Wolt was founded by Miki Kuusi in 2014.

Who are Wolt's investors?

Wolt's investors include 83North, Alfabeat, Atomico, Highland Europe, ICONIQ, Inventure, Lifeline Ventures, Vintage Investment Partners and 8 more.

How much funding has Wolt raised?

Wolt has disclosed $530M raised across 1 of its 11 known rounds.

Where is Wolt headquartered?

Wolt is headquartered in Helsinki, FI.

Wolt

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Helsinki, FI · Founded 2014 · 12,361 employees on LinkedIn · 21 known investors

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Wolt operates a mobile food delivery platform connecting restaurants, couriers, and customers across multiple European and Asian markets. The service enables on-demand delivery of meals and groceries through a digital marketplace.

Also known as Wolt Enterprises Oy · Wolt Oy

E-commerce FoodTech Logistics & Supply Chain Marketplaces

Founders & leadership

Wolt was founded in 2014 by Miki Kuusi.

Miki Kuusi Founder · ChairmanHe co-founded Wolt in 2014 and led it as CEO until 2025, staying on as chairman after the company's acquisition, and now also serves as CEO International at DoorDash and CEO of Deliveroo. Earlier he ran the Slush startup conference and sat on its board, and has held board seats at NoHo Partners, the Finnish Startup Community and the business policy forum EVA.30 Under 30 2016

Elias AaltoFounder

Elias PietiläFounder

Juhani MykkänenFounder

Lauri AndlerFounder

Mika MatikainenFounder

Oskari PétasFounder

Investors · 21

83Northlisted by 83NorthLondon · $100K – $10M

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Alfabeatlisted by AlfabeatGdańsk · $270K – $1.1M

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Atomicolisted by AtomicoLondon

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Highland Europelisted by Highland EuropeLondon · $10.8M – $54M

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ICONIQlisted by ICONIQSan Francisco

Inventurelisted by InventureHelsinki

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Lifeline Ventureslisted by Lifeline VenturesHelsinki

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Vintage Investment Partnerslisted by Vintage Investment PartnersHerzliya

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Coatue ManagementreportedNew York · $1M – $20M

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DST GlobalreportedGeorge Town, Grand Cayman

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EQT VenturesreportedLuxembourg · $2M – $50M

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ICONIQ CapitalreportedSan Francisco · $5M – $100M

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ICONIQ GrowthreportedSan Francisco

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InventurereportedHelsinki · $330K – $5.5M

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Prosus VenturesreportedAmsterdam

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Tiger Global ManagementreportedNew York · $1M – $100M

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Also in the syndicate · 5

EQT GrowthGoldman Sachs Growth EquityIlkka PaananenKKRLukasz Gadowski

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$530M disclosed across 1 of 11 rounds · 2015–2025

Undisclosed amountSeries EOct 2025
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$530MraisedJan 2021 · 3 sources
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Undisclosed amountSeries CJun 2019
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

Key figures

latest reported

Cities available (app listing)Aug 2026170 cities

Cities servedMay 2023300 cities

Countries and cities (secondary source)Jan 202627 countries and 500+ cities

Countries of operationMay 202325

Courier partnersMay 2023150,000 partners

Employee range (third-party estimate)Jan 20265,001-10,000

EmployeesJan 20237,000 employees

Employees (third-party estimate)Jul 20264,842 employees

Estimated annual revenue (third-party estimate range)Jul 2026$484M-$1.3B

Google Play downloadsAug 202610,000,000 downloads

Google Play ratingAug 20264.8 stars

Google Play reviewsAug 2026499,000 reviews

Grocery share of revenues (secondary source)Jan 202610%

Headcount growth after Series E (secondary source)Jan 2021from ~700 to over 3,000 employees

IOS App Store ratingJan 20264.8 stars

Merchant partnersMay 202370,000 partners

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

Founder mafia

5 people who came through Wolt went on to found or lead other companies.

