Shell and Daimler invest in German same-day delivery start-up
German same-day delivery start-up tiramizoo has completed an investment round that was led by Shell Technology Ventures (the investment arm of energy giant Shell) and also included Daimler. In a statement issued on Monday (6 March), tiramizoo said the investment will support the continuing development of its urban logistics platform and the “pursuit of new business models in the Asia-Pacific region”.
The tiramizoo product – an app, platform and smart back-end technology — enables retailers to “interface” with customers to schedule local delivery services of their purchases in over 150 cities in Germany, Austria, Sweden and The Netherlands.
Roger Hunter, General Manager for Digital Businesses at Shell New Energies said: “We are impressed by tiramizoo’s deep knowledge of the urban logistics sector and their innovative technology platform. This investment will also support Shell’s strategic interest in developing new digital business models that benefit customers by facilitating the efficient movement of goods and people in crowded, growing cities.”
Alongside Shell and Daimler, tiramizoo’s major investors including DPD Germany, Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft and Bayern Kapital.
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Post & Parcel Live: Solving The Inner City Challenge
The news about Shell’s investment in tiramizoo shows the timeliness of an innovative new seminar that Triangle (the publisher of Post&Parcel) will be holding at the Hallam Conference Centre in London on 27 April.
Post & Parcel Live: Solving Inner City Challenge will look at how the industry is working to develop sustainable urban delivery models that are operationally efficient, commercially viable, and environmentally friendly.
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