Amazon takes big stake in UK delivery service
May 17, 2019
Amazon is the largest investor in the latest round of funding for Deliveroo, a UK delivery service that competes with Door Dash, GrubHub and Uber Eats. Deliveroo, which operates in 14 countries and territories, raised $575 million in the latest round and has raised more than $1.5 billion since being founded in 2013.
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