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Shiprocket  is a tech-enabled logistics aggregator based out of Delhi that provides data-driven shipping solutions to over 40,000 Direct to Consumers active sellers across 26,000+ pin codes PAN India and 220 countries and territories internationally.

History
Shiprocket was founded in 2017 by Saahil Goel, along with the co-founders, Gautam Kapoor, Vishesh Khurana and Akshay Ghulati.

Shiprocket has raised over $14 million in funding from Bertelsmann India, Nirvana Ventures India, Beenext and 500 Startups. In March 2016, the company raised $2 million in Series B round of funding from its existing investors and Japan’s Recruit Holdings. In 2018 it raised a funding of $4.1 million. In May 2020 Shiprocket raised $13 million in a Series C round led by Silicon Valley-based Tribe Capital, Innoven Capital and existing investor Bertelsmann India Investments.

In 2019, Shiprocket appointed Sunil Kumar, who had previously worked with Rediff, Reliance Entertainment and ApnaPaisa, as its CTO, and Indranil Nath who had worked with Club Factory, Flipkart, Ola Cabs,as its Head of Supply Chain Management. The same year it launched ‘Early COD’ feature in India enabling its sellers to receive COD remittance on a daily basis.

In 2020, during COVID-19 and national lockdown, Shiprocket launched its hyperlocal delivery services to deliver food, groceries, pharmaceuticals, masks, and sanitizers.

Awards

 * In January 2020, Shiprocket was awarded as ‘BW Businessworld & BW Disrupt Techtors 2020’ for its tech-enabled logistics aggregator product, Shiprocket.