Shipper Logistics aggregator startup announced series B funding worth $63 million or equivalent to 923 billion Rupiah. This round was led by DST Global Partners and Sequoia Capital India with the participation of previous investors, including Prosus Ventures, Floodgate, Lightspeed, Insignia Ventures, AC Ventures and Y Combinator. Previously, the Y Combinator W19 graduate secured series A funding in mid-2020 and was led by Proses Ventures.
Fresh funds will be focused on developing technology and massively expanding its logistics network, serving MSMEs throughout Indonesia. Shipper Services provides fulfillment and delivery services through a network of fulfillment centers, delivery partners, and digitally managed retail points. According to the statistics, the company currently serves thousands of e-commerce businesses that distribute millions of products every day.
“The funding will significantly help Shipper increase its technological and operational capacity, while continuing to expand the company’s service network. We are proud of the achievements of our customers who use our services, and we are excited to continue to achieve success with our customers and logistics partners,” Shipper’s Co-Founder & CEO, Phil Opamuratawongse said.
The pandemic that has driven an increase in delivery packages volume purchased online, which has topped up Shipper’s transaction value. Several strategic efforts over the past year, including partnering with Dana to present logistics solutions in the digital payment application. To expand its business model, Shipper also acquired two logistics startups Porter and Pakde.
“We started Shipper four years ago, starting from personal experience when we observed difficulties in packaging and shipping as online merchants. In building Shipper, we always used an approach from MSME players perspective as it is our identity. We are very happy to be able to contribute and strengthen the MSME segment as well as to help strengthen the national logistics ecosystem,” Shipper’s Co-Founder & COO, Budi Handoko added.
Based on the 2020 Startup Report, there were 8 funding transactions involving logistics startups. The large market demand encourages various related businesses to rapidly accelerate and expand. Apart from Shipper, logistic startup Andalin has secured series A funding from BRI Ventures.
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Original article is in Indonesian, translated by Kristin Siagian