting Date – Web Companies
When
18 February 2015
1:00 – 6:30 pm (last access 6:00 pm)
Where Röntgen building, Underground Floor (Lounge area - 2)
Reserved for
Students and Graduates from Bocconi MSc Programs
(up to three years after completing their studies)
Registration
Mandatory! From February 9°
(Register here)
What to Expect
Present your application in person in an informal networking session
with a selected group of employers in the Web industry and discover
their internship and job opportunities. Get useful information about
companies and their recruiting processes and career paths.
Do not forget
Your CV
Your badge
Read this guide!
3. YOUR GUIDE for RECRUITING DATE WEB COMPANIES
Amazon EasyPark NuvÒ
Banzai Expedia Payleven
Beintoo Facile.it Razorfish
BlaBlaCar Funmob Subito.it
Blasting News GroupM Supermoney
Booking.com GROUPON Teads
Bravofly Rumbo Group Interlem Digital Business trivago
Casa.it Joincom Uber
Dalani Home & Living Marchetti YAM112003
DoveConviene Musement
4. YOUR GUIDE for RECRUITING DATE WEB COMPANIES
Name Amazon
Mission Be Earth’s most customer-centric company
Date of Creation 1994
Headquarter Seattle, USA
Main Activities
Amazon is the largest Internet-based retailer in the US. It
started as an online bookstore, but soon diversified, selling
DVDs, software, videogames, electronics, apparel, furniture,
food, toys, etc. The company also produces consumer
electronics-notably, Amazon Kindle e-book readers, Fire
tablets, and is a major provider of cloud computing services.
Values Customer Obsession, Ownership, Invent and Simplify
Financial info 2014 Revenues: $88.988 Bn
Website www.amazon.com
5. YOUR GUIDE for RECRUITING DATE WEB COMPANIES
Name Banzai
Mission Offer the best shopping experience
Date of Creation 2007
Headquarter Milan, Italy
Main Activities
Banzai S.P.A is a holding operating through its brands in
e-commerce business and online publishing. Its websites:
eprice.it, giallozafferano.it, pianetadonna.it among the others,
have more than 18 million monthly visitors.
Values Custumer care, Unique Purchasing Experience, Flexibility
Financial info Raised € 54 Mln in its IPO
Website www.banzai.it
6. YOUR GUIDE for RECRUITING DATE WEB COMPANIES
Name Beintoo
Mission
Help its partners reach and reward mobile users via
gamification and loyalty solutions.
Date of Creation January, 2011
Headquarter Milan, Italy
Main Activities
Beintoo rewards its users with virtual credits for achievements
and daily activities on the web, in apps and games. These
credits can be redeemed in the Beintoo Bestore or in its retail
partners’ online stores as in a loyalty program, leveraging the
huge time spent by its users in top games and apps.
Values Meritocracy, Global Attitude, Dynamism
Financial info Received $7.6 Mln in three rounds of funding
Website www.beintoo.com
7. YOUR GUIDE for RECRUITING DATE WEB COMPANIES
Name Blablacar
Mission
Build a people based transportation network, providing a cheap
and ecological solution for travelling
Date of Creation January, 2006
Headquarter France
Main Activities
Blablacar connects passengers looking for a ride to drivers with
empty seats who travel to the same place. It is a fast-growing
community of users with more than 2 million people using its
platform every month. It is making social-traveling expand
throughout Europe.
Values Trust, Safety & Insurance
Financial info Raised a $100 Mln round funding in July 2014
Website www.blablacar.it
8. YOUR GUIDE for RECRUITING DATE WEB COMPANIES
Name Blasting News
Mission Decentralize news distribution
Date of Creation 2013
Headquarter Chiasso, Switzerland
Main Activities
Allows individuals to publish their stories on the Blasting News
platform, with the authors of the best stories gaining visibility
and promotion. Ad revenues are shared with authors by the
amount of views their stories generate.
Values Independence, Democracy, Meritocracy, Personalization
Financial info Undisclosed
Website www.blastingnews.com
9. YOUR GUIDE for RECRUITING DATE WEB COMPANIES
Name Booking.com
Mission
Help leisure and business travelers, whatever their budgets,
easily discover, book, and enjoy the world’s best places to stay
Date of Creation 1996
Headquarter Amsterdam, Netherlands
Main Activities
Booking.com guarantees the best prices for any type of
property, from small, family-run bed and breakfasts to
executive apartments and five-star luxury suites
Values Motivation, Internationality, Transparency
Financial info Acquired by The Priceline Group in July 2005 for $135 Mln
Website www.booking.com
10. YOUR GUIDE for RECRUITING DATE WEB COMPANIES
Name Bravofly Rumbo Group
Mission Help users book their holidays in the simplest way possible
Date of Creation January, 2011
Headquarter Chiasso , Switzerland
Main Activities
Bravofly provides consumers with online tools and
technologies that allow them to easily search for, compare and
book flights, vacation packages and cruises, hotel
accommodations, car rentals and other travel products and
services. It acquired Rumbo (2012) and Jetcost (2013). The
group had its debut in SIX Swiss Exchange in 2014.
