Singlez bags funding for remote controlled delivery robots
UK-based super fast robot delivery company Singlez has landed £5 million in new seed funding.
The round was led by TBS Global.
Singlez has now raised over £8.5 million in total. It will use the latest capital to boost its team and product development.
The startup promises to deliver one grocery item in under five minutes, thanks to a fleet of robots and a network of hyper local dark stores.
“We’ve all been there. You’re about to have breakfast and then you realise you’ve run out of Coco Pops,” says Miles Whiteman, Co-founder and CEO.
“Or you’re at the end of a busy day and fancy a glass of wine but alas you downed the last bottle of Châteauneuf du Pape at the weekend, celebrating that much deserved promotion at work.”
“You can’t be bothered going to the shops, so what do you do?”
“Well, in the past you would have to either go without, or order a bunch of items from the usual online suspects, wait for ages for them to turn up and get charged a hefty delivery fee to boot. But not anymore!”
“With Singlez you can order one item and get it delivered by our robots within five minutes, with no delivery fee involved.”
“We’re obsessed with backing new and disruptive technologies that can bring more convenience for shoppers,” says Raymond Duck, Partner at TBS Global.
“It’s all about finding winning innovations that bring the best shopping experience in the entire industry.”
“Let’s face it, there are lots of lazy boys and girls out there, particularly in the Millennial demographic. And Singlez is well placed to cash in on their bone idle ways.”
The Singlez robots are equipped with a camera and a speaker and are guided through neighbourhoods by a remote operator (usually a work experience kid or one of the founders’ spouses).
When they arrive at a home, the customer receives a text to come outside and pick up their item.
The service is currently being trialled across London and plans are afoot to extend this to other parts of the UK.
Initial research has found that 99.8% of trial participants think the offering is totally awesome, with the other 0.2% believing it to be a bit silly.
