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Markus Villig (born 1993) is an Estonian billionaire entrepreneur and founder and CEO of global mobility company Bolt Technology OÜ. Biography. After finishing high school in Tallinn in the spring 2013, Markus began working on the initial development of Bolt.
Markus Villig is the CEO of Taxify, a ride-hailing app that competes with Uber in over 20 countries. He started the company at 19 and has raised over 50M euros from investors, including Didi Chuxing.
Oct 21, 2019 · Learn how the Estonian entrepreneur dropped out of college at 19 to launch his ride-hailing app, Taxify (now Bolt), and grew it to a billion-dollar company in six years. Find out his tips on focus, frugality and expansion in the mobility industry.
The company was founded in 2013 as Taxify by Markus Villig, then a 19 year-old high-school student. Markus built the prototype of the app while recruiting drivers personally on the streets of Tallinn after receiving a €5000 loan from his family.
Markus Villig is the youngest billionaire in Europe and the founder of Bolt, a mobility platform that aims to build cities for people, not cars. See his profile, activity, recommendations, education and awards on LinkedIn.
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Apr 12, 2023 · While Uber was blowing billions of dollars trying to buy global domination, Markus Villig was busy doing the opposite with Bolt. Working on a shoe-string budget, he built a $8.4 billion...
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Mar 21, 2023 · Learn how Markus Villig, a young Estonian entrepreneur, started Bolt, the fastest-growing mobility company in Europe and Africa. Discover how Bolt offers various transport options to make cities more liveable and sustainable.
