The Profile: Will Shu - A failure to Deliveroo
The founder of food delivery service Deliveroo presided over a disastrous flotation last week, despite the help of British chancellor Rishi Sunak
In brief
Name: Will Shu, founder and chief executive of Deliveroo
Age: 41
Appearance: cultivated, understated for a financier turned tech bro
Newsworthiness: Deliveroo lost more than a quarter of its valuation on its first day of trading, and its IPO is being called the worst in London’s history
In depth:
“When we had to close our doors our first thought was to use Deliveroo, but once we saw the costs we felt really squeezed,” ...