Bolt

Bolt is a European mobility platform that makes urban travel more affordable and sustainable. Services include ridesharing, scooter rentals and food delivery.

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Updated: Dec 5, 2025 ·

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Jan 1, 2022FundingBolt - Series F Jan 1, 2022FundingBolt - Series E Oct 1, 2021FundingBolt - Series D Aug 1, 2021FundingBolt - Series E Dec 1, 2020FundingBolt - Series C Jul 1, 2019FundingBolt - Series B May 1, 2018FundingBolt - Series B Nov 1, 2017FundingBolt - Series D Oct 1, 2016FundingBolt - Series A May 1, 2016FundingBolt - Series C

Financial History

Bolt has raised $2.6B across 17 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $710.0M Series F in January 2022.

Total Raised

$2.6B

Valuation

N/A

Investments Made

Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
Jun 1, 2024	Roxom Global	$4.0M Seed	—	Alumni Ventures, Cadenza Capital Management, Curie.Bio, Cygnus Capital, Draper Associates, Element Partners, Founders Fund, Haystack, Lightbank, Mantis VC, Next Play Ventures, NXTP Labs, Tiger Global Management, David Marcus, Marcelo Sampaio, Oliver Jung, Paulo Silveira, Philippe Teixeira da Mota, Rafael Larragoiti Lucas, Russell Fradin, Russ Fradin, Sam Altman
Feb 1, 2024	Hadrian	$92.0M Series B	—	11k Ventures, 1435 Capital Management, 2045 ventures, 2048 Ventures, 305 Ventures, 8090 Industries, 8VC, Afore Capital, Also Capital, Altai Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Atomic, Ballistic Ventures, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Caffeinated Capital, Cherry Ventures, Construct Capital, Countdown Capital, Cubit Capital, Daft Capital, Drive Capital, E1 Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Floodgate, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Goat Capital, Good Growth Capital, Lux Capital, One Way Ventures, Paradox Capital, Picus Capital, Prime Movers Lab, Ravelin Capital, Saga, SpaceFund, Stash Ventures, Stellar Capital, Techstars, The Hit Forge, Tribe Capital, Virginia Venture Partners, Y Combinator, Zigg Capital, Alex Adelman, Austin Ogilvie, Dylan Taylor, Emil Lee, Gokul Rajaram, Harry Hurst, Joao Otavio Oliverio, Joshua Reeves, Justin Mateen, Kirill Silkin, Koen Koeppen, Leonardo DiCaprio, Louis Beryl, Mark Cuban, Mattia Astori, Natasha Ahmed, Rob Meyerson, Sahin Boydas, Sam Altman, Sohila Zadran, Sung ho Choi, Thomas Tull, Vineet Jain, Vivek Patel, William Miller, Zachary Hargreaves
Sep 1, 2023	Rengage	$3.0M Seed	—	Baukunst, Deciens Capital, DNX Ventures, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, MAGIC Fund, Precursor Ventures, Recharge Capital, Reciprocal Ventures, Tet Ventures, Trajectory Ventures, Unusual Ventures, Vera Equity, Charles Delingpole
Aug 1, 2023	Textual	$20K Seed	—	1435 Capital Management, 2045 ventures, 305 Ventures, 8090 Industries, Afore Capital, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Good Growth Capital, SpaceFund, Techstars, Tribe Capital, Dylan Taylor, Kirill Silkin, Sung ho Choi
Apr 1, 2023	Orbit Fab	$29.0M Series A	—	1435 Capital Management, 2045 ventures, 305 Ventures, 500 Global, 8090 Industries, Afore Capital, Antiportfolio Ventures, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Divergent Capital, Good Growth Capital, Lightbank, Long Journey Ventures, SpaceFund, Techstars, Tribe Capital, Weekend Fund, Ali Moiz, Chris Smoak, Dylan Taylor, Kirill Silkin, Scott Banister, Sung ho Choi, Vivek Garipalli
Feb 1, 2023	R-Zero	$110.0M Zero - Series C	—	Bonfire Ventures, DBL Partners, Future Shape, GE Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, M12, M13, Matter Venture Partners, Marc van den Berg, Paladin Capital Group, Piva Capital, Point72 Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, SOSV, Greg Bettinelli, Bradley Horowitz, Gautam Gupta, William Miller
