Bolt (company)

Bolt
FormerlymTakso, Taxify
Industry
FoundedAugust 2013; 11 years ago (2013-08)
FounderMarkus Villig
HeadquartersTallinn, Estonia
Area served
45 countries in Europe, Africa, Western Asia, Southeast Asia and Latin America
ProductsMobile app, website
ServicesRidesharing company, scooter-sharing system, food delivery, grocery delivery, car-sharing
RevenueIncrease €1.7 billion (2023)[1]
Decrease -€92 million (2023)
Number of employees
1001-5000[2]
Websitebolt.eu
A map of countries in which Bolt operates, Nov 2024
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A group of deliverymen for Bolt Food in Bucharest, Romania
Markus Villig, Founder & CEO, Bolt
Markus Villig, Founder & CEO of Bolt, in 2021
Bolt Scooter
A Bolt Scooter parked in Halle (Saale), Germany.

Bolt is an Estonian mobility company that offers ride-hailing, micromobility rental, food and grocery delivery (via the Bolt Food app), and carsharing services. The company is headquartered in Tallinn and operates in over 500 cities in more than 45 countries in Europe, Africa, Western Asia and Latin America. The company has more than 150 million customers and more than 3 million driver and courier partners.[3] The company has plans for an initial public offering in 2025.[4]

  1. ^ "Bolt turnover and loss grow on year". news.err.ee.
  2. ^ "Bolt News, Hiring, Layoffs, Competitors, CEO, Fundraising Insights". RivalSense. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Press Enquiries". Bolt.
  4. ^ Mukherjee, Supantha (May 8, 2023). "Uber rival Bolt seeks to turn profitable next year, IPO in 2025". Reuters.