Ecommerce

Cornershop

AI-driven grocery delivery, acquired by Uber

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What happened to Cornershop?

Cornershop was acquired by Uber in 2021.

Uber took a majority stake about two years earlier and agreed in Jun 2021 to buy the rest. cornershopapp.com now redirects to Uber Eats.

Source: cnbc.com ↗Its AI Graveyard record →AI products shut down or acquired in 2021 →Everything Uber has bought →

The FalcoScan Intel PanelCornershop · Ecommerce
Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
Moderate
Band
Saturation
Contested
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Stable
Market trend

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The Brief

What Cornershop does

Cornershop pioneered AI-powered same-day grocery delivery across Chile, Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Canada. Acquired by Uber for $3B in 2021, now powers Uber Grocery. Founded by Oskar Hjertonsson and Daniel Undurraga. Santiago HQ.

How Cornershop compares with its closest alternatives

4 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Cornershop does. 3 of the 5 offer an API; FalcoScan's records show none for Cornershop. Cornershop offers a web app and a mobile app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app and 4 offer a mobile app. Cornershop was founded in 2015; the alternatives were founded between 1999 and 2013, 5 of them earlier. Cornershop is based in Santiago, Chile; none of its 5 alternatives is in Chile. They are in Singapore, Japan, Thailand and elsewhere.

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How Cornershop compares in Ecommerce

Cornershop has moderate opportunity and sits in the bottom third of 300 live Ecommerce tools on FalcoScan. Across Ecommerce, the average opportunity score is 65.2 and the average saturation score 35.9. FalcoScan rates Cornershop's own market position as contested. 58 of the 300 operating Ecommerce tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 6 shutdowns in the category.

Cornershop compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
CornershopFounded 2015 · Santiago, ChileModerateContestedFree—YesNoWeb, MobileStable
CarousellFounded 2012 · SingaporeModerateContestedFreemium—YesNoWeb, MobileStable
MercariFounded 2013 · Tokyo, JapanModerateContestedFree—YesYesWeb, API, MobileStable
Pomelo FashionFounded 2013 · Bangkok, ThailandModerateContestedFreemium—YesNoWeb, MobileStable
Mercado Libre AIFounded 1999 · Buenos Aires, ArgentinaHighContestedFree—YesYesWeb, API, MobileRising
MiraklFounded 2012 · Paris, FranceModerateOpenPaid—NoYesWeb, APIRising

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Ecommerce.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Cornershop exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Data AnalysisOptimizationVisionRetrieval
Industry Verticals
RetailGroceryLogistics
Tagged

Cornershop shows up when builders search for these

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Questions

Cornershop: common questions

Is Cornershop still running?

Cornershop was acquired by Uber in 2021. Uber took a majority stake about two years earlier and agreed in Jun 2021 to buy the rest. cornershopapp.com now redirects to Uber Eats.

Who acquired Cornershop?

Uber acquired Cornershop in 2021 (cnbc.com).

Source: cnbc.com ↗

Is Cornershop free?

Yes. FalcoScan lists Cornershop as free to use.

What are the best alternatives to Cornershop?

The closest alternatives to Cornershop that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Carousell, Mercari, Pomelo Fashion, Mercado Libre AI, and Mirakl.

Where is Cornershop based?

Cornershop is headquartered in Santiago, Chile.

Does Cornershop have an API?

FalcoScan's records show no public API for Cornershop.

Who is Cornershop for?

Cornershop is built for consumers.

How do I sign in to Cornershop?

Sign in on Cornershop's own website, ubereats.com. FalcoScan reviews Cornershop but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Cornershop directly.

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