Values Ease of Use, Security, Customer Satisfaction
Financial info Raised around CHF105 Mln in its IPO
Website www.bravoflyrumbogroup.com
11. YOUR GUIDE for RECRUITING DATE WEB COMPANIES
Name Casa.it
Mission Make easier to find an appartment
Date of Creation 1996
Headquarter Milan , Italy
Main Activities
Casa.it is the number #1 real estate portal in Italy that allows
users to buy a property, rent houses, find a real estate agent or
publish an ad. Moreover it offers a lots of useful information
about buying a property (mortgages, restructuring costs, tax
compliance, tips for buying a first home ). It is part of REA
Group since 2007.
Values Innovation with Quality, Customer Centricity, Transparency
Financial info 2014 Revenue : € 20.2 Mln (+ 4%)
Website www.casa.it
12. YOUR GUIDE for RECRUITING DATE WEB COMPANIES
Name Dalani Home & Living
Mission Bring style in every home every day
Date of Creation January, 2012
Headquarter Milan, Italy
Main Activities
Dalani collaborates with international partners who strive to
give customers what they desire offering a wide range of
international interior design products and promoting the quality
of Made in Italy abroad.
Values Style, Quality, Affordability
Financial info 2013 Revenue : € 110 Mln (+168%)
Website www.dalani.it
13. YOUR GUIDE for RECRUITING DATE WEB COMPANIES
Name DoveConviene
Mission
Help people to shop by saving money through georeferenced-
based offers.
Date of Creation January, 2010
Headquarter Sestu (Sardinia), Italy
Main Activities
DoveConviene digital platform, also available in a mobile
version, exploits the consumers’ position to suggest them close
discounts and shopping opportunities through its leaflets.
Values Environment-friendly, Quality, Fairness, Innovation.
Financial info Raised € 5.2 Mln from 360 Capital Partners and Merifin Capital
Website www.doveconviene.it
14. YOUR GUIDE for RECRUITING DATE WEB COMPANIES
Name EasyPark
Mission Allow customers to pay for parking by their mobile phone
Date of Creation 2000
Headquarter Helsinki, Norway
Main Activities
EasyPark come from a long experience in digital payments.
Having served consumers with a “mobile wallet” since 1999,
EasyPark is one of the leading mobile payment companies
globally. With a clear focus on parking, it serves as the glue
between cities and operators and the motorists with a need for
parking.
Values Innovation, Customer Satisfaction, Long Term Value
Financial info Undisclosed
Website www.easypark.net
15. YOUR GUIDE for RECRUITING DATE WEB COMPANIES
Name Expedia
Mission
Own and power the best travel brands in the world.
We want our brands to be independent, innovative, fast.
Date of Creation October, 1996
Headquarter Washington, USA
Main Activities
Expedia delivers consumers value in leisure and business
travel, drives incremental demand and direct bookings to travel
suppliers and provides advertisers the opportunity to reach a
highly valuable audience of travel consumers.
Values Passion, Innovation, Enterprising Spirit
Financial info 2013 Gross Bookings: $39.4Bn; 2013 Revenue: $4.8Bn
Website www.expedia.com
16. YOUR GUIDE for RECRUITING DATE WEB COMPANIES
Name Facile.it
Mission
Compare the best insurance and financial offers to help you
saving money and make the right decision
Date of Creation 2011
Headquarter Milan, Italy
Main Activities
Facile.it is the number #1 comparison website in Italy: every
month it helps 1.5 million Italians make the right choice and
save up in the field of personal finance and house expenses. It
compares prices for insurance, loans, Pay TV, Internet
providers and others.
Values Trustworthiness, Safety, Freedom
Financial info Undisclosed
Website www.facile.it
17. YOUR GUIDE for RECRUITING DATE WEB COMPANIES
Name Funmob
Mission
Connect ideas and people who want to change how we have
fun and communicate
Date of Creation 2013
Headquarter Milan, Italy
Main Activities
Funmob is the first platform dedicated to Flashmobs. It allows
users to join or create their flashmobs on the funmob website,
and to keep in contact creating a network.
