Gorillas
Gorillas, which competes in Europe, is bringing its 10-minute delivery service to the US.
CEO KaÄan Sümer said shoppers won t need to stock up on groceries after using his on-demand service.
Gorillas faces multiple rivals in the US from startups like Gopuff to Instacart and DoorDash.
When CEO of European-delivery startup Gorillas KaÄan Sümer looks at the grocery delivery space in the US, he s not worried about the hyper-competitive industry dominated by Instacart.
In fact, Sümer s year-old startup, based in Germany, announced Monday that it plans to bring its 10-minute grocery-delivery service to the US, where he ll be surrounded by plenty of new rivals. Beginning on May 30, the company s fleet of black-clad bike couriers will make deliveries in select neighborhoods of Brooklyn, competing in New York with similar concepts such as Fridge No More and JOKR. Both promise deliveries in about 15 minutes.
Dija, the London-based grocery delivery startup, is officially launching today and confirming that it raised £20 million in seed funding in December — a round that we first reported was partially closed the previous month. Backing the company is Blossom Capital, Creandum and Index Ventures, with Dija seemingly able to raise pre-launch. In fact, there […]
Flink, the Berlin-based grocery delivery startup that operates its own ‘dark stores’, raises $52M
The on-demand grocery delivery industry in Europe (and beyond) continues to heat up amidst the pandemic, including a plethora of startups taking a vertical approach by operating their own delivery only or “dark” stores. The latest to show its hand is Berlin-based Flink, which today is announcing that it has raised a hefty $52 million in seed financing.
The round is led by Target Global and existing investors Northzone, Cherry Ventures and Silicon Valley-based debt provider TriplePoint Capital. Cristina Stenbeck from Kinnevik also joins the round in a personal capacity.