Getir (; "bring" in Turkish) is a Turkish start-up founded in 2015. Through its

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, it offers an on-demand delivery services for grocery items and a courier service for restaurant food deliveries. In March 2022, Getir announced that it had raised $768 million in its Series E, valuing the company at nearly $12 billion.

History

The company was founded in 2015 by a team including Nazım Salur, who also founded Turkish ride-hailing app BiTaksi. Getir has 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. It generated $120 million from sales in 2019. In July 2021, Getir bought Spanish online grocery startup BLOK, adding several major cities in Southern Europe to its delivery spots. On 23 November 2021, Getir bought U.K.-based hyper fast grocery delivery startup Weezy. In March 2022, the company closed a Series E funding round, raising $768 million, with

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leading the round. Getir's valuation subsequently rose to $12 billion. In November 2022, Getir announced a partnership with the Dutch online food ordering company

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, that will integrate Getir's portfolio with apps under Just Eat Takeaway. Getir acquired rival firm

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in December 2022.

Operations

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. * getir * getirfood * getirwater * getirmore * getirlocals * getirbitaxi * getirjobs * getirdrive

Projects

Getir Hackathon

Getir Hackathon or also known as Getir-BiTaksi Hackathon was a yearly

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that started in 2016 was hosted until 2018. The main point of the event was to develop an

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/ Android app in 48 hours. The main prize for the event was 5000 TL.

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:

Sponsorships

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