{"id":16424,"date":"2022-11-01T19:38:55","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T23:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/?post_type=hck-submission&p=16424"},"modified":"2022-11-01T19:42:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T23:42:41","slug":"convenience-at-your-fingertips-rappi-colombia-latams-one-stop-shop","status":"publish","type":"hck-submission","link":"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/submission\/convenience-at-your-fingertips-rappi-colombia-latams-one-stop-shop\/","title":{"rendered":"Convenience at Your Fingertips: Rappi – Colombia & Latam’s One-Stop Shop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

Rappi, one of Colombia\u2019s first unicorn startups, has created a platform which has been exported to other countries across Latin America. It was initially conceived as a marketplace to match consumers and entrepreneurs for food deliveries but has grown to become almost a one-stop shop for many items and even experiences any consumer might imagine, all in the convenience of one app.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Source: Medium Report – Understanding Rappi, the Colombian Unicorn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Rappi\u2019s stated mission is \u201cto drive economic development across cities in Latin America by accelerating e-commerce adoption\u201d. Rappi followed the delivery model of many platforms across the world by first starting with food delivery services in Colombia\u2019s capital and expanding to other main cities before exporting the model to other countries. To date, Rappi\u2019s platform offers not only food delivery but also grocery shopping, pharmacy delivery, ATM withdrawals in case users need cash, ability to find a plumber, Rappi Travel \u2013 travel agency, and many more.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The platform creates value for customers by focusing on convenience. For customers that are busy at work and can\u2019t cook, Rappi offers an easy delivery method with the ability to order from hundreds of restaurants which are georeferenced given the user\u2019s location. Other examples include the ability to select grocery items and interact with the personal shopper when a specific brand or item isn\u2019t available. All of this delivered to the address of the customer\u2019s choice. Further, Rappi later expanded to a freemium model. It still offers the same services but charges a fee per delivery or a monthly\/annual subscription that waives the delivery fee (roughly the premium fee was the equivalent of the delivery fee in 3-4 deliveries). For heavy use customers (such as myself) it made sense to purchase the subscription. The subscription included tiers (based on how many deliveries a user ordered) which translated into faster customer support.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Source: Sacra Report – Rappi: The $7B Meituan of Latin America<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Rappi benefited from first-mover advantage in Colombia, enabling it to capture exponential customer growth and benefit from the flywheel of network effects: Customers want to be on the app where they can access the most merchants (ie: restaurants), merchants want to be on the platform that has the most users and will generate the most order volume, and ultimately, drivers want to be delivery people with the platform that has the most users as it will generate for them the most trips and highest potential for tips. Rappi faced competition in Colombia, for instance from Uber Eats in the food delivery segment, and other start-ups focused on other segments such as Merqueo (grocery delivery). However, in the case of food delivery, Rappi\u2019s first-mover advantage, even though merchants and consumers multi-home, was so overpowering that it drove Uber Eats out of the Colombian market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rappi captures value from merchants primarily through commissions on order value, premium subscription, and advertising (banners inside the app, push notifications). Additionally, Rappi is actively collecting immense amounts of data on consumers: their preferences: favorite restaurants, favorite items at a particular restaurant or supermarket (ie: Favorites section) as well as a combination of items typically bought together at a merchant or in grocery markets or even in anticipation of a specific date. This is likely being monetized through targeted marketing campaigns for vendors (ie: marketing activation campaigns, promotions\/deals for a specific vendor). Further, similar to Alibaba\u2019s Alipay, Rappi launched Rappi pay and developed a suite of fintech capabilities including a debit card (offering higher cashback or Rappi credits), credit card, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rappi has raised US$2.3 billion in total funding including a US$1 billion investment from SoftBank in 2019. Their model has proven to be scalable in the sense that they have been able to grow the offerings of the marketplace to increase average order size and continue to attract users and merchants to the platform. Additionally, Rappi has been able to scale to new countries in Latin America and replicate its success in Colombia \u2013 targeting similar consumers. However, the sustainability of the business model remains in question. Given that the mentality has been primarily to grow at all costs, it is unknown whether the business model can be profitable in the long term. The company has employed several high discount\/offering strategies to drive volume and user adoption. Whether these can be sustained as the company prepares for an eventual IPO remains to be seen.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Source: Rest of World Report – Rappi mafia: How a delivery startup took over Colombia\u2019s tech scene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Finally, of note, is the impact that Rappi has generated in the Colombian and by extension Latam tech ecosystem which is known as the \u201cRappi Mafia\u201d. It has attracted a lot of talent which has developed significant operator skills that have in turn created a highly dynamic platform\/tech startup ecosystem with at least 100 startups founded by ex-Rappi employees seeking to disrupt traditional industries in Latam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/about.rappi.com\/about-us<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/organization\/rappi<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/restofworld.org\/2022\/rappi-mafia-delivery-startup-colombia-tech-scene\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-softbank-investment-rappi\/japans-softbank-invests-1-billion-in-delivery-app-rappi-idUSKCN1S619Y<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/medium.com\/@RafaTihanyi\/understanding-rappi-the-colombian-unicorn-ff908a9c55d0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/sacra.com\/research\/rappi-the-meituan-of-latin-america\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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