Jan 1, 2023	Nourish	$8.0M Seed	—	14W, Afore Capital, Aleph VC, Andreessen Horowitz, TJ Nahigian, BoxGroup, Buckley Ventures, Byers Capital, Craft Ventures, CRV, Curie.Bio, Data Tech Fund, Element Partners, Footwork, General Catalyst, Haystack, Next Play Ventures, NFX, Passion Capital, Susa Ventures, The House Fund, Thrive Capital, Charlie Songhurst, David Marcus, Gordon Wintrob, Henry de Zoete, Ian Hogarth, Nikhil Krishnan, Russell Fradin, Russ Fradin, Zak Kukoff
Jan 1, 2023	Finley Technologies	$17.0M Series A	—	7GC & Co, ACME Capital, All Iron Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Canvas Ventures, Catapult Capital, Connect Ventures, CRV, Curie.Bio, Double Prime LLP, Earlybird Venture Capital, Element Partners, Fifth Wall, FJ Labs, Haystack, Next Play Ventures, Nine Four Ventures, Passion Capital, PS Investments, Sapphire Ventures, The Fintech Fund, Transmedia Capital, Twenty Two Ventures, Wilshire Lane Capital, David Marcus, Dileep Thazhmon, Eric Demuth, Eric Wu, Francesco Simoneschi, Marc Benioff, Russell Fradin, Russ Fradin, Shervin Pishevar
Dec 1, 2022	Drata	$200.0M Series C	—	Citi Ventures, Curie.Bio, Dell Technologies Capital, Element Partners, Haystack, ICONIQ Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Next Play Ventures, Oren Yunger, Notable Capital, Preface Ventures, U&I Ventures, Ameet Patel, David Marcus, Deepak Jeevan Kumar, Matt Carbonara, Russell Fradin, Russ Fradin, Satya Nadella
Dec 1, 2022	Gynger	$12.0M Seed	—	Baukunst, Cocoa, Deciens Capital, DNX Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Flash Ventures, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Gradient Ventures, Humba Ventures, MAGIC Fund, Northzone, Nyca Partners, Polychain Capital, Precursor Ventures, QED Investors, Recharge Capital, Reciprocal Ventures, Tet Ventures, Trajectory Ventures, Tribe Capital, Unusual Ventures, Vera Equity, Andrej Henkler, Andy Leaver, Asif Moosani, Charles Delingpole, Jason Lemkin, Louis Beryl, Mark Ghermezian, Tom Blomfield
Nov 1, 2022	Scoop	$8.0M Seed	—	Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, Chemistry VC, Citi Ventures, Coelius Capital, Contrary Capital, Curie.Bio, DFJ, Element Partners, Flare Capital Partners, Haystack, Homebrew, Long Journey Ventures, MaC Venture Capital, Next Play Ventures, Oak HC/FT, Operator Partners, Sand Hill Angels, Streamlined Ventures, Team Ignite Ventures, Thomson Reuters Ventures, Threshold Ventures, Tribe Capital, Y Combinator, Zeev Capital, Charlie Songhurst, Clark Landry, David Marcus, Gokul Rajaram, Harry Hurst, Jacqueline Reses, Jonathan Bush, Larry Braitman, Lawrence Braitman, Paul Forster, Ravi Grover, Russell Fradin, Russ Fradin, Terry Dougas
Nov 1, 2022	BoomPop	$14.0M Series A	—	ACME Capital, Adverb Ventures, Arrive, Atlantic Bridge University Fund, TJ Nahigian, B Capital Group, Bennu, Browder Capital, Flex Capital, Founder Collective, Gigascale Capital, Greylock, Horizon 3 Venture Studio, Khosla Ventures, NFX, Operator Ventures, Ribbit Capital, Rivet Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Silicon Ventures, TenOneTen Ventures, Thrive Capital, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Y Combinator, Adam D'Angelo, Amy Chang, Curtis Lee, Dylan Field, Elliot Shmukler, Eric Wei, Eric Wu, Gina Bianchini, Gokul Rajaram, Haroon Mokhtarzada, Harris Barton, Hunter Horsley, Joshua Reeves, Leonardo DiCaprio, Marc Benioff, Mark Pincus, Matias Woloski, Scott Kleper, Shervin Pishevar
Sep 1, 2022	Maev	$10.0M Series A	—	11, Baukunst, Contrary Capital, Springdale Ventures, VMG Partners, Wave Capital, Ron Pragides, Sean Harper
Sep 1, 2022	SpinLaunch	$71.0M Series B	—	America's Frontier Fund, Collaborative Seed & Growth Partners, High Alpha, Kleiner Perkins, Matter Venture Partners, Microsoft, Revolution, Ulu Ventures, Bradley Horowitz, Josh Elman, Katie Gray, Kyle Porter, Thomas Noonan, William Miller
