Really European?

Is Bolt European?

Yes. Bolt is controlled from the EU: Largest shareholder Mordor Management OÜ (EE, 14.25%).

EU-controlledchecked 2026-10-18

A primary document names a controlling owner based in the EU.

Legal entity
Bolt Technology OÜ (EE)
Register id
12417834 (Estonian e-Business Register)
LEI
none
What GLEIF shows
No LEI. no LEI (only group entities Bolt Studios OÜ 254900B661462I8XNX19 and Bolt App Services AS 984500B4Y1AB888FD995 have LEIs)
Controlling owner, from documents
Largest shareholder Mordor Management OÜ (EE, 14.25%); the registered beneficial owner is the co-founder and CEO (control through other means) (EE; EU)
Control type
largest-shareholder-filing
Listed on
buy-european.net, goeuropean.org, only-eu.eu
Category
Consumer goods and retail

Our notes

e-Business Register read 18 Oct 2026. Shareholder table is marked 'informative': Mordor Management OÜ 14.25% (since 18.06.2025), D1 Master Holdco I LLC (US fund) 14.09%, Grest Technologies OÜ 7.04%, Mercedes-Benz Mobility Services GmbH 6.82%, then a long tail. The only registered beneficial owner is the Estonian co-founder and CEO, by 'control or influence through other means' since 13.04.2022 (BO data updated 24.06.2026, also marked informative). No majority holder; a US fund sits 0.16 points behind the largest holder, so the verdict rests on the beneficial-owner entry. Group LEIs re-queried: Bolt Studios OÜ and Bolt App Services AS both ISSUED, NATURAL_PERSONS. Bolt Technology OÜ itself has no LEI.

Bolt: the short answers

Is Bolt European?
Yes. Bolt is controlled from the EU: Largest shareholder Mordor Management OÜ (EE, 14.25%).
Who owns Bolt?
Largest shareholder Mordor Management OÜ (EE, 14.25%); the registered beneficial owner is the co-founder and CEO (control through other means) (EE). Source: https://ariregister.rik.ee/eng/company/12417834, checked 2026-10-18.
Does Bolt have an LEI?
We found no LEI for Bolt Technology OÜ in GLEIF on 2026-10-18. That is common: most European companies outside finance never need one.