Delivery Hero and Allied for Startups Team Up to Drive EU Scale-Up Policy Reform

Delivery Hero and Allied for Startups Team Up to Drive EU Scale-Up Policy Reform

(IN BRIEF) Delivery Hero has joined forces with Allied for Startups to promote policies that bolster Europe’s tech scale-ups. Drawing on Delivery Hero’s track record as a leading “founder factory,” the collaboration will pinpoint regulatory and funding challenges, channel entrepreneurial insights into EU decision-making, and work toward a legal environment that fuels startup growth. CEO Niklas Östberg emphasized the need for more European scale-ups to secure the continent’s competitive edge on the world stage.

(PRESS RELEASE) BERLIN, 16-Jun-2025 — /EuropaWire/ — Delivery Hero, the world’s premier local delivery platform, today announced a strategic partnership with Allied for Startups (AFS), the global network championing start-up and scale-up–friendly policies. Together, they will advocate for a more competitive, dynamic European technology ecosystem, ensuring emerging companies have the funding, talent, and regulatory support needed to grow into global leaders.

As a prolific “founder factory”—having incubated and spun out multiple successful ventures—Delivery Hero will leverage its expertise to help AFS identify and dismantle policy obstacles that hinder European innovation. By amplifying entrepreneurs’ perspectives in EU forums, the partnership aims to foster frameworks that accelerate scale-up growth and strengthen Europe’s position in the worldwide tech arena.

Niklas Östberg, CEO of Delivery Hero, said:

“We’re thrilled to back Allied for Startups in our shared mission to craft a growth-friendly regulatory landscape across the EU. Europe needs more scale-ups to ignite the next wave of start-ups, and by spotlighting systemic barriers, we can enhance the continent’s capacity to compete globally.”

About Delivery Hero

Delivery Hero is the world’s leading local delivery platform, operating its service in around 70 countries across Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. The Company started as a food delivery service in 2011 and today runs its own delivery platform on four continents. Additionally, Delivery Hero is pioneering quick commerce, the next generation of e-commerce, aiming to bring groceries and household goods to customers in under one hour and often in 20 to 30 minutes. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index. For more information, please visit www.deliveryhero.com.

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