# Gousto raises £33M to enhance automation at Spalding factory

Gousto, a UK recipe box company, raised £33 million in a funding round led by Perwyn, BGF, MMC Ventures and Joe Wicks. The investment will be used to accelerate and enhance automation at its Spalding factory and to hire 400 people ahead of opening a second factory later in 2020.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2020-04-21
- Where: Spalding, UK, United Kingdom
- Value: $41.0M (33.0M GBP)
- Jobs: 400
- Status: announced
- Products: recipe boxes, automation equipment
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Gousto](https://endata.com/companies/46694.md)
- [BGF](https://endata.com/companies/5250.md) (investor)
- [Perwyn](https://endata.com/companies/46695.md) (investor)
- [MMC Ventures](https://endata.com/companies/46696.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [lincsonline.co.uk](https://www.lincsonline.co.uk/spalding/news/33m-deal-done-to-help-enhance-town-food-firm-9107174/), 2020-04-21: "Gousto will be working on the automation at its plant in Marsh Road under this exciting new investment."

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