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Delivery Hero and Glovo targeted for EU antitrust inspection
Delivery Hero and Glovo have been targeted for antitrust inspections in the European Union. The European Commission announced today that it has carried out unannounced inspections of a number of onlin
Spanish scale-ups club together to shift the tech policy agenda
In the latest spark from its fast evolving tech ecosystem, Spain’s scale-ups are banding together to lobby lawmakers and press the economic case for their high-tech, high-growth business model m
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Why Delivery Hero is acquiring a majority stake in Spanish delivery company Glovo
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Delivery Hero calls last orders on Foodpanda in Germany, Japan as it tightens focus on Q-commerce and logistics-as-a-service
German on-demand delivery giant Delivery Hero is pulling its food delivery service out of Germany again. At the same time it has announced it will exit the Japanese market, by divesting Foodpanda Japa
After acquiring Dija and Fancy, instant grocery startup Gopuff launches in the UK en route to European expansion
Instant grocery and essentials delivery is already a very crowded field in Europe; but today competition was turned up another notch: Gopuff — the U.S. leader in the space with a service that de
As EU eyes ‘balance’ on precarious gig work, Glovo offers pledge of ‘fairer’ conditions for couriers
Spain’s on-demand delivery platform Glovo has announced what it’s calling “The Couriers Pledge” — an initiative which commits its business to setting a new — “
Gorillas grabs ‘close to’ $1BN, Series C values the on-demand grocery delivery biz at $2.1BN
Berlin-based on-demand grocery delivery and dark store operator Gorillas has grabbed “close to” $1 billion in Series C funds, in the latest sign of the searing investor interest driving ac
Cabify bolts on grocery deliveries in Spain with Lola Market tie-up
Spanish ride-hailing unicorn Cabify is getting into grocery deliveries as it looks to add another string to its multimodal mobility and urban utility bow. It announced the addition of a “Super&#
Eight Roads launches its fourth fund: $450M aimed at European/Israeli scaleups
European VC Eight Roads is launching its fourth fund of $450 million for European and Israeli tech companies, aiming for another 15-20 across a broad range of consumer, software as a service, fintech
Glovo bags two grocery picking and delivery startups
More startup swapping in the food delivery space: Spain’s Glovo, an on-demand delivery platform which operates a network of dark stores focused on urban convenience shopping, is pushing deeper i
Glovo to double down African investment in the next 12 months — but will it stay put?
Spanish on-demand delivery platform Glovo today announced plans to double its investment in Africa and expand its operations on the continent. The Barcelona-based company has invested up to €25 mill
Italy’s DPA fines Glovo-owned Foodinho $3M, orders changes to algorithmic management of riders
Algorithmic management of gig workers has landed Glovo-owned, on-demand delivery firm Foodinho in trouble in Italy where the country’s data protection authority issued a €2.6 million penalty (
Kenyan foodtech startup Kune raises $1M pre-seed for its ready-to-eat meals service
While there has been a wave of innovation in food tech worldwide, it’s still in early days for Africa. There are only a handful of African food-tech startups, and a year and a half’s worth
Glovo splurges $208M on three Delivery Hero brands in the Balkans
The high-stakes game of chess (or, well, consolidation chicken) that is on-demand food delivery rolls on today with a little more territorial swapping in Europe: Barcelona-based Glovo has agreed to bu
Spain’s Glovo picks up $528M as Europe’s food delivery market continues to heat up
On the heels of Deliveroo raising more than $2 billion ahead of its debut on the London Stock Exchange this week, another hopeful in the food delivery sector has closed a super-sized round. Glovo, a s
Spain agrees on labor reform that will recognize delivery platform riders as employees
Spain’s government has reached an agreement with trade unions and business associations over labor reforms that will see delivery platform couriers recognized as employees, it said today. Once s
Spain’s ten-year plan to put startups in the economic driving seat
Spain is preparing to push forward with pro-startup legislation, having recently unveiled a big and bold transformation plan with the headline goal, by 2030, of turning the country into ‘Spain E
Spain’s Glovo inks real estate tie-up to add more dark stores for speedy urban delivery
Spain’s Glovo, an on-demand delivery app, has announced a strategic partnership with Swiss-based real estate firm, Stoneweg. The deal will see the latter invest €100 million in building and re
On-demand delivery app Glovo is spinning up a B2B logistics unit for super speedy urban delivery
Spain’s on-demand delivery app, Glovo, is gearing up to be able to deliver a much wider range of products within a 30-minute time frame by rolling out a B2B logistics play — drawing on a n