Niklas Ostberg
Co-Founder & CEO @ Delivery Hero
Niklas Ostberg is a seed investor at Delivery Hero focused on SaaS and E-Commerce. Swedish entrepreneur Niklas Östberg is the Co-Founder and CEO of Delivery Hero. He holds a Master of Industrial Engineering & Management from Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm & ETH Zurich.Following five years as a management consultant at Oliver Wyman, Niklas co-founded Pizza.nu (later OnlinePizza.se) where he served as afull-time chairman. After winning the Swedish market he was responsible for building up market leading companies in online food ordering in Poland, Finland and Austria. In late 2010, Niklas convinced Team Europe to develop the concept to the German market under the name of Lieferheld (Lieferheld.de) and got the license to use the technology and know-how from the original Swedish company.After a successful market entry into the competitive German market, Niklas Östberg and his team decided to launch the business model internationally under the name of Delivery Hero in May 2011. The company has since then expanded the concept organically and through acquisitions into 34 international markets, and is today the largest global platform for online food ordering with 200,000+ local restaurants in its network, processing more than 10m orders monthly.What initially was a small vision narrowed to the Swedish market has today expanded into a global vision to provide a platform of choice, convenience, reliability and quality. Or, in essence, an entire food court in your pocket.Niklas’ vision is to transform the industry. Therefore services of Delivery Hero will reflect changing eating habits just as new opportunities in technology and logistics.
- Total investments:
- 18
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 33%
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Industries Niklas Ostberg invests in
Stages Niklas Ostberg invests in
Countries Niklas Ostberg invests in
Round sizes
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Round size
- Seed
- $2.3M–$5M
- Series A
- $4.3M–$24M
- Series B
- $20M–$35M
Investment Focus
Industry
- SaaS 3 (17%)
- E-Commerce 3 (17%)
- Mobile 2 (11%)
- Health Care 2 (11%)
- Marketplace 2 (11%)
Stage
- Seed 5 (28%)
- Series A 3 (17%)
- Series B 3 (17%)
- Angel 2 (11%)
- Series C 2 (11%)
Country
- Germany 3 (17%)
- United States 2 (11%)
- Spain 1 (6%)
- Canada 1 (6%)
- Poland 1 (6%)
Investments
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| Boxhub combines e-commerce and logistics, revolutionizing the way shipping containers are traded, transported, and used. By leveraging tech infrastructure and automation, we make the experience for our customers and suppliers faster, cheaper, and more transparent. | $2.7M / Seed / Apr 11, 2022 | ||
| Gorillas is a grocery delivery provider as it aims to aggregate supermarket product ranges delivered to consumers within 10 minutes of ordering. Gorillas help customers get what they need when they need it. The company was founded in May 2020 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany. | $1B / Series C / Oct 20, 2021 | ||
| Gorillas is a grocery delivery provider as it aims to aggregate supermarket product ranges delivered to consumers within 10 minutes of ordering. Gorillas help customers get what they need when they need it. The company was founded in May 2020 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany. | $1B / Series C / Sep 24, 2021 | ||
| WorkMotion is a global HR platform that enables companies to hire and onboard employees internationally. WorkMotion hire, pays, and manages remote employees from around the world with just a push of a button. Founded in 2020, the company is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. | $24M / Series A / Aug 10, 2021 | ||
| Find & book corporate events and activities that match you company's culture, goals and budget. Simple Booking. Fun Guaranteed. | $4M / Angel / Aug 01, 2021 | ||
| WorkMotion is a global HR platform that enables companies to hire and onboard employees internationally. WorkMotion hire, pays, and manages remote employees from around the world with just a push of a button. Founded in 2020, the company is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. | $2.6M / Angel / Mar 09, 2021 | ||
| Preply is a provider of an online tutoring marketplace intended to promote faster learning with one-on-one online tutors. The company's marketplace helps to find and book professional private tutors online from over 185 countries, enabling users to achieve their goals and speak confidently. | $35M / Series B / Mar 09, 2021 | ||
| Rappi is a consumer tech company that specializes in providing online delivery services. It connects consumers who want to purchase prepared foods, groceries, clothes, and virtually anything with independent contractors who can fulfill those needs. The company was founded in 2015 with its main offices in Bogota, Colombia. | $300M / Series F / Sep 24, 2020 | ||
| Fresha is a marketplace that allows consumers to discover, book and pay for beauty and wellness appointments with local businesses, while salons, spas and barbershops can leverage Fresha to manage their operations with its intuitive, subscription-free business software. Fresha empowers business owners by managing appointment bookings,point-of-sale, customer records, human resources, inventory, and financial reporting. The consumer marketplace unlocks revenue potential for partner businesses by leveraging the power of online bookings and automated marketing through mobile apps and integrations to Instagram, Facebook and Google.Fresha was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. | $20M / Series B / Apr 11, 2019 | ||
| Fresha is a marketplace that allows consumers to discover, book and pay for beauty and wellness appointments with local businesses, while salons, spas and barbershops can leverage Fresha to manage their operations with its intuitive, subscription-free business software. Fresha empowers business owners by managing appointment bookings,point-of-sale, customer records, human resources, inventory, and financial reporting. The consumer marketplace unlocks revenue potential for partner businesses by leveraging the power of online bookings and automated marketing through mobile apps and integrations to Instagram, Facebook and Google.Fresha was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. | $5M / Convertible Note / Aug 02, 2018 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Delivery Hero
Delivery Hero is a worldwide network of online food ordering sites, operating in 21 countries and with over 73,000 restaurant partners.Delivery Hero operates in Germany, UK, Austria, South Korea, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Australia, Switzerland, China, India, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Panama, and PuertoRico. The Group has more than 1000 employees globally, with 400 working from its Berlin Headquarters.Delivery Hero has received $523 million in investment in 2014 alone with investors including Insight Venture Partners, Luxor Capital Group, Kite Ventures, Team Europe, ru-Net, Tengelmann Ventures, Point Nine Capital, Vostok Nafta, and Phenomen Ventures.
Delivery Hero Contacts
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Ali Aldamanhori
VP Logistics, Operations, Pricing, and tExpress
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Mathias Nitzsche
VP Engineering - Global Data
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Pieter Jan Vandepitte
Chief Operating Officer
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Rodrigue Schäfer
Vice President Platform
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Smit Thakkar
Senior Systems Engineer
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FAQ
What does Niklas Ostberg invest in?
Niklas Ostberg invests primarily in SaaS, E-Commerce and Mobile startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 18 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Niklas Ostberg's check size?
Niklas Ostberg typically joins rounds of $2.3M–$5M at Seed, $4.3M–$24M at Series A and $20M–$35M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Niklas Ostberg participates in.
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When did Niklas Ostberg last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Niklas Ostberg closed in Apr 2022. Shizune tracks 18 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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