Jul 1, 2022	Fieldproxy	$750K Seed	—	Baukunst, Deciens Capital, DNX Ventures, Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, KRM Interests LLC, MAGIC Fund, Precursor Ventures, Recharge Capital, Reciprocal Ventures, SparkLabs Global Ventures, SuperAngel.Fund, Tet Ventures, Trajectory Ventures, Untapped Capital, Unusual Ventures, Vera Equity, Charles Delingpole, Luke Sherwin, Mark Ghermezian, Neil Parikh
Jun 1, 2022	NymCard	$23.0M Series A	—	500 Falcons, Baukunst, Deciens Capital, DNX Ventures, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, MAGIC Fund, Precursor Ventures, QED Investors, Recharge Capital, Reciprocal Ventures, Tet Ventures, Trajectory Ventures, Unusual Ventures, Vera Equity, Charles Delingpole, Mark Ghermezian
May 1, 2022	FloorFound	$11.0M Series A	—	Alumni Ventures, Baukunst, Deciens Capital, DNX Ventures, FirstMark Capital, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, LiveOak Venture Partners, MAGIC Fund, Next Coast Ventures, Precursor Ventures, Recharge Capital, Reciprocal Ventures, S3 Ventures, Schematic Ventures, Tet Ventures, Trajectory Ventures, Unusual Ventures, Vera Equity, Charles Delingpole, Mark Ghermezian
Apr 1, 2022	Market AI	$5.0M Venture Round	—	Baukunst, Deciens Capital, DNX Ventures, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Lerer Hippeau, MAGIC Fund, Precursor Ventures, Recharge Capital, Reciprocal Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, Tet Ventures, Trajectory Ventures, Unusual Ventures, Vera Equity, Charles Delingpole, Mark Ghermezian
Feb 1, 2022	Endgame	$30.0M Series B	—	Accel, Array Ventures, Austin Ventures, Baukunst, Buckley Ventures, Deciens Capital, DNX Ventures, Emergence Capital, Endeavor8, EQT Ventures, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Founder Collective, Golan Ventures, Grace Beauty Capital, Kaya Ventures, LGF, MAGIC Fund, Menlo Ventures, Monarch Collective, Next Coast Ventures, Precursor Ventures, Race Capital, Recharge Capital, Reciprocal Ventures, Recursive Ventures, Red Swan Ventures, S3 Ventures, SoftBank Investment Advisers, Springdale Ventures, StartHer, Tet Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Trajectory Ventures, Unusual Ventures, Vera Equity, Vitalize Venture Group, Zero Capital, Aaron Rosenson, Allison Pickens (Allison Pickens Ventures), Brian Cruver, Charles Delingpole, Dave Balter, Elad Kushnir, Ethan Austin, Ian Lopatin, Jiake Liu, Mark Cuban, Mark Ghermezian, Ran Makavy, Suhail Doshi, Thomas Vu, Vince Thompson
Feb 1, 2022	unea	$2.0M Seed	—	Kevin Hartz, ACME Capital, Ambridge Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, DST Global, eCapital Entrepreneurial Partners, FirstMark Capital, General Atlantic, General Catalyst, Graypes GmbH, Greylock, HOF Capital, IVP, Khosla Ventures, Glenn Solomon, Hans Tung, Sequoia Capital, Sound Ventures, Jabez Dewey, Jawed Karim, Jean-Sébastien Wallez, Jeff Bezos, Jeffrey Lam, Jeremy Stoppelman, Julius Göllner, Kevin Colas, Mathias Ockenfels, Michael Abramson, Oliver Jung, Rashaun Williams, Shervin Pishevar, Sven Rittau, Tim Ringel, Vikas Sabnani
Jan 1, 2022	HUBUC	$10.0M Seed	—	20VC, 2xN, 8090 Industries, Alt Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Asset Management Ventures, Banana Capital, Baukunst, Buckley Ventures, Casa Verde Capital, Comal Ventures, CRV, Deciens Capital, DNX Ventures, Aniq Kassam, Felicis Ventures, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Founder Collective, Founders Fund, GE Ventures, Greylock, Hyper, Infinite Niches, Initialized Capital, LGF, Lightspeed Venture Partners, LocalGlobe, Lowercarbon Capital, MAGIC Fund, Not Boring Capital, O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures, Owl Ventures, Plaid, Point Nine Capital, Precursor Ventures, Recharge Capital, Reciprocal Ventures, Rubicon VC, Stripe, Tet Ventures, The Hit Forge, TLcom Capital, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Trajectory Ventures, Tribe Capital, Two Sigma Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Unusual Ventures, Vera Equity, Village Global, WndrCo LLC, Y Combinator, Anne Wojcicki, Carmelo Anthony (Melo7 Tech Partners), David Mytton, Frank Westermann, Halle Tecco, James Beshara, Jason Katzer, Mark Ghermezian, Matt Brezina, Namrata Ganatra, Sahin Boydas, Scott Belsky, Susan Danziger
