“Deliveries in 10 minutes”, the unicorn Gorillas arrives in Italy

The Berlin startup also arrives in Italy Gorillas, un’app di delivery which in just a year has reached unicorn status, that is passed the $ 1 billion valuation after a recent loan of 290 million.

Gorillas is based on a network of neighborhood micro distribution centers (called “dark stores”) and partnerships with local companies that should “supply fresh products and short supply chains “, as stated in a note: Italian users of the app can choose from more than 1000 products that will be delivered” in just 10 minutes “by bikers on an electric bicycle.

In Italy the service started from Milan, in the De Angeli-CityLife districts, Colonne, Nolo-Centrale and (from mid-June) Porta Romana-Lodi; new openings are planned in the coming weeks in the Lombard capital and in other Italian cities, including Rome, Turin and Genoa: “In Milan we have already activated partnerships with Barba N Juice, Remeo Gelato and Lambrate Brewery, but we are constantly looking for new local realities to support and make known to customers – explained Alessandro Colella, general manager of Gorillas for our country – Collaborate with local companies it helps us not only to meet the tastes of the communities we approach, but also allows us to support the realities of the territory, becoming a new distribution channel for them “.

Established in March 2020, in full pandemic, Gorillas is currently active in 18 cities in Germany, the Netherlands, France and the United Kingdom for a total of 60 micro distribution centers.