Luxury ride-hailing startup picks London over Moscow for new HQ


  • TECH
  • Friday, 26 Apr 2019

Anton Chirkunov, founder of Wheely. — Wheely

Luxury ride-hailing app Wheely has relocated its headquarters to London ahead of Britain’s departure from the European Union, the latest signal that London is continuing to pull in tech companies ahead of Brexit. 

The move by the Russian-based company, which targets affluent and high net worth individuals, comes as Japan’s biggest telecommunications firm, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp, is also said to be considering London for its new international headquarters. 

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