Shippit set to use seed funding to expand team
Australian delivery start-up Shippit has announced that it has recently secured $500,000 seed funding, which it will use to expand its team and support the development of its service. The seed funding was led by Les Szekely of Equity Venture Partners.
Shippit launched its GPS-enabled scheduled delivery service to an “invitation only audience of boutique online retailers” in February.
“Since then the service has expanded rapidly,” claimed the company, in a statement sent to Post&Parcel. “With the addition of a competitive low-cost national delivery option, Shippit now counts numerous fashion and designer labels such as The Academy Brand, Urban Couture and Seletti as clients.”
The company also claims to have signed “one of Australia’s iconic electrical goods and consumer electronics retailers” as a client.
According to Shippit, the company’s cloud-based software platform offers retailers the ability to book, track and manage a shipment from anywhere. It is targeted at the retail market, and currently available in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
Co-founder and CEO Rob Hango-Zada commented: “Managing multiple shipping providers, dealing with inconsistent tracking information and clunky carrier portals as well as the overhead of customer enquiries during delivery can seriously disadvantage a growing retailer. We’ve worked closely with our early clients and carrier partners to really simplify the entire end-to-end delivery process.”
