Markus Villig
Founder & CEO of Bolt | Europe's Youngest Billion-Dollar Founder
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Markus Villig founded Bolt at age 19, frustrated by the outdated taxi industry. Built the first version of ride-hailing software himself and personally recruited 50 drivers on the streets of Tallinn in 2013.
Now Europe's youngest billion-dollar founder. Bolt has grown into a global mobility platform competing with Uber across Europe and Africa.
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1% Done: Bolt’s Journey from €0 to €10B | Markus Villig (Bolt) & Staffan Helgesson (Creandum)
This year, Bolt surpassed a €10B GMV run rate: a milestone built on millions of individual decisions over more than a decade. In this fireside chat, Creandum's Staffan Helgesson sits down...
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