Starship Technologies is an Estonian company that builds and operates autonomous delivery robots. These robots are designed for last-mile delivery of items like groceries, food, and packages, operating mainly on sidewalks at pedestrian speeds. Headquartered in San Francisco, with engineering operations in Tallinn and Helsinki, Starship's robots are currently deployed in over 100 locations across the US, UK, Germany, Finland, and Estonia, serving campuses and cities, and have completed over 7 million deliveries.
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Starship Technologies raised $90,000,000 in a funding round co-led by Plural and Iconical.
Starship Technologies was launched in 2014.
Starship Technologies has raised a total of $230,000,000 since its creation in 2014.
Under the partnership, Starship Technologies will gain access to Bolt’s 100 million customers across 45 countries.
K-based Co-operative Group Co-op has partnered with Starship Technologies and Wakefield Council to introduce robot deliveries in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
The European Investment Bank provided a €50m ($57,000,000) investment in Starship Technologies.
Starship Technologies raised $100,000,000 in the last 30 days, including a $42,000,000 Series B funding round led by NordicNinja and Taavet+Sten.
Starship Technologies operates a fleet of more than 1,700 robots daily.
On a daily basis, Starship Technologies’ robots complete numerous deliveries in a row 100% autonomously, including road crossings.
Starship Technologies has performed Level 4 autonomous deliveries since 2018 and has nearly four years of L4 autonomous delivery operations.
Starship Technologies doubled the size of its presence in Finland in 2021 and plans to double it again 2022.
Starship Technologies will use the EIB-backed financing for research and development, including building thousands more robots at its engineering and innovation facility in Tallinn.
Starship Technologies agreed to a €50 million quasi-equity facility with the European Investment Bank.
Starship Technologies is able to perform Level 4 autonomous deliveries throughout the cities and campuses where it operates.
The €50 million financing for Starship Technologies was facilitated via a venture loan supported by the European Fund for Strategic Investments.