How Glovo Grew From 9 Employees to a $2.2BN Acquisition

March 13th, 2025

Founded By
Oscar Pierre
Monthly Revenue
$417M
Starting Costs
$100K
Days To Build
30
Founders
2
Employees
4000 (est.)
Monthly Traffic
4.82M
Profitable
Yes
Days To Build
30
Year Started
2015
Customer
B2C
Revenue Per Visitor
$86.38

Who is Oscar Pierre?

Oscar Pierre, the founder of Glovo, is a Barcelona native who studied aerospace engineering at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and later attended Georgia Tech in the United States. Before founding Glovo in 2015, he worked as an aerodynamics engineer at...

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20 Min VC Podcast · 2025
20VC: The Insane Story of Glovo: Selling 30% of the Company for €100K | The McDonalds Deal That Saved Them | Running out of Money Three Times | Burning $1M Per Day | Being Acquired for $2.2BN with Oscar Pierre, Founder @ Glovo
<p dir="ltr">Oscar Pierre is the Founder and CEO @ Glovo, the food delivery site that will get you anything you want to your doorstep. Th...
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eu-startups.com Article · 2018
Execute quickly, understand local markets and adapt fast to different needs – Glovo CEO Oscar Pierre
Glovo is one of Spain’s most successful startups. Founded in Barcelona in 2015, the startup offers the world’s first on-demand delivery s...
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marketing4ecommerce.net Article · 2024
History of Glovo: birth and evolution of a unicorn of home delivery
We review the history of Glovo, a unicorn and one of the most powerful home delivery startups in the Spanish market.

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