Shippo (company)

Shippo was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. 100,000 businesses reportedly use their system.{{Cite web |title=Shippo raises $7 million to further its goal of being Twilio for shipping |url=https://venturebeat.com/2016/09/09/shippo-raises-7-million-to-further-its-goal-of-being-twilio-for-shipping/ |access-date=2016-10-10 |website=VentureBeat|date=9 September 2016 }}

Shippo provides an API, web interface, as well as direct integrations with e-commerce platforms such as eBay, Amazon, Shopify, Etsy, Magento, Bigcommerce, Weebly,{{Cite web|title = Shippo – Create discounted shipping labels fast.|url = http://www.weebly.com/app-center/shippo|website = Weebly|accessdate = 2015-11-20}} GoDaddy,{{Cite web|title = GoDaddy's Online Store becomes more secure and Shippo savvy|url = http://aztechbeat.com/2015/08/godaddys-online-store-becomes-more-secure-and-shippo-savvy/|website = AZ Tech Beat| date=31 August 2015 |accessdate = 2015-11-20}} and Stripe.{{Cite web|url=https://stripe.com/works-with/shippo|title=Works with Stripe|website=stripe.com|language=en|access-date=2017-01-23}}{{cite news|last=Tran Kingyens|first=Angela|title=Introducing our latest investment: Shippo, simplified shipping for small e-commerce sites|url=http://versionone.vc/introducing-shippo/|accessdate=17 Nov 2015|format=Blog |publisher=VersionOne|date=18 Sep 2014}} Shippo aggregates customers’ packages to receive discounted rates, which are then passed onto customers.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y16/m03/i17/s02|title=USPS Adds Shippo to Its Exclusive ePostage Program|website=www.ecommercebytes.com|access-date=2016-10-10}} They help businesses generate shipping labels, as well as support for address validation, multi-carrier support, API tracking, batch label creation, discounts and international shipping.{{Cite news|url=https://www.abetterlemonadestand.com/recommendations/shippo/|title=Recommended Ecommerce Shipping API for your Business|newspaper=A Better Lemonade Stand|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-23}} Shippo also partners with supply chain management systems such as Sellbrite,{{Cite web|url=http://tamebay.com/2016/06/shippo-and-sellbrite-join-forces-to-grease-the-wheels-of-ecommerce.html|title=Tamebay : Blog : Shippo and Sellbrite join forces to grease the wheels of ecommerce|website=tamebay.com|access-date=2016-10-10}} Selro,{{Cite web|url=http://www.webretailer.com/news/2981-selro-integrates-with-jet-marketplace-an.asp|title=Selro Integrates with Jet Marketplace and Shippo|website=www.webretailer.com|access-date=2016-10-10}} and SnapFulfil.{{Cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/snapfulfil-partners-with-shippo-to-add-additional-shipping-capabilities-to-its-warehouse-management-software-300341525.html|title=Snapfulfil Partners with Shippo to Add Additional Shipping Capabilities to its Warehouse Management Software|last=Shippo|website=www.prnewswire.com|access-date=2016-10-10}}

Shippo is one of eBay's Guaranteed Delivery Program shipping partner platforms.{{Cite web|url=http://pages.ebay.com/seller-center/shipping/guaranteed-delivery.html|title=Introducing Guaranteed Delivery, a new program at eBay. {{!}} eBay|website=eBay Seller Center|language=en|access-date=2017-08-24}}

Their offerings cater primarily to online marketplaces, platforms, and e-commerce businesses, assisting with the integration of shipping from multiple carriers via API and web applications. Shippo's services include the comparison of shipping rates, the creation of labels, the generation of international customs documents, return labels, and parcel tracking.

