Latin American delivery app Rappi plans to almost double the number of cities it...
MEXICO CITY - Latin American delivery app Rappi plans to almost double the number of cities it operates in by year’s end, its co-founder said on Friday, following a $1 billion injection from Japan’s SoftBank that signals growing foreign interest in the region.
The deal in May made SoftBank a majority owner in the five-year-old startup that specializes in on-demand deliveries for restaurants and supermarkets, Rappi co-founder and President Sebastian Mejia told Reuters.Founded in 2015 in Colombia, Rappi also operates in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Uruguay and Costa Rica.
SoftBank has also invested in ridesharing firm Uber and office-space provider WeWork in the United States as well as e-commerce giant Alibaba and rideshare company Didi Chuxing in China.
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