About
Flink is a Berlin-based quick-commerce grocery delivery company founded in 2020 by Christoph Cordes, Oliver Merkel, Julian Dames, Saad Saeed, and Nikolas Bullwinkel. The platform delivers everyday groceries in an average of 35 minutes through a network of dark-store hubs, operating in Germany and the Netherlands across 100+ cities serving 22.5 million people. In March 2026 Flink raised $100 million in a Series C round after reaching EBITDA profitability, remaining one of the last independent quick-commerce operators in Europe after rivals Gorillas and Getir exited.
Investors 2
- Cherry Ventures Venture Capital · Berlin
- Target Global Venture Capital · Berlin
Team 1
- Oliver Merkel Person · Berlin Co-founder & CEO
Connection map
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Recent news
- Quick-commerce startup Flink raises another $150M at a valuation of nearly $1B 2024-09-16 · TechCrunch