Via.Delivery is a company.
Via.Delivery has raised $4.3M across 3 funding rounds.
Key people at Via.Delivery.
Via.Delivery has raised $4.3M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Key people at Via.Delivery.
Via.Delivery has raised $4.3M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Via.Delivery's investors include Altair Capital Management, A'Z Angels, Gabriel Jarrosson, Eric Ver Ploeg, Vishal Rao.
Via.Delivery is a cloud-based delivery platform providing Buy Online, Pickup Anywhere (BOPA) solutions for e-commerce retailers and direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands. It enables shoppers to select from over 36,000 U.S. pickup locations—including pharmacies, grocery stores, convenience stores, and retail chains—for convenient, secure package collection, solving last-mile delivery challenges like missed deliveries and high shipping costs.[1][2][4][6] The platform integrates seamlessly with tools like Shopify, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, Salesforce, and ShipStation, generating compliant labels, handling shipping via optimized carriers, and sending branded notifications, with over 1 million parcels delivered to date.[1][2][4][6]
Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, the seed-stage company has raised $3.53M, partnering with brands like Wineshipping, Perry Ellis International, and others to reduce costs and boost customer convenience in a competitive e-commerce landscape.[1][2][6]
Via.Delivery was co-founded in 2019 by Mitchell Nikitin (CEO) and Olga Nikitin (CPO), drawing from their prior experience in delivery and e-commerce businesses that highlighted gaps in last-mile logistics.[2] Vladislav Baginsky (CTO) joined with 20+ years as a CIO/CTO to architect the AWS-based platform, enabling instant integrations via APIs and plugins.[2] Jeff (COO) brought 30+ years of retail supply chain expertise, including managing a $12B organization, securing key U.S. logistics partnerships.[2]
The idea emerged from identifying demand for flexible pickup options amid rising e-commerce shipping frustrations, leading to the creation of the largest BOPA network. Early traction included a 2021 PRWeb announcement as first-to-market for Shopify merchants and a 2023 exclusive Wineshipping partnership, with rapid growth to 36,000+ locations.[1][2][3]
Via.Delivery rides the e-commerce logistics boom, fueled by post-pandemic shifts to flexible fulfillment amid rising consumer expectations for speed, affordability, and sustainability—BOPA cuts residential delivery failures and emissions via existing retail infrastructure.[1][3][7] Timing aligns with 100,000+ merchants seeking ShipStation carriers for local options, as startups like Via.Delivery enable B2B growth in enhanced customer experiences.[6][7]
Market forces favoring it include carrier cost pressures, urban/suburban density enabling dense networks, and integrations with dominant platforms like Shopify, positioning it to influence ecosystem-wide adoption of alternative delivery, potentially standardizing BOPA for D2C brands.[1][2][6]
Via.Delivery is poised for expansion through deeper partnerships (e.g., more OMS/Commerce7 support) and network growth, capitalizing on e-commerce's projected doubling by 2027 amid logistics crunches.[1][2] Trends like AI-optimized routing, wine/alcohol compliance scaling, and omnichannel retail will shape its path, potentially attracting Series A funding post its 2022 raise.[1]
As BOPA becomes table stakes for competitive shipping, Via.Delivery's first-mover network and tech stack could redefine last-mile norms, empowering retailers to match Amazon's convenience without its infrastructure—watch for winery/apparel sector dominance evolving into broader verticals.[1][6]
Via.Delivery has raised $4.3M across 3 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $1.0M Seed in April 2023.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2023 | $1.0M Seed | Altair Capital Management, A'Z Angels, Gabriel Jarrosson | |
| Aug 1, 2021 | $3.0M Seed | ||
| Oct 1, 2020 | $320K Seed | Eric Ver Ploeg, Vishal Rao |
