Gorillas was a German ultrafast grocery delivery company which used dark stores between its founding in 2020 and its end in May 2024.

[8] The company was founded in May 2020 by Kağan Sümer, Jörg Kattner, Jeff Hester, and Ronny Shibley in Berlin.

In 2022, Gorillas operated in multiple cities including Amsterdam, London, Paris, Munich and New York, USA.

[10][11][12] The last investment round, valued the startup at 1 billion, making it a unicorn in just 9 months, the fastest company in Germany to do so.

[19] Gorillas sells over 3600 products including fresh fruit and vegetables, drinks and some household items, which are delivered by bicycle couriers.

Some employees have criticized Gorillas for bad working conditions, including inadequate equipment, pressure to deliver quickly, and deliveries weighing too much, causing many to complain of back pain.

[23] The company said that it offered its 10,000 employees benefits including health insurance, a salary above the minimum wage, paid leave and a complete riders' kit.