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October 14, 2020

Food delivery company Wolt receives backing from Delivery Hero’s founder

It’s a big vote of confidence in the Finnish startup from Lukasz Gadowski, one of the sector’s experts.


Amy Lewin

9 min read

For a long time, Germany was the most hotly contested food delivery market in Europe. 

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One of Wolt's delivery-only grocery stores in Helsinki
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Lukasz Gadowski, cofounder of Delivery Hero and investor in Wolt
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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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