Wolt har over 530 ansatte, og hadde som uttalt ml ansette 1 000 flere. UK-based Deliveroo netted $180 million in the run-up to its planned IPO, while Spain’s Glovo raised $121 million and Turkey’s Getir grabbed $128 million. Wolt er et finsk teknologiselskap som er kjent for sin matleveringsplattform. Wolt’s $530 million raise is the latest in a flurry of big-ticket investments into food delivery startups since the beginning of the year. Among other things, it now delivers groceries, cosmetics, pet food, and medical supplies on demand to users’ homes or workplaces. Like many other restaurant delivery apps, Wolt pivoted to additional on-demand services in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, which saw many foodservice establishments shuttered under lockdown restrictions and consumer concerns. The funding round in the six-year-old company was led by ICONIQ Capital. Since then it has expanded to over 30,000 restaurants across 129 cities in 23 countries – most recently, Germany and Japan. Wolt, a food delivery app that’s expanded into groceries and retail, has raised 530 million as it tries to take on Amazon. Previous backers 83North, Highland Europe. The app launched in 2015, offering on-demand meal delivery from 10 restaurants in Helsinki. The round was led by Iconiq Growth, with participation from Tiger Global, DST, KKR, Prosus, EQT Growth and Coatue. “We raised this round further strengthen our balance sheet, think long-term and double down on building even stronger positions across our markets while continuing to expand our offering beyond the restaurant.”
In a statement, co-founder and CEO Miki Kuusi said the app tripled its revenue to $345 million against a net loss of $45 million in 2020.Existing investors 83North, EQT Ventures, Goldman Sachs Growth Equity, Highland Europe, and Vintage Investment Partners also participated alongside new investors Coatue Management, DST, EQT Growth, KKR, Tiger Global, and Prosus Ventures – a VC unit of Naspers. FINLAND, Helsinki Wolt, the Helsinki-based online ordering and delivery company that initially focused on restaurants but has since expanded to other verticals, has raised 530 million in a new funding round led by Iconiq Growth, with participation from Tiger Global, DST, KKR, Prosus, EQT Growth and Coatue.Funding will go towards the buildout of a logistics setup for last-mile delivery and dark store operation. The company recently expanded into the grocery and retail sectors. Finland’s Wolt has raised $530 million in a funding round led by ICONIQ Growth. Finland: Wolt Closes 530M Round to Continue Expanding Beyond Restaurant Delivery TechCrunch.
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