Getir

Getir (Turkish pronunciation: [ɟeˈtiɾ]; "bring" in Turkish) is a Turkish startup company founded in 2015 that offers on-demand delivery services for grocery items and a courier service for restaurant food deliveries, accessed via a mobile app.[1][2] In March 2022, Getir announced that it had raised US$$768 million in its Series E, valuing the company at nearly $12 billion.[3]

Getir
TypePrivate
Founded2015
FounderNazim Salur
Headquarters
Istanbul
,
Turkey
Area served
France
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Portugal
Spain
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
Number of employees
+32,000
Websitegetir.com

History

The company was founded in 2015 by a team including Nazım Salur, who also founded Turkish ride-hailing app BiTaksi.[4][5] Getir expanded rapidly since then, having doubled its orders in the second half of 2019 to reach almost 1.5 million in December of that year.[2] It generated $120 million from sales in 2019.[6]

In July 2021, Getir bought Spanish online grocery startup BLOK, adding several major cities in Southern Europe to its delivery spots.[7] On 23 November 2021, Getir bought U.K.-based hyper fast grocery delivery startup Weezy.[8]

In March 2022, the company closed a Series E funding round, raising $768 million, with Mubadala Investment Company leading the round, making Getir's valuation $12 billion.[3]

In November 2022, Getir announced a partnership with the Dutch online food ordering company Just Eat Takeaway, that will integrate Getir's portfolio with apps under Just Eat Takeaway.[9]

Getir acquired rival firm Gorillas in December 2022 for $1.25bn.[10][11]

Operations
Getir's electric vehicles in Rotterdam

All five of the company's services ("ultrafast" delivery, takeaway food delivery, online grocery shopping, online water ordering, ordering from local businesses, ordering a taxi (via BiTaksi), finding local employment) are offered through a single Getir app.[12][13]

  • getir
  • getirfood
  • getirwater
  • getirmore
  • getirlocals
  • getirbitaxi
  • getirjobs
  • getirdrive

Projects

Getir Hackathon

Getir Hackathon or also known as Getir-BiTaksi Hackathon was a yearly hackathon that started in 2016 was hosted until 2018. The main point of the event was to develop an iOS/Android app in 48 hours. The main prize for the event was 5000 TL.[14]

Locations

As of November 2021, Getir services are offered in all 81 Turkish provincial capital cities, 15 UK cities, 15 Dutch cities, 7 German cities, 9 French cities, 6 Spanish cities, 3 US cities, 1 Portuguese city, and 3 Italian cities:

Locations as of 11 March 2022
Country Cities
France Aix-en-Provence, Antibes, Cannes, Grenoble, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Paris
Germany Berlin, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Köln, Munich, Nürnberg
Italy Bergamo, Milan, Rome, Turin
Netherlands Amstelveen, Amsterdam, Arnhem, Breda, Delft, Eindhoven, Groningen, Haarlem, Hilversum, Leiden, Nijmegen, Rotterdam, The Hague, Tilburg, Utrecht
Spain Barcelona, Madrid, Malaga, Sevilla, Terrassa, Valencia, Zaragoza
Portugal Lisbon
Turkey Adana, Adıyaman, Afyonkarahisar, Aksaray, Amasya, Ankara, Antalya, Ardahan, Artvin, Aydın, Ağrı, Balıkesir, Bartın, Batman, Bayburt, Bilecik, Bingöl, Bitlis, Bolu, Burdur, Bursa, Çanakkale, Çankırı, Çorum, Denizli, Diyarbakır, Düzce, Edirne, Elazığ, Erzincan, Erzurum, Eskişehir, Gaziantep, Giresun, Gümüşhane, Hakkari, Hatay, Isparta, Istanbul, Iğdır, İzmir, Kahramanmaraş, Karabük, Karaman, Kars, Kastamonu, Kayseri, Kilis, Kocaeli, Konya, Kütahya, Kırklareli, Kırıkkale, Kırşehir, Malatya, Manisa, Mardin, Mersin, Muğla, Muş, Nevşehir, Niğde, Ordu, Osmaniye, Rize, Sakarya, Samsun, Şanlıurfa, Siirt, Sinop, Şırnak, Sivas, Tekirdağ, Tokat, Trabzon, Tunceli, Uşak, Van, Yalova, Yozgat, Zonguldak
United Kingdom Birmingham, Bradford, Brighton, Bristol, Cambridge, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham, Portsmouth, Sheffield, Southampton, Wolverhampton
United States Boston, Chicago, New York

Sponsorships

References
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  2. Pitel, Laura (2020-01-15). "Michael Moritz backs Turkish grocery start-up". Ft.com. Archived from the original on 2020-01-17. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  3. Dillet, Romain (17 March 2022). "Getir is now worth nearly $12 billion after raising another $768 million". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 2022-03-17.
  4. Sırt, Timur (2020-01-17). "Turkish fast-delivery startup Getir's secret lies in metropolitan traffic". Daily Sabah. Archived from the original on 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  5. "BiTaksi". Bitaksi.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  6. Ersoy, Ercan (2020-02-04). "Turkey's Getir Seeks New Funds as Startup Plans U.K. Expansion". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  7. "Turkish on-demand delivery giant Getir buys Spanish online grocery startup". Aa.com.tr. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  8. "Turkey's Getir signs deal to buy UK fast delivery company Weezy". Reuters.com. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  9. Kılıç, Mustafa (2022-11-19). "Getir'den Avrupa'da İş Birliği Hamlesi". Sanayi Gazetesi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-11-20.
  10. Cantrill, Aggi; Kandemir, Asli; Tan, Gillian (9 December 2022). "Rapid-Delivery Startup Getir Buys Rival Gorillas in $1.2 Billion Deal". Bloomberg. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  11. Cameron, Isabel (2023-03-01). "Getir to cut hundreds of jobs as it delays office move". Retrieved 2023-03-13.
  12. Budak, Burak (2019-06-15). "4 bin ürün ve daha uygun fiyatla Getir'den yeni hizmet: Getirbüyük". Webrazzi (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  13. Baş, Hanife (2020-05-19). "Çok Getir'di, iyi kazandı!". Milliyet (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  14. "BiTaksi ve Getir'den Hackathon". Cumhuriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-09-16.
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