Bolt | News, Hiring, Layoffs, Competitors, CEO, Fundraising Insights

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Bolt is an Estonian mobility company that offers ride-hailing, micromobility rental, food and grocery delivery, and carsharing services. They are focused on building a future where people don’t need to own personal cars to move around safely and conveniently, providing transport on demand with various vehicle options.

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⚔️ Bolt Alternatives and Competitors →

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🛍️ Bolt Product and Pricing News

• Bolt has introduced a Women-Only ride option in Kenya, allowing passengers to request female drivers for increased safety and comfort.
• The High Court reversed Bolt's decision to remove Toyota Sienta vehicles from the XL category without warning drivers.
• Bolt is offering a BMW convertible for rent in Vilnius through Bolt Drive until late autumn.
• Bolt has introduced a pink BMW available for rent on Bolt Drive for Valentine's Day, though it is not yet available in Romania.
• Bolt launched Bolt Send, a service allowing users to deliver Valentine's Day gifts seamlessly via their app.

• Bolt launched a 'Women for Women' feature allowing female passengers to choose female drivers for enhanced comfort and security without additional cost.
• Bolt introduced two new safety features for passengers: a 'boarding code' and the ability to add 'trusted contacts' to their account, as announced by Laimonas Jakštys, Bolt's ride-hailing operations manager.
• Bolt's in-house creative team executed a brand refresh without using a seven-figure agency.

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👔 Bolt CEO, Management and Leadership Team

• Mikhail Luzhetskiy

  
  Director of Finance Platform
  [email protected]

• Tetiana Protasova

  
  Director of Marketing
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• Mikko Salovaara

  
  CFO
  [email protected]

• Paddy Partridge

  
  Snr Vice President Rides Global
  [email protected]

• Eirini Zafeiratou

  
  Vice President Global Public Policy & Regulation
  [email protected]

• Markus Villig

  
  CEO
  [email protected]

• Oliver Leisalu

  
  CTO
  [email protected]

• Laszlo Sabjanyi

  
  CEO
  [email protected]

• Joe MacCarthy

  
  Group CFO
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⚔️ Bolt Alternatives and Competitors

• Rohlik Group
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• Cabify
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• VOI
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• Uber
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• Gorillas
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• Getir
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• Circ
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• Grab
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• Hiyacar
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• Udrive
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• inDrive
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• FREE NOW
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• RideScout
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• Citymove
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• Smou
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• LeipzigMOVE
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• Travel Electric
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• Pathao
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• Dott

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💼 Bolt Hiring and Layoffs

• Rui Chaves has left Bolt as the Global Director of Customer Support in Portugal to join Agicap as VP Operations.
• Bolt is currently hiring for the position of Head of Public Policy in Malaysia.
• Bolt is currently seeking a General Manager with verification in Germany.
• Bolt is currently hiring a Brand Marketing Manager, Ride-Hailing in Georgia.

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🤖 Bolt Developer, Integration and Automation News

• Bolt and Replit are collaborating to push AI-generated mobile apps using Expo.
• Ship Center in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, Poland, has become a partner of Bolt to verify new taxi drivers as of February 18, 2025.

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📈 Bolt Financials, Fundraising and Valuation News

• Bolt is expanding its transportation and food delivery super app after raising $709 million at an $8.4 billion valuation.

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