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August 14, 2019

Ride-hailing startup Bolt moves into food delivery

Bolt, the Tallinn-based thorn in Uber’s side, is moving into food delivery in eastern Europe this year — and it thinks it has an edge over its much better-funded competitors.


Amy Lewin

4 min read

Uber’s moving into grocery, Deliveroo’s moving into supply chains, and Bolt, the Estonian ride-hailing firm which is a market leader in the Baltics and is holding its own against Uber elsewhere, is moving into food delivery.

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Photo of Dmitri Luchin, who is leading expansion into food delivery in eastern Europe for Bolt.
Dmitri Luchin, who is leading Bolt's expansion into food delivery in eastern Europe.
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Bolt competitor Wolt's footprint in Europe.
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Amy Lewin

Amy Lewin is Sifted’s editor and host of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow her on X, LinkedIn and Bluesky

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