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January 10, 2022

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Quick commerce startup Arive snaps up a $20m Series A led by Balderton


Max Reeker (left) and Linus Fries

Last year, VCs pumped billions into the first wave of speedy-grocery companies vying to carve out a hefty slice of the market at breakneck speed. Valuations of companies like Gorillas, Getir and Zapp skyrocketed. 

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One of Arive's cargo bikes in Berlin
One of Arive's cargo bikes in Berlin
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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