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Roadie
The nation’s first on the way crowdsourced delivery platform
About Roadie
Roadie, a UPS company, has revolutionized the logistics industry with its innovative crowdsourced delivery platform. This platform leverages the existing travel patterns of everyday drivers to offer fast, flexible, same-day delivery services across the United States. Roadie serves a diverse range of clients, including small businesses, large enterprises, and individual consumers. The company operates in the logistics and delivery market, focusing on providing efficient and reliable delivery solutions.
Roadie's business model is built on the concept of "on-the-way" delivery. This means that drivers who are already traveling to a destination can pick up and deliver packages along their route. This model not only ensures quick delivery times but also maximizes the use of existing transportation resources, reducing the need for additional delivery vehicles and minimizing environmental impact.
The company makes money by charging delivery fees to senders, which can vary based on factors such as distance, package size, and delivery speed. Roadie also offers customized pricing plans for enterprise clients, allowing businesses to integrate Roadie's delivery services into their operations seamlessly. Additionally, Roadie provides various delivery solutions, including buy online deliver from store, express air delivery, first and last mile shipping, home delivery, and more.
Roadie's extensive driver network covers more than 20,000 zip codes, reaching over 90% of U.S. households. This vast coverage makes it the largest local same-day delivery provider in the country. By transforming the excess capacity of everyday travel into a public transportation grid, Roadie enables a more connected and efficient delivery system.
In summary, Roadie is a pioneering logistics platform that offers crowdsourced, same-day delivery services to a wide range of clients. Its innovative business model and extensive driver network make it a leader in the delivery market.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Acquired
- Founded
- 2014
- Headquarters
- Atlanta, United States
- Employees
- 1,638
- Open positions
- 5
- Dealroom signal
- 93.1/100
- Industry
- Transportation
- Sub-industry
- Logistics & Delivery
- Sector
- Transportation, Automotive, Charity, Shipping, Delivery, Apparel, Search Engine, Gig Economy, Insurtech Related
- Business model
- Marketplace & ecommerce
- Client focus
- b2b, b2c
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACQUISITIONOther financing | Sep 2021 | — | — | United Parcel Service | — |
| SERIES COther financing | Feb 2019 | $37M | $148M | Warren Stephens · Eric Schmidt | — |
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Roadie is 1.7M monthly website visits, up 13.3% over the last three months. Roadie's team grew 290.9% over the past year.
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Investments and acquisitions
Recent portfolio relationships for companies that also act as investors or acquirers.
Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Seed2 investors entered at this stage
SOSV
Hax
Series A5 investors entered at this stage
TomorrowVentures
Warren Stephens
Stephens
QuarterMoore
UPS Capital
Series B and later3 investors entered at this stage
Guggenheim Partners
Jim McKelvey
Eric Schmidt
Other known investors1 additional known investor
United Parcel Service
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