Bolt Snapshot
Make cities for people, not cars.
For decades, cities have been built for cars, neglecting pedestrians and light vehicles. This causes many problems – air pollution, noise pollution, accidents, increasingly long distances between locations and square kilometres of parking lots where cars are standing most of the time.
We are fighting to make cities for people, not private cars. We offer a better alternative to every purpose a private car serves, be it short or long distance, travel or delivery.
For decades, cities have been built for cars, neglecting pedestrians and light vehicles. This causes many problems – air pollution, noise pollution, accidents, increasingly long distances between locations and square kilometres of parking lots where cars are standing most of the time.
We are fighting to make cities for people, not private cars. We offer a better alternative to every purpose a private car serves, be it short or long distance, travel or delivery.
Bolt is the European super-app that has over 150 million customers in over 45 countries and over 500 cities across Europe and Africa. The company seeks to make cities for people, not cars, by accelerating the transition from owned cars to shared mobility, offering better alternatives for every use case, including ride-hailing, shared cars and scooters, and food and grocery delivery.
How Bolt started ?
Bolt started in 2013 when Markus Villig – a 19-year old high-school student – realised how bad the taxi service in Tallinn was with long waiting times, poor service and high prices. Borrowing the first €5000 from his parents, Markus built the first version of ride-hailing software and launched Bolt with 50 drivers he had personally recruited on the streets of Tallinn. Later, his brother Martin Villig and technical co-founder Oliver Leisalu joined him to build what we know as the Bolt app today.
How Bolt started ?
Bolt started in 2013 when Markus Villig – a 19-year old high-school student – realised how bad the taxi service in Tallinn was with long waiting times, poor service and high prices. Borrowing the first €5000 from his parents, Markus built the first version of ride-hailing software and launched Bolt with 50 drivers he had personally recruited on the streets of Tallinn. Later, his brother Martin Villig and technical co-founder Oliver Leisalu joined him to build what we know as the Bolt app today.
