A roundup of a few notable logistics startups that have received venture rounds in the last 18 months.
June 2015: ShipBob – Shipping app for smartphones ($1.5M, Series B)
Lead investors: WeFunder, Y Combinator (3 others)
June 2015: Postmates – Urban logistics delivery platform ($138M, 7 rounds)
Lead investors: Spark Capital, Founders Fund, Slow Capital (16 others)
April 2015: Shyp – Ship-on-demand app ($62.1M, 3 rounds)
Lead investors: Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (27 others)
March 2015: DoorDash – Online local food delivery service ($59.7M, 4 rounds)
Lead investors: Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures (13 others)
March 2015: Shipster – Ship-on-demand app (undisclosed amount, Seed 1)
(undisclosed investor)
Jan. 2015: SmartKargo – Cloud-based air cargo management system (undisclosed amount)
Lead investor: Fontinalis Partners
Jan. 2015: Cargomatic – Platform connecting shippers and truckers ($8M, Series A; $2.6M seed)
Lead investors: Canaan Partners, Morado Venture Partners, Sherpa Capital, SV Angel (14 others)
Oct. 2014: Freightos – Automated pricing and routing services ($9.3M, 3 rounds)
Lead investors: Aleph Ventures, Israel Cleantech Ventures (3 others)
Oct. 2014: ShipHawk – Online shipping for oversize packages ($5M, Series A; $1M seed)
Lead investors: Rothenberg Ventures, Karlin Ventures
Sept. 2014: Shippo – Interactive online shipping for small businesses ($2.3M, 5 rounds)
Lead investors: SoftTech VC (11 others)