Too Good To Go raises further €6m to keep fighting food waste everywhere
by Startacus Admin
Food waste app Too Good To Go, an app that connects users to stores that have unsold, surplus food, has announced that it has raised a further €6m in funding to accelerate its mission to eliminate food waste globally, taking its total investment to €16m.
The new investment will fuel growth in four new countries this year, to reach a projected total of 100 million meals rescued by users by the end of 2020.
million users across nine countries in Europe, working with over 15,000 food retailers including Carrefour, Accor Hotels, YO! Sushi, Mandarin Oriental and Scandic.
With a third of all food produced currently being wasted, CEO Mette Lykke’s ambition is to create a global movement to tackle this issue. Before joining the food waste revolution, Mette co-founded Endomondo, a popular social fitness community with 35 million users which was sold to Under Armour for $85M in 2015.If you like the sound of Too Good To Go, you might also want to read up on:
Small Robot Company, a British agritech robotics startup for sustainable farming.
Evocco - The innovative app that will help you shop sustainably and minimise the environmental impact.
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Published on: 6th February 2019
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