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- 1y agoDASHROO-GBDoordash announces $1.2 billion SevenRooms deal, misses revenue expectationsCNBCDoordash on Tuesday announced the $1.2 billion acquisition of restaurant booking platform SevenRooms and reported first-quarter earnings.
- 2y agoROO-GBDeliveroo shares jump 8% after posting first-ever profit on 'inflection' in consumer demandCNBCDeliveroo made a net profit of £1.3 million ($1.7 million) in the six months through June, bouncing from a loss last year.
- 2y agoDHER-FFROO-GBDelivery Hero plunges to record low after selling stake in food delivery rival DeliverooCNBCThe Deliveroo stake sale will fetch $97.4 million for Delivery Hero — less than a third of what it paid for the shares when it first bought them in 2021.
- 3y agoROO-GB.FTSEWISE-GBDARK-GB+2'A very problematic market': As Arm shuns London, tech investors question UK as an IPO destinationCNBCBritish chip designer Arm recently decided to list in New York, leading to worries that London will miss out on more blockbuster tech IPOs.
- 3y agoROO-GBDARK-GBEarly Deliveroo investor Hoxton Ventures is set to lose one of its founding partnersCNBCEuropean venture capital firm Hoxton Ventures, a backer of some of the U.K.'s best-known tech unicorns, is set to lose one of its founding partners.
- 3y agoROO-GBTKWY-NLDARK-GBOCDO-GBUK pulls plug on top tech incubator after setting out to become 'world’s next Silicon Valley'CNBCThe U.K. government diverted grant funding for the program to the startup incubation arm of Barclays Bank.
- 4y agoROO-GBNXT-GBSMWH-GBJET-GB+1Deliveroo first-half losses widen as food delivery firm plans exit from the NetherlandsCNBCDeliveroo reported a pretax loss of £147.3 million in the first six months of the year, up 54% from the same period a year ago.
- 4y agoROO-GB9984.T-JPGrocery start-up Gopuff partners with UK retail giant Morrisons for speedy deliveriesCNBCGrocery delivery start-up Gopuff has partnered with Morrisons in the U.K. to deliver goods from the retail giant in a matter of minutes.
- 4y ago9984.T-JPNVDAQCOMAAPL+6Pressure mounts on SoftBank to consider dual listing of ArmCNBCArm is widely seen as the jewel in the crown of the U.K. tech industry and several people want it to be listed in its home country.
- 4y agoDHER-DETKWY-NLROO-GBDelivery Hero shares plunge 29% on disappointing 2022 earnings guidanceCNBCEuropean food delivery firm Delivery Hero saw its share price plunge Thursday after announcing earnings guidance that disappointed traders.
- 4y agoROO-GBWISE-GB.IXICThe stock market is so volatile that one European tech firm has cancelled its IPOCNBCDutch file-sharing company WeTransfer says it has cancelled plans for an initial public offering due to "volatile market conditions."
- 4y agoFSHOP-CACRMROO-GB+3Ford signs five-year payments deal with Stripe for e-commerce driveCNBCThe tie-up marks one of the biggest client wins yet for Stripe, and forms part of Ford's turnaround plan under CEO Jim Farley.
- 4y agoGOOGLAAPLAMZNFB+6Venture capitalists invested more money than ever into start-ups last yearCNBCDespite a surge in VC investment in the U.K and Europe, according to Dealroom data, the region has yet to create a tech titan.
- 4y agoAMZNROO-GBA rapid delivery 'arms race' is driving up commercial property rents in LondonCNBCEstate agents say they've seen commercial rents climb in prime London locations thanks to an influx of demand from rapid grocery delivery firms.
- 4y agoTKWY-NLDHER-DEROO-GBUBER+1Delivery Hero winds down in Germany, ceding ground to rival Just Eat TakeawayCNBCDelivery Hero is winding down its food delivery operations in Germany, just four months after officially relaunching its services in the country.
- 4y agoUBERAMZNROO-GBUber, Deliveroo and other gig economy firms face strict new rules in EuropeCNBCLegislators in Europe have proposed tough new rules for gig economy companies such as Uber and Amazon-backed Deliveroo.
- 4y agoUBERAMZNGOOGLROO-GB+3Stripe co-founder says the $95 billion fintech giant is 'very happy' staying privateCNBC"We're very happy as a private company," Stripe co-founder John Collison told CNBC's Hadley Gamble at the Fintech Abu Dhabi festival.
- 5y agoGSWISE-GBROO-GBGOOGL+6Goldman Sachs-backed digital bank Starling expects to go public within two yearsCNBCU.K. digital bank Starling expects to go public in one or two years, CEO Anne Boden told reporters Tuesday.
- 5y agoDHER-DE700-HKROO-GBTKWY-NL+1German food delivery giant Delivery Hero leads $1 billion investment in grocery start-up GorillasCNBCDelivery Hero has invested $235 million in Gorillas as part of a $1 billion funding round.
- 5y agoYNDXROO-GBDHER-DEMRW-GBLondon's ultra-fast grocery delivery war heats up with the arrival of Russian tech giant YandexCNBCRussian tech giant Yandex has launched a service in London that delivers groceries to people's doors in as little as 15 minutes.
