RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL -Frubana, an e-commerce startup for restaurants, wants to accelerate its expansion and plans to open over 300 jobs in the next 12 months.
In early June, the company announced a US$65 million (around R$351 million) investment in its series B round, led by investor Hans Tung, managing partner of GGV Capital and third place in Forbes magazine’s list of world’s best technology investors.
SoftBank, Monashees and Tiger Global Management, already investors in the startup, and Lightspeed Venture Partners fund, were also part of the round.
According to Breno Lopes, Country Manager for Brazil, the company needs to hire professionals at this time.
“We grew sevenfold during the pandemic and one of our plans is to triple the number of employees in the next 12 months. We currently employ about 300 professionals,” he highlights.
The company was founded in 2018 by Colombian Fabián Gómez, Rappi’s former expansion director and son of farmers. The goal is for the business to be a unique wholesale store connecting producers in the field to restaurants.
Frubana is currently present in Colombia, Brazil and Mexico. The number of customers grew sixfold and sales tripled over the past year. There are over 11,000 customers in São Paulo alone.
The new openings will be in the Human Resources, Operations, Sales, Expansion, Technology, Product, Finance, Strategy & Analytics, and Marketplace areas.
The positions’ work model is hybrid, in which part of the team is working remotely while another is on-site. In warehouses, work is conducted on-site.
Source: Exame