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April 1, 2021

Glovo raises €450m in Spain's biggest ever startup funding round

Glovo's latest funding round comes as on-demand delivery competition is hotting up and regulators are closing in.


Amy Lewin

4 min read

A Glovo courier

Watch out on-demand grocery upstarts, Glovo is coming for you with a fresh €450m in the bank.

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Inside one of Glovo's first dark stores in Madrid.
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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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