Gopuff
Company

Last deal

Amount

Undisclosed

Stage

18.05.2022

Date

3

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$3.45B

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date founded

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About Company
Gopuff is a digital delivery service that delivers daily essentials within minutes.

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founded date

01.11.2013

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Undisclosed

IPO status

Private

Description

Founded in 2013 by two Drexel University students, Gopuff is a Philadelphia-based company that allows users to order groceries, alcohol, home essentials, and more in seconds, and have them delivered in minutes by Gopuff’s Driver-Partners. With an unmatched assortment of products that includes cleaning and home products, medicine, pet care, office supplies, beauty and wellness items, baby products, food and drinks, local brands, as well as alcohol and fresh prepared food in some markets, Gopuff brings a unique, reliable, and magical experience to customers around the world. Gopuff created the instant needs category and continues to build the rails that define the future of commerce.
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Rafael Ilishayev
Rafael Ilishayev

Rafael Ilishayev

Rafael Ilishayev is a first-generation American who grew up with an entrepreneurial family in the New York metro area. Rafael met Yakir Gola in their first Business 101 class at Drexel University and the two went on to start Gopuff the following year. Together, they’ve grown Gopuff into the instant needs category creator and one of the fastest growing tech companies with 7,000 employees across the country. Today, Gopuff has operations in more than 650 U.S. cities, leveraging its network of over 250 micro-fulfillment centers and recently acquired BevMo! stores to fulfill orders of thousands of everyday essentials to customers in 30 minutes. Under Rafael’s leadership, every Gopuff initiative - big or small - is developed with a customer-first mentality. Rafael, along with Yakir, was named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list in the Retail & Ecommerce category in 2017, in 2019 received the Drexel University Founders Award and in 2020, Gopuff was named to CNBC’s Disruptor 50. Rafael is closely involved with his alma mater, Drexel University, through the Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship and Chabad Serving Drexel University.

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As a freshman at Drexel University, Yakir Gola met co-founder Rafael Ilishayev on the first day of their Business 101 class, and the two went on to start Gopuff a year later. A first-generation American who grew up in an entrepreneurial family, Yakir - along with Rafael - have grown Gopuff into one of the fastest growing tech companies in the U.S. with operations in more than 650 cities, leveraging its network of over 250 micro-fulfillment centers and recently acquired BevMo! stores to fulfill orders of thousands of everyday essentials to customers in 30 minutes. Constantly analyzing the business and industry to identify potential for growth, Yakir’s data-driven approach to business and strategic insights motivate and drive the company forward. Yakir, along with Rafael, was named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list in the Retail & Ecommerce category in 2017, in 2019 received the Drexel University Founders Award and in 2020, Gopuff was named to CNBC’s Disruptor 50. Yakir is closely involved with Chabad serving Drexel University and spearheads many of Gopuff’s philanthropic efforts, including recent $1 million matching donation for the Boys & Girls Clubs COVID-19 Relief Funds.

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Ted Stedem

Ted Stedem

Chief Financial Officer

Bryan Batista

Bryan Batista

SVP of International

Tim Chan

Tim Chan

Head of EU Expansion

Kenny Silver

Kenny Silver

Head of Luxe - Health & Home Assortment

Sylvain Andrieu

Sylvain Andrieu

Director, Business Development

Phillip Clark

Phillip Clark

Head of Product Recruiting

Chris Blumenberg

Chris Blumenberg

VP of Product, Engineering and Design, Delivery Platform

Brent Hamby

Brent Hamby

VP of Engineering

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