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- One of the UK’s richest men, Simon Nixon, has backed fast-growing food delivery startup Deliveroo.
- Filings show that Nixon took a small stake in Deliveroo when it raised a massive $ 482 million funding round in 2017.
- Nixon is the cofounder of price comparison site Moneysupermarket.com and has backed several tech startups.
- There are persistent rumours that Deliveroo will float some time in the next 2 years.
British billionaire and Moneysupermarket.com cofounder Simon Nixon has invested in fast-growing food delivery firm Deliveroo, according to financial filings with Companies House.
The documents show that Nixon participated in Deliveroo’s $ 482 million (£365 million) Series F raise last year. The round was led by private equity firm T. Rowe Price and asset management giant Fidelity, and included existing venture capital investors such as Index Ventures and Accel Partners. There were also a number of private investors who were not named at the time.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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