About Niklas Östberg
Niklas Östberg is the Co-founder and CEO of Delivery Hero, a global leader in online food ordering and delivery, which he has led since its inception in 2011. Under his leadership, Delivery Hero has grown into a massive operation with 30,000 employees and 1 million drivers across 50 countries, processing millions of orders daily. He is a Swedish entrepreneur who previously co-founded OnlinePizza.se and worked as a management consultant at Oliver Wyman.
Career
Co-founder & CEO
Delivering an amazing experience - fast and easy to the door
Co-Founder
Co-Founder and Chairman of the leading online food ordering platform in Sweden, Finland, Poland and Austria
Project Manager
* Three year plan for a South African bank (where to expand and where to cut)
* Capability review of a Swiss asset manager and expansion strategy into UK
* Due diligence of a UK asset manager
* European and middle east growth strategy for a leading international investment bank’s asset management and investment banking unit
* Long-term strategy review of the asset management arm of a Spanish retail bank
* And several other projects in risk management, private banking, asset management

Internship
Management Consulting
Internship
Internship

Founder and Manager
Research and analysis of Swedish start-ups. Analysis included detailed company descriptions, NPV evaluations, newsletters, and interviews with board members of selected companies. AktiePlus had about 500 subscriber and website received more than one thousand unique visitors per day
Education
MSc
MSc - Industrial Engineering and Management
40 Credits
40 Credits - Financial Math

40 Credits
40 Credits - Corporate Finance

Exchange program
Exchange program - Finance
Skills
Core technical and professional competencies derived from scaling a global tech enterprise and prior consulting experience.
Strategic Planning
Business Strategy
Corporate Finance
Mergers & Acquisitions
Venture Capital
Market Analysis
Entrepreneurship
Start-ups
Team Building
Change Management
Management
Leadership
Product Vision
Digital Marketing
Online Advertising
SEO/SEM
CRM
Business Development
Product Management
Risk Management
Due Diligence
Project Management
Business Analysis
Asset Management
Domains
Food Delivery, E-commerce, Global Logistics, Technology Scale-up
Management Consulting, Financial Services, Start-up Ecosystem
Tags
Visionary, Entrepreneurial, Results-Oriented, Global Mindset
Hyper-Growth, Market Expansion, Digital Transformation, IPO Experience
Frequently Asked Questions
Objective summary of Niklas Östberg's professional background.
When did Niklas Östberg co-found Delivery Hero?
How many countries does Delivery Hero operate in?
Delivery Hero operates in approximately 50 countries and manages a network of 1 million drivers globally, processing millions of orders daily.
What was Niklas Östberg's role at OnlinePizza.se?
He co-founded OnlinePizza.se (later pizza.nu) in November 2007, leading the company until May 2011 before starting Delivery Hero.
Where did Niklas Östberg work before 2011?
Before 2011, he worked as a management consultant at Oliver Wyman in Zurich from August 2005 to February 2010.
What university did Niklas Östberg attend?
He holds a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management from KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.


