We are Bolt, the Fastest-Growing Tech Company in Europe
Summary
TLDRBolt, one of Europe’s top tech companies, emphasizes its rapid growth and agile approach. With nearly 100 million customers and over 2,000 employees, Bolt highlights how it has expanded quickly, adding new services like scooters, food delivery, car-sharing, and grocery delivery in just months. The company values small, autonomous teams that act like owners, driving innovation and fast execution. Employees share personal stories of growth, showing how Bolt nurtures internal talent as it scales. With speed and flexibility, Bolt has evolved from a small Estonian startup to the world’s fastest-growing mobility platform.
Takeaways
- ⚡ Bolt is one of Europe's leading tech companies, known for rapid growth and innovation.
- 🌍 The company has nearly 100 million customers and over 2,000 employees.
- 📈 Bolt's growth is accelerating: it took 5 years to reach 10 million customers, but now they add 10 million every 2 months.
- 💼 Instead of reducing headcount during lockdown, Bolt hired 500 more employees and expanded into new services.
- 🛴 Bolt launched scooters and food delivery in 74 cities within 12 months.
- 🚗 They introduced car-sharing with Bolt Drive in just 4 months, followed by grocery delivery only one month later.
- 🏎️ The company moves fast by avoiding bureaucracy and working in small, agile teams where everyone acts as an owner.
- 👥 Employees experience significant career growth: one started as a Customer Support Specialist and is now a Regional Lead.
- 📊 Bolt employees stay longer than the industry average, with an average tenure of 4.5 years.
- 🚀 What started as a small Estonian startup has grown into the world’s fastest-growing mobility platform.
Q & A
What is Bolt, and what does the company specialize in?
-Bolt is one of Europe’s leading tech companies, specializing in mobility services including ride-hailing, scooters, food delivery, car-sharing, and grocery delivery.
How many customers and employees does Bolt have?
-Bolt has nearly 100 million customers and over 2,000 employees.
How quickly did Bolt grow in terms of customer acquisition?
-Bolt took 5 years to reach 10 million customers but now adds 10 million customers every 2 months.
What did Bolt do during the COVID-19 lockdown?
-Instead of reducing headcount during the lockdown, Bolt hired 500 more employees and launched scooters and food delivery services in 74 cities.
What new business lines did Bolt launch within 5 months?
-Bolt launched car-sharing with Bolt Drive, which took 4 months, and grocery delivery, which followed just one month later.
How does Bolt manage to launch new business lines so quickly?
-Bolt avoids bureaucracy and operates in small teams where everyone acts like an owner. For example, 13 people launched Bolt Market in just 1 month.
What is the company culture at Bolt regarding career growth?
-Bolt promotes internal career growth, as seen with employees moving from roles like Customer Support Specialist to Regional Lead, or Recruiter to Global Recruitment Manager.
How long do employees typically stay at Bolt compared to the industry average?
-The average employee tenure at Bolt is 4.5 years, which is 1.5 years longer than the industry average.
What is the origin and current status of Bolt?
-Bolt started as a small Estonian startup and has grown into the world’s fastest-growing mobility platform.
What distinguishes Bolt from other companies of similar scale?
-Bolt operates at a significantly faster pace, constantly launching new services and expanding its offerings without being slowed down by bureaucracy.
Outlines
🚀 Fast-Paced Innovation at Bolt
Bolt, one of Europe's leading tech companies, prides itself on speed and agility. With almost 100 million customers and over 2,000 employees, Bolt emphasizes its rapid growth. The company grew from 10 million to adding the same number every two months, even expanding its workforce during the pandemic. Key launches include scooters, food delivery, car-sharing with Bolt Drive, and grocery delivery, all within remarkably short timeframes. Bolt attributes this to avoiding bureaucracy and empowering small teams to move quickly and act like owners.
💼 Employee Growth and Bolt's People-Centric Culture
As Bolt grows, so do its employees. The script highlights several personal success stories, such as someone who started as a Customer Support Specialist and advanced to Regional Lead, and another who went from recruiter to Global Recruitment Manager. The average tenure at Bolt is 4.5 years, surpassing the industry average by 1.5 years. Employees have witnessed the company's transformation from a small Estonian startup to the world's fastest-growing mobility platform, showing the personal and professional growth Bolt fosters.
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Keywords
💡Bolt
💡Speed
💡Customers
💡Teams
💡Bureaucracy
💡Expansion
💡Employees
💡New business lines
💡Mobility platform
💡Growth
Highlights
Bolt is one of Europe’s leading tech companies with almost 100 million customers and over 2000 employees.
It took Bolt 5 years to reach 10 million customers, but now they add 10 million every 2 months.
Instead of reducing headcount during lockdown, Bolt added 500 employees and expanded their services.
Bolt launched scooters and food delivery in 74 cities within 12 months.
Within 4 months, Bolt launched a car-sharing service called Bolt Drive.
Grocery delivery was introduced just 1 month after launching Bolt Drive.
Bolt launched two new business lines (Bolt Drive and grocery delivery) in 5 months.
Bolt moves fast by working in small teams, where everyone acts like an owner.
13 employees launched Bolt Market, a new business line, in just 1 month.
Employees at Bolt grow with the company; a Customer Support Specialist became a Regional Lead.
A recruiter at Bolt advanced to Global Recruitment Manager after 4.5 years.
The average tenure at Bolt is 4.5 years, which is 1.5 years longer than the industry average.
Bolt evolved from a small Estonian startup into the world's fastest-growing mobility platform.
Bolt values innovation and fast-paced growth over bureaucracy, allowing it to achieve rapid expansion.
As the company grows, employees' roles and responsibilities expand, fostering internal promotions and growth.
Transcripts
That was kind of fast, right?
Well, that’s how we like to...
roll.
We are Bolt — one of Europe’s leading tech companies.
With almost 100m customers and over 2000 employees,
no other company of this scale moves at this...
speed
Here are some examples.
It took us 5 years to reach 10 million customers.
Now we are adding 10 million every 2 months.
Instead of reducing headcount during lockdown,
we added another 500 employees.
And launched...
scooters...
and food delivery in 74 cities in 12 months.
But that wasn't enough, so we launched car-sharing with Bolt Drive.
That took us 4 months.
Months.
And grocery delivery followed — just one month later.
That’s 2 new business lines in 5 months.
How did we do it?
Well, we don’t spend time on bureaucracy.
Instead, we move fast in small teams.
Teams where everybody acts like an owner.
So, 13 owners launched Bolt Market in 1 month.
So, when others are doing this…
We’re doing this.
As the company grows, so do we.
I started as a Customer Support Specialist…
and now I’m a Regional Lead.
And I started as a recruiter…
and now I’m a Global Recruitment Manager.
And I’ve been here for 4.5 years, which is the Bolt average.
That’s 1.5 years more than the industry average.
And I joined Bolt when it was just a small Estonian startup.
Now it’s the world’s fastest growing mobility platform.
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