Singapore’s Qourier picks up new funding
Singapore-based Qourier – a crowdsourced delivery company – has secured $630,000 funding a new seed round. According to an article posted by TechinAsia today (10 February) and pinned on Qourier’s Facebook page, the funding comes from Japan’s Startia and private investors Alex Tan, CIO for the Asia Pacific arm of German logistics company DB Schenker, and Eric Dadoun of Singapore-based investment firm Impiro.
Qourier was founded by Yongjie, Elston Yee, and Satheesh Thekku Veethil and its app was launched in 2015. According to TechinAsia, the company now has over 500 clients using its services in Singapore, and more than 5,000 delivery people on the system.
The company also recently launched “QourierAir” – an express international delivery service offering discounted tariffs.
