Kagan Sumer on financial performance
From Kagan Sümer & Philipp Westermeyer: The Gorillas Story · · OMR
“We're around an $800 million revenue run rate today; nine months ago we moved to efficiency, and now we have two metropoles generating operating profits — we have profitable cities.”
On , Kagan Sumer, CEO & Founder at Gorillas, spoke about financial performance during Kagan Sümer & Philipp Westermeyer: The Gorillas Story on OMR.
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Kağan Sümer, CEO and founder of the instant delivery service Gorillas, discussed the company's growth and strategy in a May 2022 interview. He stated that Gorillas had reached an approximately $800 million revenue run rate and that two metropolises were generating operating profits. Sümer described the company's approach as prioritizing values such as being "bold" and "authentic," citing a UK skydiving marketing campaign that had low return on investment but aligned with those values. He noted that Gorillas had given a $1 million bonus to riders and operational crew after reaching unicorn status. Sümer also addressed challenges, including a bank's accusation of money laundering related to transfers to Lebanon, which he said led to the cancellation of his visa process. He argued that immigrant entrepreneurs who create employment and foreign investment deserve more government attention. Commenting on the broader market, Sümer said that a period of Federal Reserve money injection had created "greed and super-high valuations," which he predicted would be replaced by a focus on legitimate profitable businesses. He forecast that a "natural selection" among delivery players would leave three or four prominent companies.