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Outsmarting Uber: Why Bolt Wins in Europe | Deep Dives with a16z

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22 April 2026 · Fundraising & VC

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What does it take to build a global mobility company from a country of just 1.3 million people?

Markus Villig, founder and CEO of Bolt, joins the show to share how he scaled from Estonia to 50+ countries, navigating early scrappy days, a near-bankruptcy from expanding too fast, and the hard-won les

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