Getir buys UK’s Weezy to beef up local instant grocery biz – TechCrunch — techcrunch.com

Well that was quick. U.K.-based hyper fast grocery delivery startup Weezy — which only raised a pre-seed for its 15-minute delivery services of supermarket fare last year (after founding the biz in 2019) — has been bagged by Turkish 10-minute delivery app Getir. It’s the latest slice of consolidation to hit Europe’s hyper competitive on-demand “quick commerce” convenience shopping apps. The value of the deal is not being announced, but Weezy has raised more than $25 million per Crunchbase, including a $20 million Series A this January — which was led by New York’s Left Lane Capital. Other investors include DN Capital, Heartcore Capital and angels, such as Chris Muhr, the Groupon founder, plus some former execs from the supermarket and on-demand food delivery sectors.

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