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| 27.02.2026 | Interrupting the scroll: This founder is using social media as ground zero for a digital reset | I’m sure the creators of the internet never thought of a time when phrases like doomscrolling, social media addiction, and bed rot would be mainstream.
But here we are. If you’ve ever jolted yourself awake by dropping your phone on your fac... |
| 23.01.2026 | 10-minute delivery backlash forces a rethink: execution over speed | - |
| 13.10.2025 | +++ Resourcly +++ Circus Group +++ goodBytz +++ Discovery Ventures +++ Aleph Alpha +++ Teraki +++ +++ | Was gibt’s Neues? In unserem #StartupTicker liefern wir eine kompakte Übersicht über die wichtigsten Startup-Nachrichten des Tages (Montag, 13. Oktober). #STARTUPLAND
SAVE THE DATE: Am 5. November findet unsere zweite STARTUPLAND statt. Es ... |
| 07.05.2025 | DoorDash's Bold Move: A $3.9 Billion Bet on Deliveroo | In a strategic maneuver that echoes the relentless tide of consolidation in the food delivery sector, DoorDash has announced its acquisition of UK-based Deliveroo for approximately $3.9 billion. This deal marks a significant shift in the co... |
| 06.05.2025 | DoorDash expands European presence with £2.4B Deliveroo acquisition | DoorDash is acquiring UK-based food delivery company Deliveroo in a deal that values the company at approximately £2.4 billion.
DoorDash is a local commerce platform that connects consumers to the best of their neighbourhoods, helps local b... |
| 13.03.2025 | TastyUrban raises €6.5 million to create the largest digital-first restaurant franchise | Berlin-based TastyUrban, an asset-light digital-first restaurant franchise, has raised €6.5 million in funding to roll out additional brands, with an international expansion planned.
The lead investor was IBB Ventures, with participation fr... |
| 24.10.2024 | Davai: Flavourful Plant-Based Dumplings That “Use Vegetables in the Best Possible Way” | Founded in Belgium in 2016, Davai Dumplings produces flavourful plant-based dumplings packed with vegetables. The company aims to offer vegan options that emphasise nutritious whole foods rather than meat alternatives.
Lately, Davai has beg... |
| 25.06.2024 | Turkish food delivery giant Getir raises $250M and restructures into two businesses | Turkish food delivery giant Getir has received $250 million in investment led by Abu Dhabi wealth fund Mubadala Investment Co.
Founded in 2015, the company has raised over $1.8B, previously raising a $768 million Series E funding round in 2... |
| 04.05.2024 | SumUp's €1.5B Funding Round: A Game-Changer for Fintech | This week, SumUp, a global fintech company, raised a whopping €1.5 billion in an oversubscribed round led by Goldman Sachs. Founded in 2012, SumUp provides financial services to millions of small businesses, supporting over 4 million mercha... |
| 03.05.2024 | SumUp raises €1.5B, 300M fund for nanotech startups, and 10 Spanish startups to watch | This week our research tracked more than 70 tech funding deals worth over €2.5 billion, and over 10 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe. In addition to this week's top financials, we've also indexed ... |
| 30.04.2024 | +++ Getir +++ Gorillas +++ Flink +++ envelio +++ N26 +++ Internetstores +++ Eloop +++ | Was gibt’s Neues? In unserem #StartupTicker liefern wir eine kompakte Übersicht über die wichtigsten Startup-Nachrichten des Tages (Dienstag, 30. April) SAVE THE DATE: STARTUPLAND
Kommt mit uns ins Startupland: Am 6. November findet im Köln... |
| 29.04.2024 | Getir is exiting Europe and closing Gorillas as fast grocery delivery feels the chill | The gig economy is taking a turn for the worse in Germany, with Turkish fast grocery delivery service Getir preparing to exit the country on May 15. The company also plans to withdraw from the UK and the Netherlands.
The exit will also resu... |
| 14.04.2024 | Rapid grocery firm Getir eyes major shake-up as valuation slides | Getir, one of the world’s largest grocery delivery platforms, is reportedly considering a major restructuring which could see it break up or pull out of some markets.
