Zipments operates a same-day delivery marketplace that connects retailers with couriers and supplies real-time updates to customers. It launched as a web-only service in Grand Rapids, Michigan in May 2011 and later expanded to New York and Chicago, adding smartphone apps that let retailers request delivery details and couriers accept and manage jobs. The apps support selection of transport mode (bike, car, or truck) and provide couriers with logistics-management tools. Fees start at $10 per delivery and increase based on urgency, weight, and distance. The company says it aims to empower smaller and individual operators such as bicycle couriers and plans to use new funding to scale the product and expand to new cities. Zipments faces competition from consumer-focused services like Postmates and TaskRabbit as those companies push into its markets.

Total raised

$2M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Sep 2013