By Christopher Lawton

MUNICH (MarketWatch) -- EBay Inc.'s EBAY -0.31% Chief Executive John Donahoe said on Tuesday that he would be open to acquisitions of innovative start-ups run by committed entrepreneurs.

Responding to a question about acquisitions on stage at the Digital Life Design conference in Munich, Donahoe said eBay was interested in innovative entrepreneurs who want to live out their vision in eBay, and can convince the Internet giant that they can push the business forward.

"Those are the kinds of companies we are interested in talking to you and if you are out there, we d love to talk," he said.