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November 10, 2021

Finnish food delivery giant Wolt bought by US competitor DoorDash for €7bn

That's not a bad outcome for the Finnish firm


Amy Lewin

3 min read

A Wolt courier

US food delivery giant DoorDash has been hunting around Europe for competitors to buy for months, and it’s finally picked one: Finland’s Wolt. 

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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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