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January 14, 2021

Last-mile-delivery startup Budbee raises €52m as ecommerce booms

In 2020 Budbee managed to make 95% of deliveries in Sweden fossil-free.


Mimi Billing

3 min read

The last-mile-delivery startup Budbee is adding a private pension plan to its largest owners.

Swedish last-mile delivery startup Budbee has raised €52m in a new funding round led by one of the leading pension plan companies in Sweden, AMF.

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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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