This is what Gorillas founder Kagan Sümer says about the acquisition by Getir

Kagan Sümer had to leave the company he founded after it was taken over by Getir. Nevertheless, he does not see himself as a loser.

Just under two weeks ago, the Turkish delivery service Getir took over the German start-up Gorillas. In the course of this, founder Kagan Sümer had to leave the company. Now he spoke out publicly for the first time, in a roughly 7-minute video on LinkedIn.

It's a personal video, with Sümer standing on a dirt road in the rain. "I'm so happy about the past three years building Gorillas with great people, investors, customers and suppliers - I think it's been the highlight of my life so far," Sümer says with a smile on his face, thanking everyone who has supported him. He is optimistic about his personal future and the future path of the company he founded.

Media reports had previously portrayed him primarily as the loser of the Gorillas takeover, as Gorilla's valuation had previously plummeted and Sümer thus received less money for his start-up than expected. Sümer strongly rejects this portrayal. "There are no winners and losers, at least it doesn't feel that way to me," he elaborates. "I think these attributions come from people who frame the game differently than people who are in it with them."