# Logistics / delivery

Quantum Systems buys autonomous trucking startup Fernride following pivot to defence
News
December 17, 2025
Quantum Systems buys autonomous trucking startup Fernride following pivot to defence
Fernride began expanding into defence applications this year
Anne Sraders
Hived raises $42m for AI-powered parcel delivery
News
July 3, 2025
Hived raises $42m for AI-powered parcel delivery
Hived has a fleet of electric delivery trucks, but doesn't bill itself on its green credentials
Freya Pratty
Candela’s flying ferries land major Mumbai deal for world’s largest electric waterway network
Exclusive
June 12, 2025
Candela’s flying ferries land major Mumbai deal for world’s largest electric waterway network
The city plans to introduce thousands of electric ferries to transform Mumbai's waterways
Mimi Billing
Exclusive: Ex-UiPath and JPMorgan execs raises $30m to help shore up supply chains
Exclusive
June 3, 2025
Exclusive: Ex-UiPath and JPMorgan execs raises $30m to help shore up supply chains
Treefera's $30m Series B is led by Notion Capital.
Freya Pratty
Sennder’s acquired its way to €1.4bn in revenue — it says the trick is to treat M&A like dating
Interview
August 14, 2024
Sennder’s acquired its way to €1.4bn in revenue — it says the trick is to treat M&A like dating
The digital freight-forwarder has made six acquisitions to date — and keeps its eyes open for future opportunities
Miriam Partington
Estonia’s startup making last-mile delivery robots has raised $90m
News
February 6, 2024
Estonia’s startup making last-mile delivery robots has raised $90m
Starship’s robots, as the first in the world, are able to charge themselves wirelessly between deliveries
Zosia Wanat
Nordic merger between online grocers Oda and Mathem: ‘A step to become Europe’s number one’
News
November 16, 2023
Nordic merger between online grocers Oda and Mathem: ‘A step to become Europe’s number one’
Norwegian grocery delivery scaleup Oda is merging with its Swedish counterpart Mathem. The all-stock deal leaves Oda’s shareholders in the clear majority
Mimi Billing
Everything produced everywhere all at once — the Norwegian unicorn fighting shipping emissions
Interview
November 13, 2023
Everything produced everywhere all at once — the Norwegian unicorn fighting shipping emissions
With investors such as SoftBank, Insight and Harald Mix — Gelato wants to transform global production
Mimi Billing
Germany’s Fernride raises $31m to put more autonomous trucks to work
News
June 13, 2023
Germany’s Fernride raises $31m to put more autonomous trucks to work
The startup is building autonomous truck operating systems for use in industrial yards
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
The European startups transforming supply chains, according to VCs
Analysis
February 23, 2023
The European startups transforming supply chains, according to VCs
Supply chains can be precarious things — here are the startups working to shore them up
Freya Pratty
Smart parcel startups Instabox and Budbee merge
News
September 19, 2022
Smart parcel startups Instabox and Budbee merge
The new company, Instabee, would be valued at €1.8bn
Mimi Billing
The Sifted Podcast — will Street Fleet's riders ever get paid?
Podcast
July 8, 2022
The Sifted Podcast — will Street Fleet's riders ever get paid?
This week on the pod, we’ve got some juicy scoops — namely, the latest employee casualties connected to Gorillas
The Sifted Podcast Team
Which companies are set to benefit from the EU carbon tax on shipping?
Analysis
May 5, 2022
Which companies are set to benefit from the EU carbon tax on shipping?
From the beginning of 2023 the EU carbon tax on shipping will target one of the world's dirtiest industries. But who could benefit?
Isabelle Gerretsen
Swedish parcel locker startup Instabox raises $190m to solve the last-mile delivery question
News
April 21, 2022
Swedish parcel locker startup Instabox raises $190m to solve the last-mile delivery question
Another Swedish unicorn is trying its luck in Germany
Mimi Billing
Trucksters raises €8m to help truckers have more nights at home
News
March 14, 2022
Trucksters raises €8m to help truckers have more nights at home
The company’s relay system means that truck drivers spend less time away from their families
Tim Smith
10 European startups simplifying supply chains, according to VCs
Analysis
February 10, 2022
10 European startups simplifying supply chains, according to VCs
Which startups do investors think are the crème de la crème of the supply chain problem?
Connor Bilboe
Gig economy rules around Europe: what startups need to know
Analysis
January 26, 2022
Gig economy rules around Europe: what startups need to know
Big change is coming to the way gig economy companies do business in Europe. Companies have a patchwork of laws to navigate
Tim Smith
Exotec raises $335m to become France’s fourth unicorn in 2022
News
January 17, 2022
Exotec raises $335m to become France’s fourth unicorn in 2022
The company’s warehouse robots help retailers compete with Amazon
Chris O’Brien
11 predictions for eastern Europe tech in 2022
Analysis
December 30, 2021
11 predictions for eastern Europe tech in 2022
What’s in store for eastern Europe tech and startups in 2022? We asked the experts to find out.
Kit Gillet
Hot curry delivered by drone — delicious or dangerous? Listen to The Sifted Podcast here
Podcast
November 19, 2021
Hot curry delivered by drone — delicious or dangerous? Listen to The Sifted Podcast here
Our first podcast episode is finally here… delivered by drone! Kind of.
The Sifted Podcast Team
How Maersk is reinventing itself through startup investments
Interview
October 19, 2021
How Maersk is reinventing itself through startup investments
The Danish company wants to do more than ship your goods, it wants to manage (and even finance) the whole supply chain.
Maija Palmer
How can startups fix the dirty 'last mile'?
Analysis
October 14, 2021
How can startups fix the dirty 'last mile'?
The boom in ecommerce is leading to a whole lot of polluting parcel deliveries. What solutions do startups have up their sleeves?
Sarah Drumm
JOKR: “It’s a next gen Amazon”
News
July 20, 2021
JOKR: “It’s a next gen Amazon”
On-demand grocery startup JOKR has raised a $170m Series A to transform shopping habits — and supply chains.
Amy Lewin
Exclusive: Another startup from ex-Monzonauts launches, backed by Tom Blomfield
News
July 8, 2021
Exclusive: Another startup from ex-Monzonauts launches, backed by Tom Blomfield
Packfleet wants to bring a dose of digital banking delight to the crusty old parcel delivery market.
Amy Lewin

