Food delivery startup Crisp has today raised €35m in equity financing to scale its operations in the Netherlands, its home market, and in Belgium. The chunky Series C bucks the trend we’ve seen in the grocery delivery sector in recent months, as heavily backed startups like Gorillas have been sold for a fraction of their former valuations.
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