Rohlik Group spin out Veloq pulls in €30 million in scale-up financing from European Investment Bank
Veloq, an AI native grocery fulfillment platform that was spun out from Rohlik Group, has announced €30 million in additional scale-up financing from the European Investment Bank (EIB). This will be used for commercial expansion across Europe and the United States.
In a LinkedIn post, the company said: "Grocery automation has a proof problem. Most of the field is hardware vendors and robotics companies extending up the stack, selling automation without ever having owned a P&L on a basket. The handful of platforms built by operators are 5× more expensive and were architected for a different era."
It added: "Rohlik Group took a different bet a decade ago by building Veloq around a running grocery business, shipping orders, owning the unit economics, and letting the platform learn from every basket that leaves the door. The numbers show it worked. 2.1 million orders a month across five markets. NPS consistently above 90. 97% on-time delivery. ~30% YoY growth to $2 billion in revenue. Veloq is the operating platform designed to run same-day e-grocery profitably across any market and any brand, across Europe and the US."
EIB Vice President Marek Mora said: "With this investment, we are supporting Rohlik in the next stage of its journey, turning proven, AI driven fulfillment solutions into Veloq."
Tomáš Čupr, CEO at Rohlik Group: "Customers want fresh, full basket groceries delivered on their schedule. The EIB's continued backing helps put it into the hands of other grocers through Veloq."
2026 RTIH Innovation Awards
Grocery automation will be a key focus area at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards.
The awards are now open for entries and celebrate global retail technology innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.
Our winners will be revealed at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards Ceremony, taking place at The HAC in Central London on Wednesday, 4th November.
Check out our 2025 winners here.
Our 2025 hall of fame entrants were revealed during a sold out event which took place at The HAC on 16th October and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by award winning comedian, actress and writer Tiff Stevenson.
In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “This is the awards’ fifth year as a physical event. We started off with just 30 people at the South Place Hotel not far from here, then moved to London Bridge Hotel, then The Barbican, and last year RIBA’s HQ in the West End.”
“But I’m conscious of the fact that, to quote the legend that is Taylor Swift, You’re only as hot as your last hit, baby. So, this year we’ve moved to our biggest venue yet, and also pulled in our largest number of entries to date and broken attendance records.”
He added: “This year’s submissions have without doubt been our best yet. To quote one of the judges: The examples of innovative developments across both traditional and digital retail spaces were truly remarkable.”
Congratulations to our winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Tiff Stevenson, and all those who attended our 2025 gathering.
