Shippo is a company.
Shippo has raised $154.0M across 6 funding rounds.
Key people at Shippo.
Shippo has raised $154.0M in total across 6 funding rounds.
Shippo has raised $154.0M in total across 6 funding rounds.
Shippo's investors include Bessemer Venture Partners, BoxGroup, Crosslink Capital, Foundry Group, Fuel Capital, Hack VC, Immeasurable, Ludlow Ventures, REMUS Capital, Shrug Capital, Sound Ventures, Trucks Venture Capital.
Key people at Shippo.
Shippo is a leading multi-carrier shipping platform for modern e-commerce, founded in 2013 to simplify shipping for businesses of all sizes by providing access to 40+ global carriers, real-time rates, label printing, international paperwork automation, tracking, and returns.[2][3][8] It serves over 300,000 businesses including e-commerce platforms like Shopify and Wix, marketplaces, warehouses, and brands, solving the complexities of shipping—such as carrier management, compliance, and optimization—to enable cheaper, faster, and more reliable delivery options internationally.[1][2][4] With a developer-friendly API and seamless web interface, Shippo powers hundreds of millions of shipments annually, valued at over $1 billion, and demonstrates strong growth through innovations like AI-driven tools and platform integrations.[2][3][6]
Shippo was founded in fall 2013 by two German business school dropouts, Laura Behrens Wu (current CEO) and Simon Kreuz, who initially launched an online handbag store but pivoted after struggling with shipping complexities.[3] Convinced they could build a better solution, they created Shippo as a software platform to make shipping intuitive and accessible, starting with a focus on e-commerce merchants.[2][3] Early traction came from addressing pain points like carrier negotiations; they raised a $7 million Series A in 2016 to scale, eventually partnering with major carriers like USPS, UPS, FedEx, and DHL, and achieving product-market fit multiple times by expanding from SMBs to enterprise platforms.[3][5]
Shippo rides the explosive growth of e-commerce, projected to surpass $6 trillion in sales by 2023, where shipping has become a mission-critical service alongside payments and marketing.[4] Its timing aligns with rising merchant demands for seamless post-purchase experiences amid supply chain disruptions and global expansion, enabling platforms and 3PLs to offload complex carrier relationships and compliance.[2][3][4] By influencing ecosystem partners like Wix and Shopify through APIs and Shipping Elements, Shippo standardizes shipping intelligence, accelerates platform innovation, and democratizes access to enterprise-grade logistics for SMBs.[2][3][4]
Shippo is poised to deepen its AI layer with Shippo MCP, expanding agentic automation across logistics to handle even more complex workflows and predictive optimizations.[2] Trends like AI-driven commerce, rising international trade, and platform-native services will propel its upmarket shift, potentially powering shipping for millions more merchants via ecosystem integrations.[2][3][4] As e-commerce evolves, Shippo's influence could grow into the foundational "shipping OS" for global retail, sustaining its mission to make delivery the cheapest, fastest, and most reliable for every customer.[1][2]
Shippo has raised $154.0M across 6 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $50.0M Series E in June 2021.
