Startup chilena Forest levanta 54 milhões de dólares para bicicletas elétricas em Londres

A Forest, cofundada por Agustín Guilisasti, completou uma rodada de financiamento série B de 54 milhões de dólares liderada pela fabricante chinesa Okay.

A Forest se estabeleceu como uma das duas principais empresas de bicicletas elétricas no mercado de Londres. A startup chilena de mobilidade anunciou o aporte de capital há algumas semanas.

O financiamento incluiu a participação dos sete principais family offices do Chile. A Okay, fabricante chinesa de bicicletas, liderou a rodada.

Guilisasti, cofundador e CEO da Forest, discutiu o crescimento da empresa na capital britânica. O capital apoiará a expansão no segmento de mobilidade elétrica.

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