The Turkish headquartered firm, once valued at £9.5bn, pulled out of Ital... |
| 08.04.2024 | Hyperlocal Ecommerce: Targeting Neighborhoods and Communities | Share
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| 21.03.2024 | +++ DN Capital +++ Gülsah Wilke +++ Flink +++ Corporates +++ Naro +++ DHDL +++ Zalando +++ | Was gibt’s Neues? In unserem #StartupTicker liefern wir eine kompakte Übersicht über die wichtigsten Startup-Nachrichten des Tages (Donnerstag, 21. März) #STARTUPTICKER
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| 15.12.2022 | The week in agrifoodtech: NotCo scores $70m, HealthKart’s mega-round, new funding for Winter Farm | Another week, another funding round for Chilean foodtech startup NotCo. But it wasn’t the only company to land funding during this downturn. Nutrition platform HealthKart secured a mega-round, while indoor farming and restaurant tech both s... |
| 09.12.2022 | Instant grocery app Getir acquires its competitor Gorillas | After weeks of rumors, Getir has announced that it is acquiring Gorillas. This is a major consolidation deal for the instant grocery delivery space. The Financial Times first reported that Getir has closed the acquisition of its competitor.... |
| 09.12.2022 | Brief: More consolidation for eGrocery as instant grocery giant Getir buys rival Gorillas | Turkey-headquartered instant grocery delivery service Getir has acquired German rival Gorillas. The Financial Times was first to break the news.
The deal, which brings together two of Europe’s biggest instant grocery players, values the com... |
| 13.10.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Foodology’s $50m for ghost kitchens, quick-commerce consolidation | This week, Colombian ghost kitchen startup Foodology scooped up $50 million to expand in Latin America and Estonia-based FlyFeed landed funds for its insect farming ambitions. Additionally, rapid grocery delivery continues its path to conso... |
| 10.10.2022 | Rumour: Getir to acquire Gorillas | As reported by Bloomberg, Istanbul-based Getir is, "is in advanced talks to buy rival Gorillas Technologies GmbH, people familiar with the matter said."
While the deal is not yet official, according to Bloomberg's source, the deal... |
| 03.08.2022 | Data snapshot: Germany topped European agrifood investment in 2021 while UK was more diverse | Data Snapshot is a regular AFN feature analyzing agrifoodtech market investment data provided by our parent company, AgFunder.
Click here for more research from AgFunder and sign up to our newsletters to receive alerts about new research re... |
| 29.07.2022 | Gorillas on track to raise $250m at reduced valuation: report | Gorillas is set to raise $250m in funding from existing investors at a reduced valuation, Business Insider reported Friday. Two people with knowledge of the negotiations also confirmed to Sifted that it has ended work with JP Morgan, the in... |
| 08.06.2022 | REPORT: Shaky e-Grocery dominates $9bn in European AgriFoodTech investing while climate tech lags | More than $9 billion dollars was invested in agrifoodtech ventures in Europe in 2021, according to the latest European AgriFoodTech Investment report from AgFunder in collaboration with F&A Next. [Disclosure: AgFunder is AFN’s parent co... |
| 26.05.2022 | Instant grocery delivery’s future looks murky as Getir, Gorillas & Zapp announce cuts | “Instant” grocery delivery is the latest sector to suffer from the current tech slowdown, with three European startups this week announcing layoffs and other cuts. All of these companies rose to prominence during (and arguably because of) t... |
| 26.05.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Stable raises $60m, Galley gets $14m, World Bank’s $30bn food crisis response | Multiple restaurant tech companies made headlines this week, from Galley Solutions’ sizeable Series A fundraise to TRAY’s multi-year deal with IHOP. Meanwhile, a carbon initiative in Africa nabbed its first tranche of funding to restore lan... |
| 25.05.2022 | Delivery app Getir axing 14% of employees, NYC workers outraged | More On: food delivery
Uber launches robot food delivery services in California Why NYC restaurants are yawning at Grubhub’s ‘free lunch’ promotion 1 in 4 delivery drivers admit to hooking up in their trucks, survey finds Grocery app Gopuff... |
| 24.05.2022 | Trouble in the jungle as Gorillas axes almost half its HQ staff | Published just after 8:00 pm CEST last night, according to Manager Magazin, formerly 10-minute delivery, now "in minutes" delivery service Gorillas is handing out pink slips to around 320 employees in its Berlin headquarters offic... |
| 24.05.2022 | Berlin’s Gorillas lays off 300, explores ‘strategic options’ in 4 countries as funds dry up for its $3B instant grocery play | It’s crunch time in the world of instant grocery delivery, with the latest turn representing a big blow specifically in Europe. Berlin-based Gorillas, which raised nearly $1 billion dollars at around a $3 billion post-money valuation only s... |
| 30.03.2022 | Data Snapshot: Over a third of 2021 agrifoodtech investment went to e-grocers | Data Snapshot is a regular AFN feature in which we analyze agrifoodtech market investment data provided by our parent company, AgFunder.
