Gorillas

How it happened

Gorillas was a German instant-grocery (Q-commerce) startup promising rapid delivery, peaking around $3.1B in 2021 amid a pandemic-era funding boom. As the rapid-delivery model proved unprofitable and capital tightened, the company faced steep cash burn, and rival Getir acquired it for about $1.2B in 2022, well below its peak. Glassdoor reviews from 2022-23 track the retrenchment from the warehouse floor up: staff described an over-fast expansion that torched cash, successive layoff and warehouse-closure rounds that several said were poorly communicated, and perks like free groceries pared back as budgets tightened. Many reviewers said the Getir takeover unsettled the culture further, bringing reorganizations and abrupt role cuts.

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