# Markus Villig

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Interview with Estonian mobility start-up Bolt founder Markus Villig

In 2013, Markus Villig founded his company Taxify at the age of 19 in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sagorika-roy/message

20VC: Bolt; The Most Insane Story in Startups | Turning a $5K Loan into an $8BN Company | Why Every VC Turned Down One of Europe's Biggest Winners | Competing with Uber & The Future of Micromobility and Self-Driving

Markus Villig is the Founder and CEO of Bolt, a global mobility platform with more than 200 million lifetime customers in more than 50 countries and 600 cities. Bolt has raised over €1 billion in funding from investors like Sequoia, D1 and G Squared, making Markus the youngest founder of a billion-…

Converting €5k to $8 Billion – The Incredible Story of Markus Villig, Founder & CEO of Bolt

What if building a multi-billion-dollar company started with just €5,000, a vision for better mobility, and a relentless commitment to resourcefulness?   Markus Villig, Founder of Bolt, is Europe’s youngest self-made billionaire. From humble beginnings in Estonia, Markus transformed a small idea in…

CEO at 23? Markus Villig of Taxify

CliffCentral.com — Ever been told that you are "too young”? Our studio guest is proof that when you have the focus and vision to succeed, age truly becomes nothing but a number. Join the #FutureCEOs team as we learn from the CEO of the multinational organisation, Taxify, how he made his way to the …

LIVE @ NYSE for Klarna IPO | Peter Tuchman, Sebastian Siemiatkowski, Lynn Martin, David Sandstrom, Mati Staniszewski, Andrew Reed, Markus Villig

(00:00) - Peter Tuchman, known as the "Einstein of Wall Street" for his distinctive appearance and animated presence, is a veteran stock trader on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) floor. In a recent conversation, he recounted his collaboration with streamer IShowSpeed, where he introduced the y…

Bolt ft. Markus Villig - From Bootstrapping in Estonia to a Global Leader in Mobility

At 19, Markus Villig borrowed €5,000 from his parents to fix Estonia's broken taxi system. What happened next defied every conventional startup playbook.  Markus started by making fleet dispatch software for local taxi companies. But when it became clear they weren’t embracing the on-demand revolu…

Bolt founder and Klarna board member Markus Villig on why Europe is sleepwalking into a 'disaster' on self-driving cars and physical AI

When Markus Villig founded Bolt 12 years ago, it was one of dozens trying to take on Uber. Today, it’s the only major European ride-hailing company left — worth €7.4bn and expanding across taxis, scooters, car rental and delivery. This week, Europe editor Mimi Billing sits down with Markus to discu…

How Bolt Survived An 85% Revenue Crash And Became Europe's Ride-Hailing Champion (Markus Villig, Founder & CEO)

In 2013, on an Estonian island of just 10,000 residents, a teenager borrowed €5,000 from his parents and decided to take on Uber. Twelve years later, Markus Villig leads Bolt, a company operating in 50+ countries, generating nearly €3 billion in revenue, and standing as one of the only European tec…

Outsmarting Uber: Why Bolt Wins in Europe

What does it take to build a global mobility company from a country of just 1.3 million people? Markus Villig, founder and CEO of Bolt, joins the show to share how he scaled from Estonia to 50+ countries, navigating early scrappy days, a near-bankruptcy from expanding too fast, and the hard-won le…