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March 23, 2021

Introducing the Deliveroo 'mafia': the employees turned founders

As Deliveroo announces plans to list on the London Stock Exchange, a generation of its ex-employees look to leave their own mark on the startup scene.


Eight years on from launch — with one rider and three restaurants — Deliveroo has scaled somewhat. It now boasts a roster of 115k restaurants, over 100k teal-clad riders and at the beginning of March announced its plans to list on the London Stock Exchange.

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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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