The holding company of Foodora, Delivery Hero, has announced last Friday that Naspers, the multinational company in the media sector and also one of the leading investors of the sector of the tech, will invest 387 million in Delivery Hero. By this increase of capital, Naspers has, therefore, become a minority shareholder of Delivery Hero. This investment will accelerate the significant growth plans of Delivery Hero.
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Boris Mittermüller, CEO of Foodora France : “The participation of an investor, as renowned and powerful, with an experience and trained in the implementation of platforms successful, will benefit the development of Foodora. The capital and the know-how of Naspers are a pillar to our growth, while we continue to focus on the development of Foodora in new cities, in a market of delivery restaurants are very attractive such as France “.
Bob van Dijk, CEO of Naspers :
“The order and delivery of dishes is for us a very interesting opportunity. It is a huge market well-known of Naspers, untapped and growing with a strong potential on a global scale.
Delivery Hero has already achieved its objectives in certain markets, but we believe that there is still a very beautiful opportunities to seize, and this, in the majority of high-growth markets “.
About Foodora
Since its creation in 2014, Foodora transforms the way consumers experience the delivery of restaurants across the globe by delivering delicious dishes in less than 30 minutes. Since 2016, Foodora takes advantage of the operational and financial support of the world leader in the delivery restaurants, Delivery Hero, which operates in more than 40 countries for 6 years already, with 300,000 restaurants partners. Valued more than 3 billion euros, Delivery Hero is, by its leading position and its performance, one of the few unicorns in europe. In France, Foodora will operate in the 10 largest cities in the country by mid-2017. With more than 20% growth per week in France, Foodora is the start-up of the most dynamic market of the foodtech.
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