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July 1, 2021

Online grocer Rohlik raises €100m and becomes a unicorn

The Czech online grocery startup is massively ramping up its expansion plans across continental Europe — and thinks there won't be much that can hold it back.


Amy Lewin

8 min read

When Tomáš Čupr, founder and CEO of Prague-based online grocer Rohlik, went out to raise his last round of funding — a $230m Series B, announced in March — he presented investors with the less ambitious version of his pitch deck.

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Tomáš Čupr, Rohlik founder and CEO
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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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