# Bolt

> Bolt is a VC fund in Tallinn backing Transportation and Electric Vehicle. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tallinn, Estonia
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bolt-eu
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/Boltapp
- Website: https://bolt.eu
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bolt

Bolt is a transportation platform providing ride-hailing, micromobility, and food delivery services. It is one of the fastest-growing startups in the world with over 75M happy customers in 45+ countries, from Europe to Latam to Africa. It is building the future of logistics – one platform that connects with cars, motorcycles, scooter sharing, orfood delivery from restaurants.It believes in a future with less car ownership and flexible urban mobility. By bringing reliable on-demand transport to the masses, it helps cities evolve towards decreased traffic congestion and pollution.Bolt was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $4.3M–$10M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Transportation | 3 | 100% |
| Electric Vehicle | 2 | 67% |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Logistics | 1 | 33% |
| Automotive | 1 | 33% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ghana | 1 | 33% |
| Germany | 1 | 33% |
| South Africa | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jüri Laur | Director of Product, Commerce | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/juri-laur |
| Markus Villig | CEO & Founder | 30 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/markus-villig |
| Martin Villig | Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board | 20 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/martin-villig |
| Jevgeni Beloussov | VP Rides | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jevgeni-beloussov |
| Johan Bergqvist | CFO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/johan-bergqvist |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WAYVE | Wayve, also known as Wayve Mobility, Wayve Africa, Wayve Drive to Own, Wayve Work & Pay or Wayve DTO, is an Africa-focused, EV-first mobility fintech and infrastructure platform enabling vehicle access and ownership for commercial drivers across the continent. Founded in Ghana, Wayve is designed to address the structural barriers that preventride-hailing, delivery, and logistics drivers from owning reliable vehicles, while supporting the transition to cleaner, more efficient urban transport systems.Wayve operates a drive-to-own (DTO) and Work & Pay model that aligns vehicle repayments with driver earnings, allowing drivers to progress toward ownership through structured weekly payments rather than traditional loans. The platform uses alternative credit signals such as driving activity, platform performance, and fleet data to broaden access to mobility assets for drivers who are underserved by conventional financial institutions.Beyond financing, Wayve provides integrated fleet operations and digital infrastructure, including vehicle management, insurance coordination, maintenance programs, charging access, and performance monitoring. While the company prioritizes electric vehicles as the foundation of its long-term strategy, it also supports approved low-emission vehicles where necessary to ensure operational reliability during early-stage infrastructure development.Wayve’s ecosystem includes WAYVE, a driver-facing platform that supports onboarding, payments, ownership tracking, and fleet operations; WAYVE Go, a passenger and commuter engagement layer designed to enhance the in-ride experience and enable future loyalty and content features; and MUVEO, Wayve’s mobility media network. MUVEO enables in-motion advertising and brand engagement through connected vehicles, creating an additional revenue layer that improves unit economics while offering advertisers targeted, high-attention urban media inventory.Positioned as a long-term mobility partner, Wayve works with ride-hailing platforms like Bolt, Uber and Yango, telcos like MTN, financial institutions, and global partners seeking to operate or expand within African cities. The company’s mission is to transform driving from a short-term income activity into a pathway for ownership, stability, and economic mobility, while building scalable infrastructure that supports the future of urban transport across Africa. |  | Seed | Apr 01, 2026 |  |
| MyNextCar | My Next Car enables them to make money while driving on the Bolt e-hailing platform We help drivers maximize their earnings and success by providing services like insurance, maintenance, and fleet management. | $10M | Seed | Jun 09, 2025 |  |
| Cardino | Cardino operates and develops a C2B digital platform for buying and selling secondhand electric vehicles | $4.3M | Seed | Jun 11, 2024 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [DEPO Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/depo-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Assemble49-Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/assemble49-global) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Dance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dance) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Emso Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emso-asset-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [E Squared Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/e-squared-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HeyJobs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heyjobs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Bolt invest in?

Bolt invests primarily in Transportation, Electric Vehicle and FinTech startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Ghana. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Bolt's check size?

Bolt typically joins rounds of $4.3M–$10M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Bolt participates in.

### How do I contact Bolt?

Public channels for Bolt include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Bolt?

The team at Bolt includes Jüri Laur (Director of Product, Commerce), Markus Villig (CEO & Founder) and Martin Villig (Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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