Chilenisches Startup Forest sammelt 54 Millionen Dollar für E-Bikes in London ein

Forest, mitbegründet von Agustín Guilisasti, hat eine Serie-B-Finanzierungsrunde in Höhe von 54 Millionen Dollar unter der Leitung des chinesischen Herstellers Okay abgeschlossen.

Forest hat sich als eines der beiden führenden E-Bike-Unternehmen auf dem Londoner Markt etabliert. Das chilenische Mobilitäts-Startup gab die Kapitalerhöhung vor einigen Wochen bekannt.

An der Finanzierung beteiligten sich die sieben wichtigsten Family Offices aus Chile. Okay, der chinesische Fahrradhersteller, leitete die Runde.

Guilisasti, Mitbegründer und CEO von Forest, sprach über das Wachstum des Unternehmens in der britischen Hauptstadt. Das Kapital soll die Expansion im Bereich der Elektromobilität unterstützen.

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