Dec 1, 2021	Hub	$2.0M Seed	—	1984 Ventures, Deep Valley Labs, Forerunner Ventures, Industrifonden, Khosla Ventures, Hans Tung, Kevin Colas, Mathias Ockenfels, Trae Vassallo
Dec 1, 2021	Whym	$6.0M Seed	—	7GC & Co, Accel, Baukunst, B Capital Group, Commerce Ventures, Deciens Capital, DNX Ventures, FinTech Collective, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, F-Prime Capital Partners, Gaingels, Illuminate Financial Management, Innovation Endeavors, Investo, Jump Capital, Luno Expeditions, MAGIC Fund, March Capital, Hans Tung, Oak HC/FT, Point72 Ventures, Precursor Ventures, Recharge Capital, Reciprocal Ventures, Tet Ventures, Trajectory Ventures, Unusual Ventures, Vera Equity, Wollef Ventures, WorldQuant Ventures, XFactor Ventures, Ayush Sood, Charles Delingpole, Derrick Li, Jonathan Swanson, Mark Ghermezian, Matt Brezina, Scott Belsky, Tom Eisenmann
Nov 1, 2021	Lovely Day Foods	$3.0M Seed	—	Baukunst, Deciens Capital, DNX Ventures, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, MAGIC Fund, Precursor Ventures, Recharge Capital, Reciprocal Ventures, Tet Ventures, Trajectory Ventures, Unusual Ventures, Vera Equity, Charles Delingpole, Mark Ghermezian
Nov 1, 2021	Maker Wine	$2.0M Seed	—	040 Capital, 1/1 Capital, 1776, 2xN, 9Yards Capital, AirAngels, Alchemy Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Archetype, Awesome Ventures, Baukunst, BBG Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Beta Boom, Blackbird Ventures Australia, Blockchain.com Ventures, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Capital Today, Climate Capital, Cowboy Ventures, CRV, Cubit Capital, Deciens Capital, DNX Ventures, Firework Ventures, Flex Capital, Flexsteel Industries Inc., Flybridge Capital Partners, Founders Fund, FPV Fund, Geek Ventures, gener8tor, General Catalyst, Goat Capital, GSV Acceleration, Hack VC, Harrison Metal, Helium-3 Ventures, Heretic Ventures, Immeasurable, Incisive Ventures, Index Ventures, Initialized Capital, Jetstream, Kleiner Perkins, LAUNCHub Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, LombardStreet Ventures, MAGIC Fund, Main Sequence Ventures, Mantis VC, Mosaic Ventures, Offline Ventures, Owl Ventures, Pear VC, Penny Jar Capital, Pillar VC, Precursor Ventures, Recharge Capital, Reciprocal Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, Sequoia Capital China, Serena Ventures, Shield Capital, SNR, Tet Ventures, Thirty Five Ventures, Trajectory Ventures, Tribe Capital, Twenty Seven Ventures, Ulu Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Unpopular Ventures, Unusual Ventures, Vera Equity, Vista Venture Partners, Wellington Management, Yes VC, Alex Pack, Anastasia Andrianova, Andre Iguodala, Andy Katz - Mayfield, Carlos Julio Garcia, Charles Delingpole, Chris Fanini, Curtis Lee, Daniel Kan, Darrell Silver, David Vélez, Elliott Cohen, Fernando Martinelli, Gabriel Braga, Gabriel Jarrosson, George Ruan, Henry Davis, Immad Akhund, James Beshara, James Park, Julian Shapiro, Keith Masback, Kyle Vogt, Louis Beryl, Manish Chandra, Mark Ghermezian, Matt Bellamy, Nate Cavanaugh, Nick Green, Odell Beckham Jr., Pablo Gonzalez, Philippe Teixeira da Mota, Ricardo Weder, Scott Tannen, Stani Kulechov, TJ Parker, Tom Blomfield, Tracy Sun, Vikas Sabnani, Vince Thompson, William Hockey

