Pickupp secures US$20M in its Series A and A+ funding, adds Temasek-backed Reefknot as investor
Pickupp received additional funds from Temasek-backed investor to fuel Asia expansion and launch new satellite warehouses.
SINGAPORE - Media
OutReach - 14 October 2021 -Pickupp,
the on-demand delivery and tech startup redefining logistics, today announced
that it has secured additional investments from Reefknot, a venture fund backed by Temasek Holdings and Kuehne + Nagel, bringing the
total value from its series A and A+ funding to approximately US$20 million.
Pickupp
has over 100,000 delivery agents across Asia and Singapore.
Along with funds
from its initial series A+ round of funding in July 2021, Pickupp will be using
the additional injection of funds from Reefknot to strengthen its operational
efficiency to accommodate the growing use of online-to-offline (O2O) services
in Singapore, along with the other markets that Pickupp operates in - Hong
Kong, Taiwan and Malaysia. The funds will enable Pickupp to strengthen its
dispatch network with the expansion of new satellite warehouses across
different markets. It will go on to further support innovation and developments
in Pickupp's technology to enhance the capabilities and cost-savings of its existing
products and introduce new services to meet the evolving demand for last-mile
deliveries.
"The e-commerce and
last-mile delivery landscape is growing at a fast pace in Singapore, with sales
from year-end promotions and delivery orders expected to reach record highs in
the coming months," said Lee Chee Meng, Co-Chief Operating Officer at Pickupp
Singapore. "We pride ourselves as an innovative logistics technology company,
and with the support of our investors, we aim to further the momentum in improving
our technology and offerings in the coming years. We also will continue to
invest in the welfare of our delivery partners for them to grow in a productive
and conducive environment at Pickupp."
Pickupp will
welcome at least 10 new satellite warehouses across heartland areas in
Singapore within the next 6 months. The introduction of these new dispatch
points coincides with Pickupp's push to increase its walker delivery agent pool
to improve the efficiency of deliveries during peak traffic hours and decarbonise
its operations with sustainable deliveries.
"Heavy road traffic
and carbon emissions are major challenges for the logistics industry in today's
day and age, and the spike in e-commerce and delivery orders will worsen the
conditions if left ignored," said Lee. "Sustainability is a long-term goal of
ours, and we aim to achieve net-zero operations in the years to come.
Therefore, we are taking on a unique approach to tackle these challenges by
building and improving our walker network."
To fulfil the
changing delivery needs, Pickupp will be launching its new self-drop off
service, which features next day deliveries, no minimum order, at affordable
rates where small businesses, online marketplace users, and individuals can
benefit from a wider range of options, as well as greater flexibility and
convenience. They can simply create an order, drop off their parcel at any of
Pickupp's dispatch points, and enjoy Pickupp's next day delivery service with
real-time GPS tracking.
"We have seen an
explosion of e-commerce activities from uptick in terms of year-on-year growth
rates resulting from the pandemic. We also see new category players like
Grocery chains and F&B rapidly rolling out e-commerce solutions to deliver
better convenience to their customers. Traditional e-commerce logistics players
are ill-equipped to address the rising demands of these new category players,"
said Ervin Lim, Vice President, Reefknot Investments. "Pickupp's technology and
operational model allows for meaningful time compression at a cost efficient
price which brings a unique value proposition to the entire e-commerce
logistics landscape."
This investment is
an extension of Pickupp's series A+ round funding, led by Taiwan e-commerce
giant PChome and Cornerstone Ventures, with participation from an existing
investor, Swire Properties, and new investors, including Cathay Venture Inc.
and DRIVE Catalyst (the corporate venture arm of Far Eastern Group) from
Taiwan, and the Jardine Matheson Group and Zipx from Hong Kong.
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About Pickupp
Pickupp is an
on-demand delivery platform redefining logistics with its transparent
customer-centric service and technology. Founded in 2016, the company has
operations in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan, providing logistics
support to 20,000+ businesses spanning MNCs, logistics giants as well as retail
and e-commerce. They also have a strong delivery team of over 100,000 delivery
agents across all cities.
Pickupp provides
flexible, tech-driven logistics solutions that enable businesses of all sizes
to scale and thrive. Through highly optimised batching and chaining technology, customers can book a delivery anytime
without sacrificing speed and cost, while real-time GPS tracking provides
end-to-end transparency. Pickupp's flexible delivery windows and their handy
scheduling feature enable customers to be nimble and capitalise on business
opportunities. Pickupp launched Shop On Pickupp, a one-stop e-commerce platform
offering all-rounded payment and tech-enabled delivery solutions for businesses
in 2020. For more information, please visit our website at https://pickupp.io/en/.
Reefknot invests in
high growth technology companies pushing new frontiers within the supply chain
and logistics space. Beyond the pure financial investment, we further leverage
our ecosystem of partners to support our portfolio companies with the necessary
domain or technical expertise. For more information, please visit:
https://www.reefknotinvestments.com/