Logistics firm Sendy has rolled out a home delivery solution dubbed "Sendy Go" for local traders within Nairobi to help them cope with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sendy will help needy families in by matching every order made through its app with a donation of the same The ...
Kenya’s Amitruck, a mobile and web-based trucking logistics platform that brings together cargo owners and transporters has raised undisclosed funding from GreenTec Capital for growth. Amitruck which was launched last year in Kenya will take on Sendy, Senga, Bwala, Lori and Kobo360 who are operating in Kenya's and Africa's logistics and ...
Glovo, a global delivery firm has launched operations in Kitengela and Nakuru towns as part of its expansion strategy to provide delivery services in various parts of the country. Glovo, which competes Sendy, Uber Eats and Bolt Food, claims to have the widest coverage in Nairobi and is now expanding ...
Sendy, Kenya's logistics platform has opened up its platform to include freight services from the inland container depot and long-haul logistics services. The entry into freight services signals Sendy's growth from an on-demand Consumer-to-Consumer and Business-to-Consumer platform to a big-league platform for B2B transporters domestically, across East Africa, and throughout ...
According to a survey by Brandshop in 2016, 90% of US consumers prefer to buy goods directly from the manufacturer if they could. Globally, the idea of selling directly to consumers is still nascent but it will soon become the new frontier in retail and manufacturing. We already see a ...
Sendy, an on-demand delivery services platform operating in Kenya has completed a Series A investment round said to be around $2m according to sources, led by DOB Equity alongside CFAO, member of the Toyota Group, and other private investors to enable it increase its platforms’ service offering and team, as well ...
Safaricom-backed delivery startup Sendy has launched SendyConnect to help bring transparency onto its growing platform in a move expected to bring convenience and save time for its users. "With SendyConnect, you share a delivery Driver — and the cost — with another Sendy user who has requested a delivery along a similar route," announced ...
Launched in August 2015 by Adetayo Bamiduro and Chinedu Azodoh MAX-a Hyper-local Delivery Service for businesses and individuals in Nigeria is building an in-app retail component to allow people to shop through the MAX app, allowing it to control the entire experience-from shopping to delivery. Bamiduro told MIT Sloan School ...
A few days ago, Sendy launched door-to-door delivery services in Mombasa, Kenya's coastal town and the country's second biggest city. The firm says the Mombasa launch phase will include trucks, motorcycles and tuk tuks. The Mombasa launch will also see Sendy cut off delivery on all orders by 90% off ...
A Kenyan transportation and marketing network, Sendy has entered Kisumu with its mobile technology platform that connects boda boda and taxi service providers to customers. Head of Logistics Don Okoth said the Sendy RIDE platform now connects users with affordable and friendly on-demand bicycle and cab services. “We launched the ...
Nairobi-based package delivery startup Sendy has become the first start-up to benefit from $1 million Spark Fund, Safricom’s venture fund, Kernel Fund, Savannah Fund, Hello Media, Tom Macakiage and other angel investors. Sources close to Safaricom Spark Fund say Sendy was given between KES 6 million – KES 22 million ...
