Top Last Mile Delivery Startups in Logistics

Last mile delivery means the movement of goods & people from the warehouse of the company to the recipient’s doorstep. It is also considered as the last stage of the delivery system & the most expensive & complicated one. It includes higher hidden fixed cost, transparency, technological challenges.

No one would have thought that it would be possible to get the products on the same day or in a shorter period the orders get placed, a few years ago. But all thanks to last-mile delivery startups, technological up-gradation. E-commerces are now able to deliver products in the shortest period.

In this article, we will discuss a few last mile delivery startups in logistics that have been serving the purpose for so long.

 

 

Blue Dart

Blue dart was founded in 1983 in Mumbai. It is one of the biggest logistics startups in India. It is also one of South Asia’s premier express air and integrated transportation and Distribution Company. It covers almost 220 countries across the world by accessing the most comprehensive & logistics network worldwide. Its services include supply chain solutions, freight forwarding, customs clearance, etc.

Softage:

SoftAge has been in the business of last mile logistics since 1994. We have been serving clients with our astounding services and impactful delivery methods. We have always been known for having a variety of delivery service methods that makes end user experience really fascinating as it helps them to fit the delivery option fit in as per their budget and acquired time slot. More over to it, we have been continuously adding more and more cities to our network, as a result building a strong network across whole India in current scenario. We are serving approximately 1500+ pin codes and still adding more pin codes to our widespread network.

Delhivery

This is one of the leading supply chain of India, established in the year 2011 in Gurgaon. The company only deals with e-commerce companies and that makes it easier for them to pick up products & delivers to the location successfully. It successfully delivered more than 350 million shipments across the country to more than 50 million households. It has a pan India reach to its customers & companies by bringing unmatched cost-efficiency.

Shadowfax

It is one the largest crowd-sourced platform, established in the year 2015 in Bangalore. Now serves all over India to more than 150 cities. This logistic company mainly delivers food, e-commerce products, and pharmaceutical products. The company generates more than 1.5 lakh transactions every day on average. The eCommerce logistic startup has also managed to raise a large number of funds in 2018.

Rivigo

It was established in the year 2014 in Gurgaon. Rivigo is a technology venture to make logistics human faster, cost-effective & safer by making excellent data, culture & operation. It also serves industries like FMCG, automotive & eCommerce. The latest revenue of the company was 1028 crore in the year 2019. It has earlier launched a Relay-as-a-service(Raas) which enabled the truck driver to stop & exchange with another truck driver after every a hundred kilometers. 

4Tigo

The company was established in Bangalore in 2015 to provide business services along with a tech platform. One of the prime goals of this company is to grow food transportation through synergy networking technology. It also raised a total amount of 10 million dollars of funding in 2017.

Locus

It was established in 2015 in Bangalore. The company is a machine learning startup that currently focuses on simplifying logistics. Locus solves problems like tracking, scheduling & managing by using AI. It provides services to startups, brands & enterprises all across the country to various sectors, such as consumer electronics, furniture, pharma, grocery, etc. it has served some of the giants like Lenskart, Quikr, Licious, Urban Ladder, etc.

BlackBuck

It was formed in the year 2015 in Bangalore. It has become one of the largest online trucking logistic startups in a few years by combining logistic services & data sciences. It has committed itself to make life easier for truckers & for shippers as well by enabling access at a click of a button. It is a pioneer in its business because it brought offline trucking operations online.

FreightBro

Freightbro was founded in the year 2016 in Mumbai. It provides a solution that works at the touch of a button by enabling the high-tech solution to speed up[ day to day business activities. it is none of the biggest logistic startups in Mumbai. The company guides its customers by going beyond the role of a service provider.

 

In today’s era that is dominated by the technology around the world, it will be inefficient to go by the only offline businesses. The importance of logistics startups is increasing every day to cater to the needs of companies & individuals.