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June 22, 2022

Zapp in talks to leave Amsterdam, the city fast becoming the grave of speedy grocery

Amsterdam has proven a particularly tricky place for speedy grocery companies like Zapp to operate


Freya Pratty

2 min read

Zapp

British grocery startup Zapp, which has raised $300m in funding from investors including Atomico and Lightspeed, is in talks to pull out of the Netherlands, Sifted has learnt. 

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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