Click here for more research from AgFunder and sign up to our newsletters to receive alerts about new r... |
| 29.03.2022 | Mississippi Ventures, the investment fund of Dutch ‘Jumbo family’ Van Eerd, will take financial stake in Gorillas | Earlier this year, Silicon Canals reported that Noord-Brabant-based Jumbo Supermarkets and Berlin-based grocery delivery startup Gorillas agreed on a strategic partnership in the Netherlands and the Flanders region of Belgium.
Jumbo Superma... |
| 24.03.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: African startups Apollo, Wasoko & ThriveAgric close big-ticket rounds | This has been a watershed week for African agrifoodtech, with a string of startups from the continent closing eight and nine-figure US dollar rounds over the past few days. Kenya’s Wasoko and Apollo Agriculture raised $125 million and $40 m... |
| 17.03.2022 | Getir is now worth nearly $12 billion after raising another $768 million | Instant delivery startup Getir announced that it has closed a new $768 million Series E funding round. Following this deal, the company reached a valuation of $11.8 billion.
Mubadala Investment Company is leading the round, with Abu Dhabi G... |
| 15.03.2022 | How European startups are aiding Ukrainian refugees | Thomas Duscha, founder and CEO of Berlin-based battery swapping startup Swobbee, was in Poland visiting family in early March when the reach of the Ukraine crisis galvanized him to action.
“I was just there a few weeks ago with my wife and ... |
| 07.02.2022 | Стартапы Европы: крупные и успешные, как они живут сегодня? | Стартапы Европы: крупные и успешные, как они живут сегодня? |
| 28.01.2022 | Grocery Q-Commerce Grovy Marches into Several CEE Countries | German grocery quick commerce startup Grovy grows its presence in 4 CEE countries The company’s focus is sustainability: reducing food waste, using bicycles and EVs for delivery, and hiring all employees officially The startup launched in D... |
| 27.01.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Swiggy, Deliverect & Calii raise funds for food delivery | Three of the biggest rounds announced in the last week came from on-demand food delivery startups. India’s Swiggy raised another $700 million, with both the UK’s Deliverect and Mexico’s Calii announcing substantial rounds.
In agtech, Plenty... |
| 24.01.2022 | Gorillas to acquire Frichti in latest instant grocery consolidation | German startup Gorillas has announced that it plans to acquire Frichti, a French startup that delivers both ready-to-eat meals and groceries. The acquisition hasn’t closed just yet but both companies have entered exclusive discussions.
“We ... |
| 27.12.2021 | Meet the companies that raised the top 21 European funding rounds of 2021; 17 of them are hiring right now | 2021 has been a great year for European tech. As the year comes to an end, it has become evident that a new record has been set in the amount raised by startups founded in Europe. Atomico’s annual State of European Tech 2021 report suggests... |
| 20.10.2021 | Why PayPal, M1, Square and more want to be more than just JPMorgan or Charles Schwab | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
Every company is a fintech. That phrase was everywhere just about a year ago.
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| 20.10.2021 | Why PayPal, M1, Square and more want to be more than just JPMorgan or Charles Schwab | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
Every company is a fintech. That phrase was everywhere just about a year ago.
And while that’s mo... |
| 19.10.2021 | Gorillas Raises Close To USD$1 Billion in Series C Funding | Gorillas, a Berlin, Germany-based instant on-demand grocery delivery company, raised close to USD$1 billion in Series C funding.
