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Global online platform connecting consumers with local restaurants for food ordering and delivery across 33+ countries.
Delivery Hero is a Berlin, Germany-based global online platform that connects consumers with local restaurants for food ordering and delivery services. The company operates a transaction-based marketplace that processes approximately 10 million orders monthly across a network of more than 300,000 restaurant partners in over 33 countries. Supported by a workforce of over 3,000 employees worldwide, the enterprise has raised $1.41 billion in total private funding and achieved an initial public offering valuation of €4.4 billion on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. To aggressively expand its international market footprint across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, the corporation has acquired and integrated several prominent regional delivery brands, including a €530 million acquisition of Yemeksepeti, alongside PedidosYa and foodpanda. The food delivery conglomerate was originally founded in 2011 by Niklas Östberg, Kolja Hebenstreit, Markus Fuhrmann, and Lukasz Gadowski.
Delivery Hero has raised $4.6B across 14 funding rounds.
Key people at Delivery Hero.
Delivery Hero was founded in 2011 by Niklas Ostberg (Co-Founder & CEO).
Delivery Hero has raised $4.6B in total across 14 funding rounds.
Delivery Hero is a Berlin-based technology company that operates a leading global online food delivery and quick commerce platform, connecting customers with restaurants, shops, and services across more than 50 countries.[2][3][4] It builds a digital marketplace and proprietary logistics network enabling seamless ordering of food, groceries, pharmaceuticals, and more, primarily serving consumers seeking fast, convenient local deliveries while partnering with restaurants, riders, and retailers.[1][2][3] The platform solves the problem of fragmented local commerce by providing an end-to-end experience with real-time tracking, AI recommendations, and rapid fulfillment—often under 15 minutes via "Dmarts" delivery-only supermarkets—driving strong growth like a 22% year-over-year order volume increase to over 1.5 billion in 2024.[1][3]
With 48,000 employees and €9.9 billion in revenue, Delivery Hero emphasizes customer-centric innovation, sustainability, and expansion into quick commerce, which now represents over 35% of its global GMV.[1][3][4]
Delivery Hero was founded in 2011 in Berlin, Germany, by Niklas Östberg, a serial internet entrepreneur with over a decade in online businesses, who serves as CEO.[2][4][5] Östberg launched the company to capitalize on the emerging demand for online food ordering, starting as a local startup that quickly aggregated restaurant menus and deliveries.[2][5] Early traction came from aggressive expansion, including the 2015 acquisition of Yemeksepeti, Turkey's pioneering e-commerce food platform, which helped scale operations and raise over $1 billion from investors sharing its vision to transform the food and beverage industry.[5]
Pivotal moments include going public, consolidating into over 20 brands across 33+ countries by 2016 (serving 17 million users and 127 million orders in nine months), and evolving from food delivery to a broader local commerce ecosystem.[5] This global push, fueled by Östberg's leadership, positioned Delivery Hero as a top player with 27,000+ employees by recent counts.[3][4]
Delivery Hero rides the quick commerce and on-demand delivery megatrend, fueled by shifting consumer behaviors toward instant gratification amid urbanization and e-commerce acceleration.[1][3] Its timing aligns with post-pandemic habits locking in food delivery as a daily utility, expanding beyond meals into an "embedded global ecosystem" for groceries, pharma, and more—positioning it as a consolidator in a fragmented $100B+ market.[1][2] Favorable forces include rising smartphone penetration, logistics tech advances, and regulatory tailwinds in emerging markets like MENA and Asia.[3][5]
The company influences the ecosystem by setting standards in sustainable logistics (e.g., carbon-neutral ops) and tech innovation (e.g., robot deliveries), pressuring competitors like Uber Eats and DoorDash while enabling local heroes—restaurants, riders, and shops—to thrive globally.[1][3][4]
Delivery Hero is poised to solidify as the world's leading local delivery platform through deeper quick commerce penetration (already 35%+ of GMV) and tech-led efficiencies like autonomous fleets.[1][3] Trends like AI-optimized routing, ultra-fast urban logistics, and sustainable supply chains will shape its path, potentially boosting order volumes beyond 2024's 1.5 billion amid global e-commerce growth.[1] Its influence may evolve by acquiring more regional players and pioneering "daily life utility" services, turning local delivery into an indispensable infrastructure—delivering on its founding promise of amazing, door-to-door convenience at global scale.[1][2]
Delivery Hero has raised $4.6B across 14 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $2.7B Debt in April 2022.
Delivery Hero was founded in 2011 by Niklas Ostberg (Co-Founder & CEO).
Delivery Hero has raised $4.6B in total across 14 funding rounds.
Delivery Hero's investors include Bob van Dijk, Rocket Internet, Insight Partners, Kite Ventures, Dawn Capital, Floodgate, Index Ventures, Lead Edge Capital, Ramesh Haridas, VNV Global, Christian Leone, Ambridge Capital.
Key people at Delivery Hero.
