Startup chilena Forest recauda 54 millones de dólares para ebikes en Londres

La empresa Forest, cofundada por Agustín Guilisasti, completó una ronda de financiamiento serie B por 54 millones de dólares liderada por el fabricante chino Okay.

Forest se ha consolidado como una de las dos principales compañías de ebikes en el mercado de Londres. La startup de movilidad chilena anunció la captación de capital hace unas semanas.

El financiamiento contó con la participación de los siete principales family offices de Chile. Okay, fabricante de bicicletas chino, lideró la operación.

Guilisasti, cofundador y CEO de Forest, conversó sobre el crecimiento de la empresa en la capital británica. El capital permitirá expandir operaciones en el segmento de movilidad eléctrica.

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