Christoph Cordes co-founded the furniture and home shop fashion4home in 2009. From 2016 to 2020 he sat on the management board of home24 SE. He spent over a decade moving bulky goods to customers who wanted them fast.
At the end of 2020 he started Flink in Berlin with Oliver Merkel, Julian Dames, Saad Saeed and Nikolas Bullwinkel. The first round in February 2021 was led by Cherry Ventures, Northzone and Target Global. Further 2021 rounds included a group led by DoorDash and the supermarket chain REWE.
By the end of 2021 Flink was valued at $2.1 billion and had raised about $750 million. In 2022 it bought the French rival Cajoo and left Austria in December. The French subsidiary filed for bankruptcy in April 2024.
Cordes and Merkel left Flink in early 2025. Julian Dames, a co-founder, continues as CEO.