Shippo

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Shippo is an American software company that helps e-commerce businesses, online marketplaces, and platforms integrate shipping with multiple major carriers through their API and web application. Some of their customers and partners include GoDaddy, Memebox, Shyp, Vinted, and Mercari.[1][2][3]

Business

Shippo was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.[1] Shippo has 16 employees and 14,000 customers after eighteen months.[4]

Shippo supports an API, web interface, as well as direct integrations with e-commerce platforms such as Shopify, Etsy, Magento, Bigcommerce, Weebly, and GoDaddy.[5][6][7] Shippo aggregates all of its customers’ packages through their own account with carriers to get discounted rates, which they then pass onto customers.[1][2] They help merchants with shipping labels and fulfillment.[8][9]

History

Initially a German-based company, Shippo began as an e-commerce platform selling international products to international customers, but later pivoted to focusing on shipping only.[10][11] Their vision is to provide small online businesses the same discounts that larger retailers would get with major carriers, such as UPS, FedEx, and DHL.[4][12] Shippo is often highlighted as part of studies in logistics and delivery methods.[13][14][15]

Laura Behren Wu is the CEO and co-founder of Shippo. She and co-founder, Simon Kreuz, are both German nationals and previously attended the University of St.Gallen.[4][11][12] Wu spoke on the panel at the Women 2.0 HowTo Conference alongside female leaders from Airbnb, InstaEDU, and Urbansitter.[16]

Shippo participated in Plug and Play's StartupCamp in January 2014 and was part of 500 Startups Batch 8.[1][4][10][12] Mattermark named them the 2nd fastest rising company of the batch.[17] They raised $2 million in seed funding, led by SoftTechVC.[1][2][11] Jeff Clavier, Managing Partner of SoftTechVC, is also on Shippo’s Board of Directors.[11][18]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Kokalitcheva, Kia (18 Sep 2014). "Shippo grabs $2M for its shipping API for small businesses". VentureBeat. Retrieved 17 Nov 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Lawler, Ryan (18 Sep 2014). "Shippo Raises $2 Million To Provide A Shipping API For E-Commerce Businesses". TechCrunch. Retrieved 17 Nov 2015.
  3. ↑ Volkman, Elliot. "SoftTech VC Pumps $2 Million Into Shippo". TechCo. TechCo. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Francisco, Johannes Kuhn, San. "Junge Gründerin: Start-up statt Studium". sueddeutsche.de (in German). ISSN 0174-4917. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  5. ↑ Tran Kingyens, Angela (18 Sep 2014). "Introducing our latest investment: Shippo, simplified shipping for small e-commerce sites" (Blog). VersionOne. Retrieved 17 Nov 2015.
  6. ↑ "Shippo - Create discounted shipping labels fast.". Weebly. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  7. ↑ "GoDaddy's Online Store becomes more secure and Shippo savvy". AZ Tech Beat. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  8. ↑ "The Top Ecommerce Resources". A Better Lemonade Stand. A Better Lemonade Stand. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  9. ↑ "4 Trust-Building Apps for Your Website". Weebly.com. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  10. 1 2 "Shippo released their full API". Plug and Play. 10 Feb 2014. Retrieved 17 Nov 2015.
  11. 1 2 3 4 Hohensee, Matthias (2014-10-02). "Valley Talk: Erfolg im zweiten Anlauf". www.wiwo.de. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  12. 1 2 3 Hüfner, Daniel. "Amazon auf die Pelle gerückt: Wie zwei Deutsche im Silicon Valley den E-Commerce aufmischen". t3n Magazin. T3N. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  13. ↑ "Adding Value to Parcel Delivery" (PDF). Accenture. Accenture. September 29, 2015. Retrieved Jan 2, 2016.
  14. ↑ "List: The most promising startups in logistics". The Digital Blueprint. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  15. ↑ "Alternative Delivery Strategies for Ecommerce Brands". WebLinc Commerce. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  16. ↑ "How to Create Value with the Right Business Model Women 2.0". women2.com. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  17. ↑ Morrill, Danielle (3 Feb 2014). "Mattermark Daily – Monday, February 3rd" (blog). Mattermark. Retrieved 19 Nov 2015.
  18. ↑ Schmidt, Will (18 Sep 2014). "SoftTech VC Pumps $2 Million Into Shippo". SoftTech. Retrieved 17 Nov 2015.

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