Funding Rounds Raised

Date	Round	Other Investors
Jan 1, 2022	$710.0M Series F	9Yards Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Fika Ventures, First Round Capital, F-Prime Capital Partners, Mucker Capital, Sequoia Capital, Azeem Azhar, Mike Hudack, Oscar Pierre
Jan 1, 2022	$360.0M Series E	01 Ventures, 305 Ventures, Activant Capital, Ambridge Capital, Ballistic Ventures, Bombas, Builders VC, CP Ventures, Craft Ventures, CRV, E-Merge, Formic Ventures, Foundation Capital, Founders Fund, Foundry Group, General Atlantic, Long Ventures Partners, March Capital, Nyca Partners, Oak HC/FT, One Way Ventures, Pario Ventures, Plug & Play Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Soma Capital, Streamlined Ventures, Team Ignite Ventures, The Hit Forge, Tribe Capital, UpHonest Capital, Wave Financial, WestCap, Aaron VanDevender, Andrus Purde, Evan Lee, Indrek Kasela, Khaled Helioui, Martin Villig, Märt Kelder, Preetha Parthasarathy, Russell Cook, Ryan Duranso, Sung ho Choi
Oct 1, 2021	$390.0M Series D	Activant Capital, Audrey Capital, General Atlantic, HV Capital, March Capital, Nyca Partners, Plug & Play Ventures, South Park Commons, Tribe Capital, Adam D'Angelo, Bhavin Turakhia, Chris Schagen, Gautam Shah, Justin Mateen, Kunal Shah, Sean Rad
Aug 1, 2021	$710.0M Series E	9Yards Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Fika Ventures, First Round Capital, F-Prime Capital Partners, Mucker Capital, Pario Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Ulu Ventures, Azeem Azhar, Mike Hudack, Oscar Pierre
Dec 1, 2020	$75.0M Series C	8VC, Activant Capital, Audrey Capital, CE Innovation Capital, Craft Ventures, General Atlantic, Group 11, March Capital, Nyca Partners, Plug & Play Ventures, South Park Commons, Streamlined Ventures, Tribe Capital, WestCap, Adam D'Angelo, Ashby Monk, Bhavin Turakhia, Gautam Shah, Justin Mateen, Kunal Shah, Sean Rad, Stanley Druckenmiller
Jul 1, 2019	$68.0M Series B	10100, 2048 Ventures, 305 Ventures, 7percent Ventures, 8VC, Activant Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Anorak Ventures, Audrey Capital, Bam Ventures, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Bombas, BoxGroup, Bullpen Capital, Craft Ventures, Kevin Ding, Divergent Capital, DST Global, Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley, Fin Capital, FirstMark Capital, First Round Capital, FJ Labs, Foundation Capital, Founders Fund, FPV Fund, Infinite Niches, Long Journey Ventures, M13, March Capital, NKM Capital, Nyca Partners, Oak HC/FT, Peterson Ventures, Plug & Play Ventures, Primitive Ventures, Quiet Capital, Saga, Section 32, Seven Seven Six, Sherpalo Ventures, Sound Ventures, South Park Commons, Henry Fertik, SuperAngel.Fund, Susa Ventures, The House Fund, Trajectory Ventures, Tribe Capital, Valia Ventures, What If Ventures, Y Combinator, Adam D'Angelo, Andy Coravos, Bhavin Turakhia, Gianni Martire, Joshua Reeves, Justin Mateen, Kevin Hart, Kunal Shah, Lev Ekster, Mikhail Seregine, Rashaun Williams, Scott Banister, Scott Belsky, Sean Rad, Shane Neman, Todd Pedersen, Wiley Cerilli, Yumin Choi
