Rapid Delivery Startup Getir Nears New Funding at $11.8 Billion Valuation

  • Grocery-delivery startup set to raise about $800 million
  • Projected profit exceeds those of rivals including DoorDash

Couriers for the food delivery service Getir in Barcelona, Spain.

Photographer: Angel Garcia/Bloomberg
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Turkish grocery-delivery startup Getir is nearing a deal to raise roughly $800 million in a funding round featuring a $250 million check from lead investor Mubadala Investment Co. that values the company at about $11.8 billion, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Rick Gerson’s firm Alpha Wave Global, previously known as Falcon Edge Capital, is set to join existing investors including Mubadala; Abu Dhabi’s state holding company ADQ; Sequoia and Tiger Global in the new round, said some of the people, requesting anonymity because the talks are private.