Bolt
Europe's homegrown ride-hailing app, founded in Tallinn. Rides, scooters, and food delivery in one app across 45+ countries – a direct alternative to Uber.
Quick facts
Headquarters Tallinn, Estonia
Company Bolt Technology OU
Founded 2013
Ownership VC-backed
Hosting 🇪🇪 Estonia
Infrastructure Amazon AWS
Data jurisdiction EU
Open source No
GDPR Compliant
Pricing Free · from Free app
Free tier Yes
Platforms iOS, Android
Languages
ENETFRDEESPLPT
63 · Mostly European
This score rates data storage, ownership and jurisdiction. It says nothing about where a physical product is made, sourced or shipped from.
Get BoltWhy does it score 63?
Legal jurisdiction
EU member-state HQ
30/30Why this score?
Bolt is headquartered in Tallinn and legally domiciled in Estonia.
Ownership & control
VC-backed, no non-EU parent
15/25Why this score?
Bolt is venture-backed, including by Sequoia, with no non-EU parent company controlling it.
Data sovereignty
US cloud, EU-region hosted
10/30Why this score?
Bolt's infrastructure runs on AWS with EU data hosting.
Accountability & trust
GDPR compliant
8/15Why this score?
Bolt isn't open source and hasn't published independent audits.
EuroPoints total
63/100
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Mostly European
Mixed Origins
Legal jurisdiction
Ownership & control
Data sovereignty
Accountability & trust
Independence bonus
Headquarters
Tallinn, Estonia
Hamburg, Germany
Founded
2013
2009
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Open source
No
No
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Infrastructure
Amazon AWS
Amazon AWS
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GDPR
Free tier
Pricing
Free · from Free app
Free · from Free app
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Platforms
iOS, Android
iOS, Android
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Languages
en, et, fr, de, es, pl, pt
en, de, fr, es, it, pl
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What does it replace?
Uber More European Ride-hailing alternatives
1
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