May 1, 2018	$22.0M Series B	7percent Ventures, Accel, All Iron Ventures, Ambridge Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Ballistic Ventures, Battery Ventures, Benchmark, Boost Capital Partners, Boost VC, BoxGroup, Capital Factory, CP Ventures, Craft Ventures, Curious Capital, DST Global, E-Merge, Felix Capital, First Round Capital, FJ Labs, Formic Ventures, Foundation Capital, Founders Fund, Freestyle Capital, Fresco Capital, Generation Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, GSV Acceleration, Hoxton Ventures, Index Ventures, IVP, KR1, KRM Interests LLC, Lead Edge Capital, Lightbank, Long Ventures Partners, Matrix, Maveron, Merus Capital, Montage Ventures, Nephila Advisors, NewView Capital, Nokia Growth Partners, Notation Capital, Offline Ventures, Pantera Capital, Paradigm, Pareto Holdings, Practical Venture Capital, Primitive Ventures, Quiet Capital, Results Junkies, Sapphire Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Singular, Spark Capital, Streamlined Ventures, Stride VC, Techstars, Charlie Cheever, Henri Moissinac, Nils Johnson, Nina Faulhaber, Steve Chen, Todd Corenson, William Boebel
Nov 1, 2017	$120.0M Series D	Balderton Capital, Builders VC, Madrona Ventures, Pioneer Square Labs, Work-Bench, Shivon Zilis
Oct 1, 2016	$19.0M Series A	Battery Ventures, Benchmark, Boost VC, BoxGroup, IVP, KRM Interests LLC, Lead Edge Capital, Long Ventures Partners, Merus Capital, Offline Ventures, Paradigm, Sequoia Capital, Streamlined Ventures, Charlie Cheever, Todd Corenson
May 1, 2016	$50.0M Series C	Alpha Capital Acquisition Company, Ambridge Capital, Balderton Capital, Builders VC, Canaan Partners, Coatue, DST Global, FJ Labs, Foundation Capital, IDG Ventures, Madrona Ventures, Pioneer Square Labs, Redpoint eventures, Alexander Rosen, Gil Penchina, Sherpa Ventures, SoftBank Investment Advisers, TQ Ventures, Work-Bench, Shervin Pishevar, Shivon Zilis, 10100, 2048 Ventures, 7percent Ventures, 8VC, Aaron Levie, Activant Capital, Adam D'Angelo, Addition, American Express Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Anorak Ventures, Ashby Monk, Audrey Capital, Bam Ventures, Base Partners, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Bhavin Turakhia, Bond, BoxGroup, Bullpen Capital, CapitalG, CE Innovation Capital, Company Capital, Craft Ventures, E1 Ventures, Elon Musk, Fanny Surjana, First Round Capital, Founders Fund, FPV Fund, Garden City Companies, General Catalyst, Gianni Martire, Graypes GmbH, Group 11, Henry Fertik, Highbury Group, Jean-Sébastien Wallez, Joshua Reeves, Justin Mateen, Kevin Ding, Kunal Shah, Liam Casey, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Long Journey Ventures, March Capital, Matt Mazzeo, Michael Moritz, Mikhail Seregine, NKM Capital, Nyca Partners, Plug & Play Ventures, Pratik Kapoor, Primitive Ventures, Quiet Capital, Rashaun Williams, Richard Cooperstein, Saga, SciFi VC, Scott Banister, Scott Belsky, Sean Rad, Seven Seven Six, Shane Neman, Sherpalo Ventures, Sound Ventures, South Park Commons, Stanley Druckenmiller, Streamlined Ventures, Susa Ventures, Team Ignite Ventures, The House Fund, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Tribe Capital, Trust Ventures, UpHonest Capital, Vince Thompson, WestCap, Y Combinator
Mar 1, 2016	$330K Seed	Soma Capital
Jul 1, 2015	$81K Seed	Streamlined Ventures
Jun 1, 2015	$32.0M Series B	Alpha Capital Acquisition Company, Ambridge Capital, Balderton Capital, Builders VC, Canaan Partners, Coatue, DST Global, FJ Labs, Foundation Capital, IDG Ventures, Madrona Ventures, Pioneer Square Labs, Redpoint eventures, Alexander Rosen, Gil Penchina, Sherpa Ventures, SoftBank Investment Advisers, TQ Ventures, Work-Bench, Shervin Pishevar, Shivon Zilis
Dec 1, 2014	$2.0M Seed	Jaan Tallinn
Nov 1, 2014	$8.0M Series A	Alpha Capital Acquisition Company, Ambridge Capital, Canaan Partners, Coatue, DST Global, FJ Labs, Foundation Capital, IDG Ventures, Redpoint eventures, Alexander Rosen, Gil Penchina, Sherpa Ventures, SoftBank Investment Advisers, TQ Ventures, Shervin Pishevar
Apr 1, 2014	$100K Seed	Soma Capital
Feb 1, 2013	$4.0M Venture Round	Foundry Group, One Way Ventures, Techstars, Zintinus