The round was led by Delivery Hero, and included further investments by its existing investors Coatue Managemen... |
| 19.10.2021 | Gorillas grabs ‘close to’ $1BN, Series C values the on-demand grocery delivery biz at $2.1BN | Berlin-based on-demand grocery delivery and dark store operator Gorillas has grabbed “close to” $1 billion in Series C funds, in the latest sign of the searing investor interest driving activity in urban food shopping apps across the contin... |
| 19.10.2021 | Delivery Hero : invests in on-demand grocery delivery company Gorillas to further advance the quick commerce industry | Delivery Hero is taking a minority stake in the Berlin-based on-demand grocery delivery company Gorillas, investing USD 235 million (EUR 200 million)
Through this investment, Delivery Hero aims to strengthen the quick commerce ecosystem whi... |
| 19.10.2021 | Berlin-based grocery delivery startup Gorillas raises about €860 million to continue on its rapid growth path | Gorillas, the Berlin-based unicorn and leading player in the European instant on-demand grocery delivery market, has just raised close to $1 billion (about €860 million) in Series C funding. This is the largest funding round of a non-listed... |
| 19.10.2021 | Germany’s grocery delivery unicorn Gorillas bags nearly $1B in Series C round led by Delivery Hero | Berlin-based grocery delivery startup Gorillas announced that it has secured close to $1B (approx €858.4M) in its Series C round of funding. The company claims that this is the largest funding Europe’s grocery delivery sector has seen for a... |
| 29.09.2021 | This Week in Agrifoodtech: Gorillas raises $950m, New Age Meats nets $25m & more | The past seven days saw major funding hauls for German food delivery startup Gorillas, US cultivated meat maker New Age Meats, and Canadian precision ag platform Semios. Elsewhere, AFN examined data that suggests that agriculture is far fro... |
| 27.09.2021 | Gorillas vs. Flink: Money battle for the European market for lightning delivery services | For some, they fill the break for the particularly lazy, for others it is the supermarket of the future: delivery services that deliver from decentralized warehouses to your front door within 15 minutes are currently the best seller with in... |
| 25.09.2021 | Berlin-based delivery startup Gorillas raises Euro 810 Million in Series C round | Gorillas, a Germany-based grocery delivery startup, raised Euro 810 million in a Series C round led by German delivery company Delivery Hero on 24 September 2021 after this round company increased its value to $3 billion. |
| 01.09.2021 | Cajoo raises $40 million for its instant grocery delivery service | French startup Cajoo is raising some money in order to compete more aggressively in the new and highly competitive category of food delivery companies. Interestingly, the lead investor in today’s funding round is Carrefour, the supermarket ... |
| 27.05.2021 | On-demand grocery startup Food Rocket launches in the Bay Area, goes up against delivery giants | On-demand grocery startups like Gorillas are invading Europe right now, but although on-demand-everything is kinda old-hat in the Bay Area, a new startup thinks it might just be able to do something new.
Food Rocket says it has raised a $2 ... |
| 07.05.2021 | Delivery App Gorillas Plans Funding at $6 Billion Value
Delivery App Gorillas Plans Funding at $6 Billion Value | (Bloomberg) -- Gorillas Technologies GmbH, the German delivery app that promises grocery deliveries in ten minutes, is raising fresh funding at a valuation of more than $6 billion, weeks after closing its previous round, people familiar wit... |
| 21.04.2021 | Fifth Wall Joins US$290 Million Series B For On-demand Grocery Delivery Startup, Gorillas | Apr 20, 2021 — Founded in Berlin in 2020 by Kağan Sümer and Jörg Kattner, Gorillas is an on-demand, ultra-fast grocery delivery company operating in major cities across France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. |
| 01.04.2021 | Brief: Food ordering app Glovo raises $528m from Delivery Hero, others | Spanish food delivery app Glovo has raised €450 million ($528 million) in a Series F funding round co-led by New York-based Luxor Capital Group and its affiliate Lugard Road Capital.
Several of Glovo’s existing backers participated in the r... |
| 26.03.2021 | Berlin-based on-demand delivery service Gorillas scores $290 million in series B round, becomes fastest European unicorn ever | Berlin-based ultra fast delivery service Gorillas has raised $290 million and become Europe’s fastest unicorn to date.
The round was led by Coatue Management, DST Global and Tencent, with participation from Fifth Wall, Greenoaks and previou... |
| 25.03.2021 | Gorillas, the on-demand grocery delivery startup, raises $290M and ‘surpasses’ $1B valuation | Gorillas, the Berlin-HQ’d startup that promises to let you order groceries and other “every day” items for delivery in as little as ten minutes, has raised $290 million in Series B funding, at a valuation that surpasses $1 billion.