Miki KuusiFounderFounded Deliveroo Zac WellmerMachine Learning InternFounded Tupelo Mohamed SadekMachine Learning Engineer, Consumer SearchFounded Crewline AI Mika MatikainenCo-founder, DesignFounded Paloceras Robin KanervaFinance TraineeFounded Reveel

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DoorDashDoorDash operates a restaurant delivery platform that connects customers with dining establishments across hundreds of cities in North America through a logistics network.

GrubhubChicago-based online food ordering and delivery platform, formerly NYSE-listed, now owned by Marc Lore's Wonder Group.

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OpenTableOpenTable is an online restaurant-reservation service and restaurant table-management software provider, owned by Booking Holdings.

ToastToast provides a restaurant management platform combining point-of-sale hardware (Flex POS, Toast Go 3 handheld) with software tools for online ordering, payroll, and other operations. It serves restaurants and restaurateurs across the food service industry.

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Timeline · 13

launches, deals, and filings

Feb 2026

DoorDash announces Wolt will cease operations in Japan and Uzbekistan

DoorDash announced that subsidiary Wolt would exit Japan and Uzbekistan, while sister company Deliveroo would withdraw from Qatar and Singapore.

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Oct 2025

Miki Kuusi steps down as CEO of Wolt to lead Deliveroo

Per Wikipedia (marked as lacking a citation), Kuusi stepped down as Wolt CEO in October 2025 and became CEO of Deliveroo, also owned by DoorDash.

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Jun 2025

International Wolt+ campaign across 25 countries with brand ambassador Owen Wilson

Wolt launched an international marketing campaign for its Wolt+ membership program across 25 countries, featuring actor Owen Wilson as its first brand ambassador.

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Jan 2025

Launched in Kosovo, North Macedonia, Romania and Bulgaria

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Oct 2024

Wolt announces acquisition of Romanian delivery platform Tazz

Wolt announced the acquisition of Tazz, a Romanian food delivery platform previously owned by eMAG. The deal was finalized in early 2025, expanding Wolt's presence in Romania by integrating Tazz's operations and network.

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Jan 2024

Launched in Luxembourg, Albania and Uzbekistan

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Jan 2023

Launched in Austria and Iceland

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May 2022

DoorDash completes acquisition of Wolt in share exchange valued at $8.1B

Announced November 2021 as a merger via exchange of shares giving Wolt shareholders a minority stake in DoorDash; the transaction closed on 31 May 2022. Wolt continues to operate as a DoorDash sub-brand in Europe and Asia. Miki Kuusi took responsibility for DoorDash's business outside the US from May 2022.

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Jan 2021

Expansion of Wolt Drive logistics-as-a-service

Wolt extended its Wolt Drive offering, letting third-party retailers use Wolt's courier fleet for express/same-hour e-commerce deliveries.

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Jan 2020

Ranked second in FT 1000 Europe's Fastest Growing Companies 2020

Financial Times ranking. A separate secondary source instead describes Wolt as the 2nd fastest-growing company in Europe in 2021.

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Jan 2020

Launched in Japan, Cyprus, Malta and Germany

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Jan 2020

Launch of Wolt Market grocery store chain

Wolt launched its own chain of grocery stores, Wolt Market, starting in Helsinki.

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Jan 2016

Self-driving delivery robot trials in Tallinn with Starship Technologies

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Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.

▸Research sources · 8

primary sources listed

Woltwolt.com · web

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Frequently asked questions

What does Wolt do?: Wolt operates a mobile food delivery platform connecting restaurants, couriers, and customers across multiple European and Asian markets. The service enables on-demand delivery of meals and groceries through a digital marketplace.
Who founded Wolt?: Wolt was founded by Miki Kuusi in 2014.
Who are Wolt's investors?: Wolt's investors include 83North, Alfabeat, Atomico, Highland Europe, ICONIQ, Inventure, Lifeline Ventures, Vintage Investment Partners and 8 more.
How much funding has Wolt raised?: Wolt has disclosed $530M raised across 1 of its 11 known rounds.
Where is Wolt headquartered?: Wolt is headquartered in Helsinki, FI.