An evident impact of constant lockdowns during the pandemic was increased e-commerce sales. With everything being delivered to the doorsteps, this period gave hyper delivery startups a chance to shine. In Q2 2020 alone, half a million new shoppers were added to the grocery delivery sector, which is now worth £14.3bn in the UK.
Weezy – born in London – during the virus crisis, is one such hyperlocal delivery startup which has positioned itself as the UK’s first on-demand supermarket delivering groceries in 15 minutes. Since last year, the online tech startup has raised funding twice, with the recent one being a notable £14.66M funding round.
Weezy’s co-founders are Kristof Van Beveren and Alec Dent. CEO Kristof started his career in the consumer goods world at Procter & Gamble, before moving into consultancy at McKinsey & Company. He later took up a role as chief of staff at Belgium startup Showpad. COO Alec headed up operations at UK startup Drover and business development at BlaBlaCar. ...