Norwegian online grocery startup Oda (formerly called Kolonial) has just raised €223m from SoftBank and Prosus at a €750m post-money valuation. That’s one of the biggest funding rounds ever for a Norwegian startup — but it’s not the only thing it has to boast about.
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