Starship Technologies reports Covid boost as it hits a milestone

Starship Technologies says that its autonomous delivery numbers have quadrupled globally since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, and its service is now available to one million people.

“This past year has been a game changer for autonomous delivery, moving adoption ahead by years,” says Ahti Heinla, Co-founder and CEO, Starship Technologies, which was named Startup of the Year at the 2019 RTIH Innovation Awards.

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“When we launched commercial delivery three years ago, we didn’t expect to be at the point we are today.”

He adds: “We marked the significant milestone of one million deliveries in January 2021 and we’ve since surpassed 1.5 million deliveries. These rapid developments have also helped us scale the business, so we can provide a lower cost of delivery than any other option available.”

“As well as offering a reliable way to protect vulnerable populations and adhere to social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic, contactless delivery offerings such as our service have also proved to be a vital revenue stream for local businesses.”

“In the last 12+ months, we have partnered with 40 independent merchants in Milton Keynes and Northampton, enabling these companies to offer a delivery service to local residents that they didn’t previously provide in order to continue operations.”

Costa Coffee

Starship, which has raised $102 million in funding to date, also recently partnered with Costa Coffee to launch robot coffee delivery in Milton Keynes.