# Logistics / delivery

Quantum Systems buys autonomous trucking startup Fernride following pivot to defence

Hived raises $42m for AI-powered parcel delivery

Candela’s flying ferries land major Mumbai deal for world’s largest electric waterway network

Exclusive: Ex-UiPath and JPMorgan execs raises $30m to help shore up supply chains

Sennder’s acquired its way to €1.4bn in revenue — it says the trick is to treat M&A like dating

Estonia’s startup making last-mile delivery robots has raised $90m

Nordic merger between online grocers Oda and Mathem: ‘A step to become Europe’s number one’

Everything produced everywhere all at once — the Norwegian unicorn fighting shipping emissions

Germany’s Fernride raises $31m to put more autonomous trucks to work

The European startups transforming supply chains, according to VCs

Smart parcel startups Instabox and Budbee merge

The Sifted Podcast — will Street Fleet's riders ever get paid?

Which companies are set to benefit from the EU carbon tax on shipping?

Swedish parcel locker startup Instabox raises $190m to solve the last-mile delivery question

Trucksters raises €8m to help truckers have more nights at home

10 European startups simplifying supply chains, according to VCs

Gig economy rules around Europe: what startups need to know

Exotec raises $335m to become France’s fourth unicorn in 2022

11 predictions for eastern Europe tech in 2022

Hot curry delivered by drone — delicious or dangerous? Listen to The Sifted Podcast here

How Maersk is reinventing itself through startup investments

How can startups fix the dirty 'last mile'?

JOKR: “It’s a next gen Amazon”

Exclusive: Another startup from ex-Monzonauts launches, backed by Tom Blomfield