Financial History

Bolt has raised $2.6B across 17 funding rounds.

Total Raised

$2.6B

Valuation

N/A

Leadership Team

Key people at Bolt.

Angel and Brand & Communications Partner/Advisor

Leadership Team

Key people at Bolt.

Angel and Brand & Communications Partner/Advisor

Deep Dive

Bolt is a European mobility platform that offers an integrated super-app combining ride-hailing, micromobility rentals (e-scooters and e-bikes), food and grocery delivery, and car-sharing services. Its mission centers on making urban travel more affordable, sustainable, and accessible by leveraging technology to provide fast, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly transport options. Bolt serves over 200 million users globally across more than 600 cities in over 50 countries, including Europe, Africa, Western Asia, and Latin America. The platform targets both individual consumers and corporate clients, with its Bolt Business segment serving over 50,000 companies by providing unified mobility and delivery solutions that streamline corporate travel and logistics. Bolt addresses urban mobility challenges such as congestion, pollution, and affordability by offering diverse transport modes and delivery services through a single app, supporting sustainable urban living and reducing reliance on private car ownership. The company has demonstrated strong growth momentum, with a 25% year-over-year increase in rides and expanding its footprint into new markets like North America with the launch of the Hopp app in 2025[1][2][3][4].

Bolt was founded in 2013 in Estonia by Markus Villig, who started the company as a taxi app initially named Taxify. Villig, a young entrepreneur with a vision to disrupt the traditional taxi industry, developed the idea to create a more affordable and user-friendly alternative to existing ride-hailing services. Early traction came from rapid adoption in Eastern Europe and Africa, where Bolt’s lower commissions and competitive pricing resonated with price-sensitive markets. The company rebranded to Bolt in 2019 to reflect its broader mobility ambitions beyond taxi services. Over time, Bolt expanded its offerings to include food delivery (Bolt Food launched in 2019), micromobility rentals (starting in 2018), grocery delivery (Bolt Market in 2021), and car-sharing (Bolt Drive in 2021). Strategic acquisitions, such as the Danish taxi startup Viggo, and partnerships have helped Bolt consolidate its market position and accelerate growth[4][5][7].

