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January 26, 2021

Deliveroo founder could personally bag more than $500m in upcoming IPO

Bankers have been briefing journalists that the company could IPO for as much as $11bn.


Freya Pratty

2 min read

Will Shu, who founded Deliveroo in 2013, could stand to gain a payout of more than $500m when the company completes its hotly anticipated IPO, expected as soon as April this year.

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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