Flink
Online supermarket based in Berlin, delivering from local hubs. A former unicorn: valued at $2.1B pre-money in 2021, estimated by the press at just under $1B in 2024.
Europe's most interesting startup stories. Every week.
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
About Flink
Flink sells groceries and household goods through a website and app, delivering from local hubs with a range that includes fresh products and drinks. In 2026 it operates in Germany and the Netherlands. It was founded in 2020 according to an investor's adviser (the commercial launch was in 2021) by Oliver Merkel, Christoph Cordes and Julian Dames, now CEO, and is based in Berlin. In 2021 it announced a $240M Series A and a $750M Series B at a valuation of $2.1B pre-money; the Series B mixes equity and debt and is therefore treated outside the rounds. The equity part of the $150M financing of September 2024 is $115M. According to the press the valuation fell to about €1B in 2023 and just under $1B in 2024, so Flink is no longer classed as a unicorn. On 03/03/2026 Tech.eu reported new financing of about $100M, led by Prosus and existing investors, and Handelsblatt describes a return close to the threshold with no official price. Control and the current valuation are not verified.
The Story
Flink is based in Berlin and was founded by Oliver Merkel, Christoph Cordes and Julian Dames: 2020 according to an investor's adviser, 2021 according to Tech.eu, with the commercial launch in 2021.
Products & Services
Key Products
- Supermercato online (sito e app)
- Hub locali di preparazione e consegna
- Partnership di approvvigionamento con retailer
Core Use Cases
- Ordering groceries delivered within minutes
- Frequent top-up purchases of fresh products
Market & Clients
Geographic Presence
Funding & Investors
Total Funding
Latest Valuation
Funding Rounds
- 2021 - Series A: $240M
- 2024 - Round 2024: $115M
Key Investors
Founding Team
Founders
Key Executives
- Julian Dames - CEO e membro del Vorstand
Key Metrics
Similar Startups
Gorillas
Minutes-fast grocery delivery service founded in Berlin in 2020. Getir acquired it in December 2022 for $1.2 billion.
Read AnalysisChoco
Berlin food supply chain ordering software founded in 2018. The 2022 Series B2 and the 2023 internal round point to a US$1.2 billion valuation.
Read AnalysisFlix
Flix, based in Munich, runs FlixBus and FlixTrain with local partners. The 2021 Series G valued it at $3 billion; EQT and Kühne have held 35% since 2024.
Read AnalysisSources
- Impressum — Flink
- In the Flink of an eye — Cherry Ventures
- Flink raises $52M seed — TechCrunch
- Lieferdienst Flink sammelt Geld ein und kooperiert mit REWE (Reuters) — Reuters (via onvista)
- Taylor Wessing berät REWE bei Flink — Taylor Wessing
- Flink brings in $750 million at a $2.1 billion valuation — Tech.eu
- Flink is now valued at $2.85B after raising $750M — TechCrunch
- Carrefour Universal Registration Document 2022 — Carrefour
- Flink snaps up Cajoo and takes fresh Carrefour investment — TechCrunch
- Schnelllieferdienst Flink wird nur noch mit einer Milliarde Euro bewertet — Handelsblatt
- Investoren pumpen immer mehr Geld in Flink — n-tv
- YPOG advises REWE Group on financing round of Flink — YPOG
- Flink raises another $150M at a valuation of just under $1B — TechCrunch
- Flink lands $100M to advance targeted expansion — Tech.eu
- Lieferdienst Flink kommt der Milliardenbewertung wieder nahe — Handelsblatt