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World-leading Level 4 autonomy robots for hyper-local last-mile delivery
Starship Technologies manufactures six-wheeled autonomous delivery robots that navigate streets and sidewalks to deliver groceries, food, packages, and industrial supplies. Operating at 99% autonomy with human oversight capability, the robots use radars, cameras, sensors, and machine learning for navigation. The company has completed 9+ million deliveries across 270+ service areas in seven countries (UK, US, Germany, Sweden, Czechia, Finland, Estonia, Switzerland). Customers include food delivery platforms, grocery retailers, and logistics operators. Key differentiator: largest autonomous delivery network globally with proven operational scale.
Company facts
- HQ
- San Francisco, United States
- Founded
- 2014 · 12 yrs
- Stage
- Series C (2021)
- Website
- www.starship.xyz
Trusted by
- George Mason Universitydeployed 2019businessmodelcanvastemplate.com ↗
Milestones
$50 million Series C funding round announced and 9 million deliveries reached
$90 million funding round co-led by Plural and Iconical
Reached 5 million deliveries milestone
Raised $42 million to accelerate U.S. expansion
Raises $50M Series C funding; 2,700+ robots operating across 270+ locations in seven countries
Reached 1 million deliveries worldwide
First large-scale U.S. university launch at George Mason University and reached 100,000 commercial deliveries
Lex Bayer joins as CEO from Airbnb
Founded by Skype co-founders Ahti Heinla and Janus Friis in Tallinn, Estonia; first prototype created in August 2014
Press coverage
- World's first robot package delivery launched publicly today
Starship Technologies press
Active products by Starship Technologies
2 shown| # | Category | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starship | Delivery | $5.5K | 2015 | 72.8 |
| 2 | Starship Delivery Robot Gen 3 | Delivery | — | 2014 | 38.9 |