ParcelBright

ParcelBright is a London based startup company providing parcel delivery for e-commerce businesses.

The company was founded in January 2014 by Daniel Lipinski and Carlos Vilhena and operates out of the TechHub Shoreditch building in East London's Tech City.

ParcelBright raised $1 million in a late seed funding round from Forward Partners, Talis Capital, Avonmore Developments and Howzat Partners in December 2014.

ParcelBright currently has eight full-time staff.

Products

ParcelBright currently offers two main products.

The first is their main service, which they refer to as “ParcelBright.com”. This service allows customers to book parcel deliveries with a range of leading courier companies through ParcelBright’s simple interface.

ParcelBright also offer an API to developers, allowing them to include the option to book parcel deliveries from within their own apps, using ParcelBright’s services.

ParcelBright aims to serve high-street and online retailers alike but have stated publicly that their objective is to “provide world-class parcel delivery for every e-commerce business”.

History

One of ParcelBright's early successes was acquiring hundreds of new customers during the administration of established courier CityLink.