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November 16, 2023

Nordic merger between online grocers Oda and Mathem: ‘A step to become Europe’s number one’

Norwegian grocery delivery scaleup Oda is merging with its Swedish counterpart Mathem. The all-stock deal leaves Oda’s shareholders in the clear majority


Mimi Billing

3 min read

Karl Munthe-Kaas, CEO and cofounder of Oda

Norwegian grocery delivery scaleup Oda is merging with its Swedish counterpart Mathem, the companies announced today.

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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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