Recent stories
Stories, solutions & updates from the team at Bolt.

Bolt raises €100m from Naya Capital
We’re delighted to announce that Bolt has closed an investment round of €100m. This investment will help us continue to scale our product segments from ride-hailing to micro-mobility and food
Hej, Sverige! Bolt now in Stockholm
We already know how to say hello in Finnish (it’s hei, by the way). Now it’s time for us to polish up our Swedish skills because as of today, you


Bolt voted Hottest Unicorn in Europe
We’re extremely excited to announce that Bolt was chosen as Europe’s Hottest Unicorn at last week’s Europas awards — the most prestigious awards ceremony in the European startup calendar! Originally
How many engineers does it take to have an epic team event?
On 14-15 of May, Bolt engineers and product managers gathered in Pärnu for a quarterly meet-up filled with lots of knowledge and good vibes. A short overview of the event


Why working at Bolt may not be for you
Bolt has over 100 million customers in more than 45 countries across Europe and Africa. With multiple products and markets, we continue to grow and scale at the speed of
Bolt enters €50 million funding partnership with EU Investment Bank
Bolt is delighted to announce that we’ve entered into a €50 million quasi-equity facility agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Union’s long-term lending institution. We plan to


Bolt awarded as best young-led startup
In StartUp Europe Awards ceremony held in Romania, European Comission and Finnova Foundation awarded 5 significant start-ups from Europe for their social impact. We are proud to announce that Bolt won
Bolt announces plans for food delivery
Delicious news! 🍔 We’re planning to launch a food delivery service across all core markets in Europe and Africa. Markus Villig, CEO and co-founder: “At Bolt, we are extremely customer-focused. One of the best examples of


Event recap: Warsaw Tech Exchange at Bolt
We recently welcomed over 200 guests to our first engineering meetup in Warsaw! The event follows our Engineering and Women in Tech meetups in Tallinn and sets the scene for
Activities and things to do on a rainy day
Not all days are filled with sunshine and bright blue skies. Sometimes rainy days come along. And although they may seem like a drag, there are quite a few fun