The roun... |
| 25.03.2021 | Gorillas becomes the fastest unicorn in Europe: The Berlin-based on-demand delivery startup raises €244M | Berlin-based on-demand delivery startup Gorillas has raised $290M (€244M). According to the company, this round makes it the fastest unicorn in Europe to surpass a $1B valuation. The round was led by repeat investor Coatue Management, DST G... |
| 24.12.2020 | Grocery delivery startup Gorillas closes a $44M Series A round | Grocery delivery startup Gorillas closes a $44M Series A round
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| 03.07.2020 | 5 neue Startups, die jeder kennen sollte | Jeden Tag entstehen überall in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz neue Startups. deutsche-startups.de präsentiert an dieser Stelle wieder einmal einige ganz junge Startups, die zuletzt, also in den vergangenen Tagen, Wochen und Monaten... |
| 30.06.2020 | Die Zeit ist reif für (neue) Online-Supermärkte! | Online-Supermärkte wie Amazon Fresh, Bringmeister, Food.de, getnow, myTime, Picnic und Rewe verzeichneten während der Corona-Krise teilweise einen sprunghaften Anstieg an Bestellungen. Und auch Kochboxenanbieter wie HelloFresh, Lieferdienst... |
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| - | Сервис доставки продуктов за 10 минут Gorillas привлёк $1 млрд от Delivery Hero, DST Юрия Мильнера и других Статьи редакции | В марте сервис привлёк $290 млн и получил оценку в $1 млрд.
В раунде также участвовали Tencent , Coatue и Dragoneer, пишет CNBC. Немецкий сервис доставки Delivery Hero возглавил раунд, он вложил $235 млн и получил 8% компании.
После инвести... |
| - | The seven ultrafast delivery players competing in NYC, including new arrival Getir | A Getir delivery in Brooklyn Getir This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
Gorillas, Buyk, and Gopuff are opening dozens of rapid delivery warehouses across Manhattan. Getir is th... |
| - | TechCrunch: Gorillas, The On-Demand Grocery Delivery Startup, Raises $290 Million and ‘Surpasses’ $1 Billion Valuation | Mar 25, 2021 — Gorillas, the Berlin-HQ’d startup that promises to let you order groceries and other “every day” items for delivery in as little as 10 minutes, has raised $290 million in Series B funding, at a valuation that surpasses $1 bil... |
| - | Inside Gorillas' brutal job cuts: In a leaked memo, CEO Kagan Sumer predicts just 1 or 2 rapid delivery firms will survive the economic downturn | Gorillas CEO Kagan Sumer Gorillas This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
Rapid-delivery startup Gorillas announced it was axing half its corporate staff on Tuesday.
CEO Kagan Sum... |
| - | 'Dark stores' are set to explode across Europe this year as quick delivery startups take off. One Italian founder hopes the first-mover advantage will give him an edge over the competition. | A Glovo runner drives through Galleria Vittorio Emanuele on April 30, 2020 in Milan, Italy. Roberto Finizio/Contributor/Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
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| - | Rapid grocery delivery boom comes to a grinding halt as Getir, Gorillas slash jobs | Turkish grocery delivery firm Getir told staff Wednesday that it plans to reduce its global headcount by 14%.
Berlin-based grocery start-up Gorillas said it would let go about 300 of its employees, citing a need to reach profitability.
The ... |
| - | 50 consumer startups that have raised millions from VCs over the years, including Shein, Juul, and Gopuff | Course Hero; GOAT; OfferUp; Instacart; SHEIN; Turo; StockX; Rachel Mendelson/Insider This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
These 50 companies that sell products to consumers hav... |
| - | Grocery delivery firm Getir acquires embattled rival Gorillas as industry consolidates | Getir didn’t disclose financial details for the deal but said in a statement that it underscores consolidation in the sector.
The long-rumored takeover reportedly values Gorillas at $1.2 billion, down 15% from its last valuation. |
| - | Trouble in the jungle as Gorillas axes almost half its HQ staff | Published just after 8:00 pm CEST last night, according to Manager Magazin, formerly 10-minute delivery, now "in minutes" delivery service Gorillas is handing out pink slips to around 320 employees in its Berlin headquarters offic... |
| - | This Week in European Tech: Major rounds for Fever, Zapp and Paack; Gorillas and Glovo buy smaller peers; good news for Intel, bad news for Sigfox | Happy Friday!
This week, the Tech.eu research team tracked more than 135 tech funding deals worth over €2.9 billion, and over 25 exits, M&A transactions, and rumours, and related news stories across Europe, including Russia and Turkey.
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