Gorillas (company)

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Gorillas
IndustryOnline platform for convenience delivery
FoundedMay 2020 (2020-05) in Berlin, Germany
FounderJörg Kattner, Kağan Sümer, Ronny Shibley (co-founder)
Headquarters
Berlin
,
Germany
Areas served
Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Denmark, Spain
Number of employees
~10,000 (2021)[1]
Websitegorillas.io/en

Gorillas is a German on-demand grocery delivery company with the promise of delivering groceries within 10 minutes of ordering by using dark stores.[2]

Gorillas bikes outside one of their dark stores

Controversies

Gorillas has been the subject of criticism by its workers for its poor working conditions. Including inadequate equipment, high pressure to deliver within the short time window set by the app, and deliveries weighing far more than the average takeout order causing many to complain of back pain.[3]

In October 2021 Gorillas fired at least dozens of its employees for participating in a wildcat strike.[4] According to the Gorillas Workers Collective, which "represents the company's non-unionised delivery workers", the amount of fired worked amounted to 350.[5]

History

The company was founded in May 2020 by Kağan Sümer, Jörg Kattner and Ronny Shibley in Berlin. In December 2020 the company raised $44 million in Series A funding, followed by $290 million in Series B funding in March 2021 and almost $1 Billion in Series C funding in October 2021.[6][7][8] After the last investment round, the startup is valued at 1 billion, thus reaching unicorn status as the fastest startup ever in Germany (after only 9 months).[1]

Marketing

Gorillas uses the slogan faster than you to emphasize the speed of delivery.[6]

Locations

As of September 2021, Gorillas delivers in 60 cities in 9 countries.[9]

Locations as of 29 September 2021[9]
Country Cities
Germany Augsburg, Berlin, Bonn, Bremen, Cologne, Dortmund, Dresden, Düsseldorf, Essen, Frankfurt, Fürth, Gelsenkirchen, Hamburg, Hannover, Heidelberg, Karlsruhe, Leipzig, Munich, Münster, Nuremberg, Offenbach, Stuttgart
Netherlands Amsterdam, Arnhem, The Hague, Groningen, Haarlem, Leiden, Nijmegen, Rotterdam, Tilburg, Utrecht
United Kingdom Cambridge, London, Manchester, Nottingham, Reading, Southampton
France Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon, Nice, Paris
Belgium Antwerp, Brussels
Italy Bergamo, Milan, Rome, Turin
Denmark Copenhagen
Spain Alicante, Barcelona, Madrid, Mallorca, Marbella, Malaga, Valencia
USA New York City

See also

References
  1. Mrz 2021, Lisa Ksienrzyk 31 (March 31, 2021). "Exklusiv: Gorillas steigt mit 245-Millionen-Runde zum Unicorn auf". Business Insider.
  2. Darmody, Jenny (March 26, 2021). "Grocery delivery start-up Gorillas hits unicorn status". Silicon Republic.
  3. Geiger, Gabriel. "Riders for Europe's Delivery 'Unicorn' Report Grueling Delivery Times and Back Pain". vice.com. Vice. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  4. Geiger, Gabriel. "Gorillas Delivery App Fires Workers for Striking". vice.com. Vice. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  5. Bateman, Tom. "Gorillas delivery app fires hundreds of Berlin workers for strikes over pay and working conditions". euronews.com. Euronews. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  6. "Gorillas, the on-demand grocery delivery startup taking Berlin by storm, has raised $44M Series A".
  7. "Gorillas, the on-demand grocery delivery startup, raises $290M and 'surpasses' $1B valuation".
  8. "Gorillas grabs 'close to' $1BN, Series C values the on-demand grocery delivery biz at $2.1BN".
  9. "Delivery areas". gorillas.io.
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