Delivery Hero Joins Allied For Startups as a New Partner to Help Strengthen Europe’s Innovation Landscape
Brussels, 16 June 2025 – Allied For Startups (AFS), the global network advocating for startup-friendly policy, is proud to welcome Delivery Hero as a new partner. This collaboration brings together one of Europe’s leading tech scale-ups and a growing global community of startup advocates to strengthen Europe’s innovation ecosystem.
With Delivery Hero’s support, Allied For Startups will strengthen its efforts to advocate for innovation-friendly policy across the EU, ensuring that today’s startup momentum translates into long-term impact, scale, and global competitiveness.
Niklas Östberg, CEO of Delivery Hero, commented: “We are excited to support Allied For Startups as part of our commitment to shaping a growth-friendly regulatory environment in the EU! One thing is clear: Europe needs more successful scale-ups to spark the next generation of successful start-ups. At Delivery Hero, we’re proud to be one of the leading ‘founder factories’ in Europe. Through our collaboration with AFS, we’re working to spotlight the barriers for European innovation – to boost European companies’ ability to compete on the global stage.”
Vasco Pereira da Silva, Head of Policy at Allied For Startups, added:
“We are absolutely thrilled about this collaboration, and Delivery Hero’s journey from startup to global leader is exactly the kind of story we want to see more of in Europe. Their support allows us to continue to push for smarter regulation that helps founders grow, scale, and succeed from Europe, by turning their insights into meaningful policy advocacy.”
Together, AFS and Delivery Hero aim to create a more competitive and innovation-friendly Europe. Our joint efforts will focus on identifying policy barriers, developing founder-led insights, and amplifying the voices of entrepreneurs in EU decision-making.
About Allied For Startups
Allied For Startups is a global network of startup associations. Our mission is to empower innovation and support the growth of startups by building an environment where startups can thrive, scale, and make a real impact. alliedforstartups.org
About Delivery Hero
Delivery Hero is a global leader in local delivery, headquartered in Berlin and operating in almost 70 countries. The company is also committed to building and supporting ventures across Europe and beyond, helping create the next generation of successful startups. deliveryhero.com
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