Delivery App links farmers to buyers

By Agence France-Presse

Nov 21, 2022 12:01 am

The next-day grocery delivery service Market Kurly that 38-year-old Kim founded is now one of South Korea's most important start-up unicorns, last valued at $3 billion and set for an initial public offering by February.

Kim, a self-professed 'foodie,' came up with the idea after she got tired of endlessly going from shop to shop to find the high-quality groceries she wanted in Seoul's supermarkets.

BRILLIANT SOLUTION In this picture taken on Oct. 19, 2022, a worker prepares to weigh freshly harvested kale leaves before packaging them at an organic farm that works with next-day grocery delivery service Market Kurly in Icheon, Gyeonggi province. Market Kurly that Sophie Kim founded is now one of South Korea's most important start-up unicorns, last valued at $3 billion and set for an initial public offering by February. AFP PHOTO

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