Values Fun, Self-Expression, Entusiasm
Financial info Undisclosed
Website www.funmob.com
18. YOUR GUIDE for RECRUITING DATE WEB COMPANIES
Name GroupM
Mission Traslate data and analytics into strategy and actions
Date of Creation 2003
Headquarter New York City, USA
Main Activities
GroupM is the world's leading full-service media investment
management operation company in terms of billings, employs a
data and technology driven approach, manages other agencies
and properties. Present in all continents, all its agencies are
independent global operations in their own right
Values Consumer Centricity, Data-Driven, Glocal
Financial info Accounted for 32% of the world's media billings
Website www.groupm.com
19. YOUR GUIDE for RECRUITING DATE WEB COMPANIES
Name Groupon
Mission
Become the world’s commerce operating system, connecting
buyers and sellers through price and discovery.
Date of Creation November, 2008.
Headquarter Chicago, USA
Main Activities
Groupon is a deal-of-the-day website that offers discounted gift
certificates usable at local or national companies. It is known
as an online e-commerce platform that provides its users with
the ability to purchase almost anything, from vacations to
electronics and fashion. Groupon currently has over 250 million
subscribers worldwide.
Values Innovation, Long Term Value, Customer Satisfaction
Financial info 2013 Revenue: $ 2.573 Bn
Website www.groupon.com
20. YOUR GUIDE for RECRUITING DATE WEB COMPANIES
Name Interlem Digital Business
Mission
Support producers of goods that want to add a channel for
online sales to their traditional business
Date of Creation March, 2012
Headquarter Milan, Italy
Main Activities
Interlem acts as a retailer of online services and end-to-end
solutions for e-commerce (B2C and B2B). It supports
companies that wish to expand sales to the final consumer;
companies that want to optimize the purchasing process of
professionals, and companies that want to offer end users an
additional way to purchase.
Values Simplicity, Innovation, Quality of Execution
Financial info Undisclosed
Website http://www.interlem.it/index.php
21. YOUR GUIDE for RECRUITING DATE WEB COMPANIES
Name Joincom
Mission
Make internet accessible to everyone by semplifying website’s
design
Date of Creation 1998
Headquarter Milan, Italy
Main Activities
Joincom help people and businesses to manage their website
page by improving the design, their marketing strategy and by
creating a dedicated app for their business. It is active for more
than10 year, with more than 500.000 assisted clients.
Values Quality, Design, Long Lasting Relationship with Consumers
Financial info Undisclosed
Website www.joincom.it
22. YOUR GUIDE for RECRUITING DATE WEB COMPANIES
Name Marchetti
Mission
Revolutionize the tailoring services and the shopping
experience
Date of Creation 2014
Headquarter Bergamo, Italy
Main Activities
Marchetti simply makes the best custom and ready-to-wear
shirts. They combine the world’s finest fabrics with the craft
tradition of Made in Italy to create amazing shirts. After being
contacted on their website, a Personal Stylist will come directly
to you, armed with the product knowledge and the impeccable
taste that no traditional retailer can provide.
Values Quality, Made in Italy, Attention to Details
Financial info Undisclosed
Website www.marchettiatelier.com
23. YOUR GUIDE for RECRUITING DATE WEB COMPANIES
Name Musement
Mission
Give travellers better vacations, providing tourism-related help
in finding and booking touristic attractions around the world
Date of Creation 2013
Headquarter Milan, Italy
Main Activities
Through its website, Musement helps you search for places to
see while on vacation - museums, operas, archaeological sites;
it enables you to book the tickets, city passes paying for them
online. Available in 7 languages of the world, it provides
additional benefits such as - matching the lowest price in the
market, 24/7 customer support and more.
Values Customer Satisfaction, Internalization,
Financial info Raised $ 950,000 from 360 Capital Partners and others
Website www.musement.com
24. YOUR GUIDE for RECRUITING DATE WEB COMPANIES
Name NuvÒ
Mission Provide consulting services of digital innovation
Date of Creation 2008
Headquarter Milan, Italy
Main Activities
NuvÒ aims at becoming the number #1 firm in digital consulting
applying a customized and flexible approach in managing
complex innovation projects. Part of Indaco Group, it offers a
wide range of services (both B2C, B2B and B2E) in the field of
strategy, digital marketing, data analysis., web presence,
knowledge management, and many more.