Core Differentiators

Integrated Super-App Model: Bolt combines multiple urban mobility and delivery services—ride-hailing, micromobility, food and grocery delivery, and car-sharing—into a single platform, enhancing user convenience and cross-service engagement.
Affordability and Pricing: Bolt maintains lower commissions and competitive pricing compared to rivals, making it especially attractive in price-sensitive regions like Eastern Europe and Africa.
Sustainability Commitment: The company aims to become carbon net-zero by 2040, offering electric and hydrogen vehicle options and promoting micromobility to reduce urban emissions.
Cross-Platform Driver Utilization: Drivers and couriers can switch between ride-hailing and delivery services, optimizing their earnings and improving service availability.
Corporate Solutions: Bolt Business provides tailored mobility and delivery solutions for enterprises, offering unified billing and fleet management, which drives recurring revenue and higher customer lifetime value.
Asset-Light Fleet Management: For car-sharing, Bolt leases vehicles instead of owning them, enabling fleet refreshment with newer, greener technologies while minimizing capital expenditure[1][2][3][4][5].

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

Bolt rides the global trends of urbanization, on-demand services, and sustainability. As cities grow denser, demand for flexible, affordable, and eco-friendly transport alternatives surges. Bolt’s multi-vertical super-app approach aligns with consumer preferences for convenience and integrated services, while its sustainability goals resonate with increasing environmental awareness. The company’s expansion into emerging markets, especially Africa, taps into large underserved populations with growing smartphone penetration and urban mobility needs. Bolt’s technology-driven platform also contributes to the broader ecosystem by fostering gig economy jobs and enabling local businesses through delivery partnerships. Its strategic moves, including autonomous mobility collaborations, position it at the forefront of evolving urban transport innovations[1][3][4][5][7].

Quick Take & Future Outlook

Looking ahead, Bolt is poised to continue expanding geographically and deepening its service ecosystem, including further penetration into North America and Africa. The company’s planned IPO around 2025-2026 could provide capital for scaling and innovation. Key trends shaping Bolt’s journey include increasing demand for sustainable urban mobility, regulatory shifts favoring greener transport, and technological advances such as autonomous vehicles. Bolt’s influence may grow as it sets standards for integrated mobility platforms that balance affordability, sustainability, and user experience. Its commitment to carbon neutrality and multi-service synergy will likely enhance its competitive edge and appeal to environmentally conscious consumers and corporate clients alike[5][6][7].

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who founded Bolt?

Bolt was founded in 2013 by Markus Villig (Founder) and Oliver Leisalu (Founder) and Martin Villig (Founder) and Ryan Breslow (Cofounder, CEO).

How much funding has Bolt raised?

Bolt has raised $2.6B in total across 17 funding rounds.

Who are Bolt's investors?

Bolt's investors include 9Yards Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Fika Ventures, First Round Capital, F-Prime Capital Partners, Mucker Capital, Sequoia Capital, Azeem Azhar, Mike Hudack, Oscar Pierre, 01 Ventures, 305 Ventures.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who founded Bolt?

Bolt was founded in 2013 by Markus Villig (Founder) and Oliver Leisalu (Founder) and Martin Villig (Founder) and Ryan Breslow (Cofounder, CEO).

How much funding has Bolt raised?

Bolt has raised $2.6B in total across 17 funding rounds.

Core Differentiators

Integrated Super-App Model: Bolt combines multiple urban mobility and delivery services—ride-hailing, micromobility, food and grocery delivery, and car-sharing—into a single platform, enhancing user convenience and cross-service engagement.
Affordability and Pricing: Bolt maintains lower commissions and competitive pricing compared to rivals, making it especially attractive in price-sensitive regions like Eastern Europe and Africa.
Sustainability Commitment: The company aims to become carbon net-zero by 2040, offering electric and hydrogen vehicle options and promoting micromobility to reduce urban emissions.
Cross-Platform Driver Utilization: Drivers and couriers can switch between ride-hailing and delivery services, optimizing their earnings and improving service availability.
Corporate Solutions: Bolt Business provides tailored mobility and delivery solutions for enterprises, offering unified billing and fleet management, which drives recurring revenue and higher customer lifetime value.
Asset-Light Fleet Management: For car-sharing, Bolt leases vehicles instead of owning them, enabling fleet refreshment with newer, greener technologies while minimizing capital expenditure[1][2][3][4][5].