Startup Wonder buys Grubhub business for $650 million
- Netherlands-based Just Eat Takeaway is selling the Grubhub business
- The buyer of the business for $650 million will be startup Wonder
- The deal between the two is expected to close before Q1 2025
- Sale of Grubhub will accelerate growth of Just Eat Takeaway business
- The deal will give Grubhub and its employees a future with the company
- Just Eat Takeaway acquired Grubhub for $7.3 billion in 2020
- Uber was also considering buying Grubhub at the time
- Just Eat Takeaway has long made attempts to sell Grubhub
- Selling the Grubhub business has been a very difficult task
- The deal will allow Just Eat Takeaway to increase their investment
- The focus for them will be markets that are competitive for the service
- It will have a positive impact on capital and liquidity
- Wonder will create a food delivery superapp based on Grubhub
- Its investors include Accel, Google, Nestle, Bain Capital, etc.
- Estonian startup Bolt reported ARR of €2 bln
- Bolt service is available to users in 50+ countries around the world
- Bolt claims to be a leader in 20+ markets among them
- It offers cabs, food delivery, scooter rentals, etc.
- Estonia is one of the largest IT centers for the EU
- According to the government, there are 1,500 startups operating there
- Bolt's valuation two years ago was around €8
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