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November 19, 2018

Swedish food app Karma gives an update on its UK expansion

Alex Spain, head of international expansion at Stockholm-based food app Karma, shares what the company learned from expanding to the UK earlier this year.


Amy Lewin

5 min read

Swedish startup Karma is looking to expand – yet again. It wasn't long ago that the company launched in the UK, which it did in February this year. Taking a look at the Karma job board, it’s not hard to guess where the company might be expanding next; it’s on the hunt for a general manager to launch its food waste app in France and Germany, fuelled by a $12m funding round in August.

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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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