Recipe box supplier Gousto has secured £30mln in a funding round to develop artificial intelligence technology.
The funding round, led by London private equity firm Perwyn, takes the company’s total funds raised to more than £100mln.
Gousto chief executive and founder Timo Boldt said: “We are relishing the next stage in Gousto’s evolution, investing in innovative technology to allow us to offer the most choice.
“The most varied delivery options, the best quality meals that arrive in the shortest lead time, for the lowest price”.
Gousto will hire more than 100 tech employees by 2022 as part of its expansion plan.
Perwyn joins existing Gousto investors Unilever Ventures, celebrity personal trainer Joe Wicks, BGF Ventures, MMC Ventures and Canaccord Genuity.
Andrew Wynn, Perwyn founder and managing partner, said: “We are delighted to be making this investment and joining the exciting journey that Gousto is on.”