{"id":449480,"date":"2022-05-18T19:21:12","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T16:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ex-disney-ceo-bob-iger-invests-in-delivery-startup-gopuff\/"},"modified":"2022-05-18T19:21:12","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T16:21:12","slug":"ex-disney-ceo-bob-iger-invests-in-delivery-startup-gopuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ex-disney-ceo-bob-iger-invests-in-delivery-startup-gopuff\/","title":{"rendered":"#Ex-Disney CEO Bob Iger invests in delivery startup Gopuff"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d699bd2a2d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg 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the size of\u00a0Iger\u2019s investment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe consumer commerce will be very different in the near future and Gopuff is building the platform to power it,\u201d\u00a0Iger\u00a0said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Reuters had exclusively reported that the SoftBank Group-backed\u00a0company had hired investment banks to prepare for an initial public offering in the United States.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gopuff saw demand explode during the COVID-19 pandemic as lockdowns restricted people from venturing out.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/gopuff-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Gopuff logo\" class=\"wp-image-22315878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/gopuff-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/gopuff-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/gopuff-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Gopuff saw demand explode during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Gett<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"778\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bob-iger-2.jpg?w=778\" alt=\"Bob Iger was Disney's CEO from 2005 to 2020.\" class=\"wp-image-22316088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bob-iger-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1556 1556w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bob-iger-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1167 1167w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bob-iger-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=778 778w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bob-iger-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=389 389w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bob-iger-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\"\/><figcaption>Bob Iger was Disney\u2019s CEO from 2005 to 2020.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The company operates in more than 1,000 cities in the United States and Europe, competing in a crowded market with grocery delivery platforms such as IPO-bound Instacart.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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