Kagan Sumer(Turkey · ♂)— An Istanbul-raised entrepreneur (ex-Bain and Rocket Internet, earlier founder of dry-cleaning startup Kuru) who personally bike-delivered test orders, Sumer founded Gorillas in Berlin in 2020 to pioneer ultra-fast quick-commerce grocery delivery.
Jorg Kattner(Germany · ♂)— An operator who helped build Rocket Internet's Jumia and held senior roles including COO at HelloFresh, Kattner co-founded Gorillas in 2020, bringing food-logistics and scaling expertise to quick-commerce.