LONDON, May 17 (Xinhua) -- British online food delivery company Deliveroo announced Friday that it is getting a 575 million U.S. dollars fundraising led by online giant Amazon, which was set to be the largest investor in the latest round event.
Deliveroo said the fresh investment would be focused on expanding tech team, broadening new customers reach, and boosting its delivery-only kitchens "Editions".
The fundraising brought the total Deliveroo has raised to date to 1.53 billion U.S. dollars.
According to Deliveroo, the new investment will be completed in the coming months, subjected to customary regulatory approvals.
Will Shu, founder and CEO of Deliveroo, said: "this new investment will help Deliveroo to grow and to offer customers even more choice, tailored to their personal tastes, offer restaurants greater opportunities to grow and expand their businesses, and to create more flexible, well-paid work for riders."
"This is great news for the tech and restaurant sectors, and it will help to create jobs in all of the countries in which we operate," Shu said.
Doug Gurr, UK Country manager of Amazon, said that "we're impressed with Deliveroo's approach, and their dedication to providing customers with an ever increasing selection of great restaurants along with convenient delivery options."
Deliveroo was founded in 2013 by William Shu and Greg Orlowski, with headquarter based in London, currently involved in over 80,000 restaurants and takeaways, as well as 60,000 riders.