Values Cutting-edge Innovation, Personalization, Flexibility
Financial info 2013 Revenues: € 7.9 Mln
Website www.nuvo.it
25. YOUR GUIDE for RECRUITING DATE WEB COMPANIES
Name payleven
Mission
Shape the future of cashless payments together with our
customers
Date of Creation March, 2012
Headquarter Berlin, Germany
Main Activities
Payleven is Europe’s technologically leading solution for
mobile card payments and helps merchants of all sizes to
realize new business potential. The company is the Rocket
Internet's answer to Square, the US mobile payment start-up
and it currently operates in 10 markets, including the U.K.,
Brazil, Netherlands and Italy.
Values Hard Work, Focus on Execution, Customer Centricity
Financial info Raised $15.2 Mln in two rounds.
Website www.payleven.com
26. YOUR GUIDE for RECRUITING DATE WEB COMPANIES
Name Razorfish
Mission
To become the new kind of agency that helps clients transform
their businesses for digital
Date of Creation 1995
Headquarter Austin, USA
Main Activities
Razorfish is an interactive marketing and technology company
providing services that include web development, media
planning and technology. The agency’s capabilities in strategic
consulting, brand building, technology platforms and media
services enable transformational work for clients including
Delta Air Lines, McDonald’s, Mercedes-Benz USA, Microsoft
and Unilever
Values Cutting-edge innovation, Proactivity
Financial info Undisclosed
Website www.razorfish.com
27. YOUR GUIDE for RECRUITING DATE WEB COMPANIES
Name Subito.it
Mission
Offer the quickest, safest and most efficient service for buying
and selling second hand goods
Date of Creation 2007
Headquarter Milan, Italy
Main Activities
Subito.it is the first service of online ads for used merchandise.
The website acts as an online broker where people willing to
buy meet people willing to sell, usually within neighboring
territories. After contacting the counterparty on the website,
people are able to physically meet and finalize transactions in a
completely secure setting.
Values Entrepreneurship, Ambition, Passion
Financial info Undisclosed
Website www.subito.it
28. YOUR GUIDE for RECRUITING DATE WEB COMPANIES
Name Supermoney
Mission Make the everyday choices simpler and clearer
Date of Creation 2008
Headquarter Milan, Italy
Main Activities
Supermoney is the first Italian web portal offering across-
industries offering comparison. Its focus is comparing the
convenience of different companies' offers providing services
ranging from auto insurance to mobile connection, and
providing you with the best alternative among them – not just
the cheapest one but also the one that best fits your profile.
Values Innovation, Customer Centricity
Financial info Undisclosed
Website www.supermoney.eu
29. YOUR GUIDE for RECRUITING DATE WEB COMPANIES
Name Teads
Mission Reinvent video advertising
Date of Creation January, 2011
Headquarter Paris, France
Main Activities
Teads is a young global technology group which specializes in
creating innovative video advertising inventory at scale. They
invented out-stream advertising, enabling websites to display
ads outside of the traditional video stream, thus creating brand
new video inventory. This breakthrough technology granted
Teads partners among the world's most respected publishers.
Values Innovation, Passion, Creativity, Customer centricity
Financial info Raised $80.9 Mln; Projected 2014 Revenues $100 Mln..
Website www.teads.tv
30. YOUR GUIDE for RECRUITING DATE WEB COMPANIES
Name trivago
Mission Help people to find the best price for the ideal hotel
Date of Creation 2005
Headquarter Düsseldorf, Germany
Main Activities
trivago is an online hotel search website which compares
prices from over 700,000 hotels on over 175 booking sites
worldwide. It integrates over 140 million hotel ratings and 14
million photos in order to make finding the perfect hotel easier
for users.
Values Innovation, Passion, Internationality
Financial info Acquired (61,6%) by Expedia Inc. for €477 Mln in 2012
Website www.trivago.com
31. YOUR GUIDE for RECRUITING DATE WEB COMPANIES
Name Uber
Mission
Change how the world moves and make cities more
accessible.
Date of Creation March, 2009
Headquarter San Francisco, USA
Main Activities
Thanks to their app, Uber created a transportation network that
allows people to easily get in touch with one of the tens of
thousands of drivers who work for Uber. It awarded the
Crunchies Award for Best Overall Startup of 2014.
Values Vision, Quality Obsession, Fierceness, Innovation, Scale
Financial info Valued at more than $40 Bn
Website www.uber.com
32. YOUR GUIDE for RECRUITING DATE WEB COMPANIES
Name YAM112003
Mission
Tell stories, develop projects, create fascinating and engaging
experiences for the people who take part in them
Date of Creation 2010
Headquarter Milan, Italy
Main Activities
The core businesses are brand entertainment, digital
publishing TV and web productions. They provide digital
marketing and analysis tools, along with training programs.
Production and distribution of video content for the digital world
is also provided.
Values Integrated Marketing and Communication
Financial info Undisclosed
Website www.yam112003.com
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