- 5y agoMRW-GBROO-GBDeliveroo takes on start-up rivals with 10-minute grocery delivery serviceCNBCDeliveroo has partnered with Morrisons to launch "Hop," a service that delivers groceries in as little as 10 minutes.
- 5y agoFISSQ9984.T-JPROO-GBKlarna CEO says market volatility has him 'nervous' about an IPOCNBC"Right now it doesn't feel really sound out there," Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski told CNBC Monday.
- 5y agoREGNMSFTLVSWYNN+13Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Weber, Microsoft, Canadian National Railway and moreCNBCThese are the stocks posting the largest moves before the bell.
- 5y agoAMZNROO-GBAmazon and Deliveroo deepen ties with Prime food delivery bundleCNBCAmazon is offering Prime customers free delivery on Deliveroo takeout orders over a certain amount for a year.
- 5y agoROO-GB9984.T-JPA UK grocery start-up founded just 8 months ago has already been snapped up by a bigger U.S. rivalCNBCU.S. grocery delivery firm Gopuff is acquiring British competitor Dija to expand into Europe.
- 5y agoROO-GBDHER-DEDeliveroo doubled orders and trimmed losses in the first six months of 2021CNBCDeliveroo reported orders of 148.8 million in the six months to June 30, up from 74.5 million in the same period a year ago.
- 5y agoROO-GBDHER-DEDeliveroo shares rise after German rival takes stake in the businessCNBCShares of Deliveroo climbed over 10% Monday after the company announced larger German rival Delivery Hero has taken a 5.09% stake in the business.
- 5y agoSPOTROO-GBWise starts trading at £8 a share in London direct listing, valuing fintech giant at £8 billionCNBCBritish fintech giant Wise began trading at £8 a share in its highly anticipated debut Wednesday, valuing the company at £8 billion, or $11 billion.
- 5y agoLSEG-GBSPOTWUMGI+8Fintech giant Wise is set go public in a rare Spotify-style listing — and it will be a big test for LondonCNBCBritish money transfer company Wise is set to go public on the London Stock Exchange through a direct listing.
- 5y agoROO-GBAMZNDeliveroo shares surge after a UK court rules its couriers are self-employedCNBCShares of food delivery firm Deliveroo surged over 4% Thursday after a U.K. court ruled that its couriers are self-employed.
- 5y agoPATHROO-GBDARK-GBTRST-GBEuropean start-up investment tops $60 billion this year, smashing 2020 record in first six monthsCNBCInvestment into European tech firms is surging this year.
- 5y agoSOBKYAMZNROO-GBSoftBank is backing buy-now-pay-later firm Klarna in funding round that values it at over $40 billionCNBCEuropean fintech Klarna is close to securing a new funding round at a valuation of more than $40 billion, according to a source familiar with the matter.
- 5y agoLSEG-GB.STOXXROO-GBCanadian chip designer Alphawave sees shares slump 19% in London IPOCNBCShares of Canadian chip designer Alphawave IP crashed as much as 19% in the company's debut on the London Stock Exchange on Thursday morning.
- 5y agoUBERDASHROO-GBTSCO-GB+2Apps that promise grocery deliveries in 10 minutes are invading Europe as shopping shifts onlineCNBCTurkey's Getir, Germany's Gorillaz and Britain's Dija are just a few of the apps promising users 10-minute grocery deliveries.
- 5y agoPLTRSNOWCOINROO-GB+2IPOs are making top investors a fortune — now amateur traders want inCNBCIn Britain, some investment platforms are lobbying for the government to let retail investors take part in IPOs.
- 5y agoDARK-GBROO-GBTRST-GBMOON-GBmoonpigCybersecurity firm Darktrace's shares skyrocket 43% in London IPOCNBCDarktrace priced its shares at 250p Friday morning, valuing the cybersecurity firm at £1.7 billion ($2.4 billion).
- 5y agoLSEG-GBROO-GBAMZNUBERLockdowns are lifting, but VCs remain bullish on food delivery start-upsCNBCVenture capitalists are continuing to invest in food delivery start-ups, even though the margins are often small. Taster is the latest start-up to raise money.
- 5y agoROO-GBDeliveroo shares fall as it gives cautious guidance in first update since IPO flopCNBCDeliveroo said orders more than doubled year-on-year in the first quarter of 2021. But it warned growth could "decelerate" as coronavirus lockdowns ease.
- 5y agoLSEG-GBHFG-DEOCDO-GBTKWY-NL+4Deliveroo shares push higher as retail investors start tradingCNBCShares of Amazon-backed food delivery firm Deliveroo climbed by around 3% on Wednesday morning as retail investors started trading the company's stock.
- 5y ago.FTFCNBCAROO-GBLSEG-GBHow locked-in retail investors plan to navigate Deliveroo’s nightmare stock market debutCNBCAmateur investors explain how they feel after Deliveroo's disastrous IPO on the London Stock Exchange.
- 5y agoLSEG-GBROO-GBAMZNUBER+5Why Amazon-backed food delivery app Deliveroo flopped in its market debutCNBCDeliveroo shares plunged around 30% shortly after the London Stock Exchange opened on Wednesday, leaving some early backers disappointed.
- 5y agoROO-GBAMZNBritish food delivery firm Deliveroo slides 30% in market debutCNBCShares of British food delivery start-up Deliveroo sank in its stock market debut Wednesday, as the company faces pressure from top investors and trade unions over workers' rights.