Matsmart, a Sweden-based discount food e-commerce platform, has raised SKr350m ($41m) from a consortium of local investors including retailer Ikea’s corporate venturing unit.

Alongside Ingka Group in the round, led by SEB Private Equity and Gullspång Re: food Invest, were existing shareholders NorthzoneNorrsken VCNovax and LeadX Capital.

The funding will be used for international expansion of its food recycling service.

Prior to this round, Matsmart raised about $39m.

In January 2018, Matsmart raised SEK100m ($12.6m) in funding from investors…

James Mawson

James Mawson is founder and chief executive of Global Venturing.