In March 2016, Shippo became a United States Postal Service ePostage partner alongside Amazon and Etsy.{{Cite web|url=http://www.webretailer.com/news/3085-shippo-provides-exclusive-access-to-the-.asp|title=Shippo Provides Exclusive Access to the USPS ePostage Program|website=www.webretailer.com|language=en|access-date=2017-01-23}}

Laura Behrens Wu is the CEO and co-founder of Shippo. She and co-founder, Simon Kreuz, are both part of Forbes' 30 Under 30 2017 Enterprise Technology list.{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/shippo/|title=Shippo|newspaper=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2017-01-23}} Wu was featured in the 2016 LinkedIn Next Wave: Top Professionals 35 & Under list.{{Cite web|url=https://lists.linkedin.com/2016/next-wave-top-professionals-35-and-under-20161011/retail/laura-behrens-wu|title=LinkedIn Next Wave: Retail|website=lists.linkedin.com|language=en-us|access-date=2016-10-11}}

Shippo participated in Plug and Play's StartupCamp in January 2014{{cite news|url=http://plugandplaytechcenter.com/2014/02/10/shippo-released-their-full-api/|title=Shippo released their full API|date=10 Feb 2014|publisher=Plug and Play|accessdate=17 Nov 2015}} and was a part of 500 Startups Batch 8.{{Cite news |last=Francisco |first=Johannes Kuhn, San |title=Junge Gründerin: Start-up statt Studium |language=de |newspaper=sueddeutsche.de |url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/junge-gruenderin-start-up-statt-studium-1.2516187 |access-date=2015-11-30 |issn=0174-4917}}{{Cite web |last=Hüfner |first=Daniel |title=Amazon auf die Pelle gerückt: Wie zwei Deutsche im Silicon Valley den E-Commerce aufmischen |url=http://t3n.de/magazin/shippo-gruender-e-commerce-startup-238357/ |accessdate=2015-11-30 |website=t3n Magazin |date=23 July 2015 |publisher=T3N}} In 2014, they raised $2 million in seed funding led by SoftTechVC.{{cite news |last=Kokalitcheva |first=Kia |date=18 Sep 2014 |title=Shippo grabs $2M for its shipping API for small businesses |publisher=VentureBeat |url=https://venturebeat.com/2014/09/18/shippo-grabs-2m-for-its-shipping-api-for-small-businesses/ |accessdate=17 Nov 2015}}{{cite news |last=Lawler |first=Ryan |date=18 Sep 2014 |title=Shippo Raises $2 Million To Provide A Shipping API For E-Commerce Businesses |publisher=TechCrunch |url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/09/18/shippo/ |accessdate=17 Nov 2015}} Jeff Clavier, Managing Partner of SoftTechVC, also sat on Shippo's board of directors.{{Cite web |last=Hohensee |first=Matthias |date=2014-10-02 |title=Valley Talk: Erfolg im zweiten Anlauf |url=http://www.wiwo.de/technologie/digitale-welt/valley-talk-erfolg-im-zweiten-anlauf/10758174.html |accessdate=2015-11-30 |website=www.wiwo.de}}{{cite news|last=Schmidt|first=Will|title=SoftTech VC Pumps $2 Million Into Shippo|url=http://tech.co/shippo-raises-2m-seed-round-2014-09|accessdate=17 Nov 2015|publisher=SoftTech|date=18 Sep 2014}} In September 2016, Shippo announced a Series A round of $7 million led by Union Square Ventures with Albert Wenger joining their board, as Jeff Clavier steps off.{{Cite press release |last=Shippo |title=Union Square Ventures Leads Series A Investment in Shippo |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/union-square-ventures-leads-series-a-investment-in-shippo-300325297.html |access-date=2016-10-10 |website=www.prnewswire.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/04/lessons-from-shippos-series-a/|title=Lessons from Shippo's Series A|last=O'Keefe|first=Samantha|website=TechCrunch|date=4 October 2016 |access-date=2016-10-10}} In October 2017, Shippo announced that it had raised an additional $20 million in a round of Series B funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners.{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/31/shippo-quietly-raised-20-million-last-spring/|title=Shippo quietly raised $20 million last spring – TechCrunch|website=techcrunch.com|date=31 October 2017 |language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-21}}

By December 2017, the company had a total of funding of $30 million.{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/gallery/a-look-at-42-women-in-tech-who-crushed-it-in-2017/|title=A look at 42 women in tech who crushed it in 2017 |date=December 22, 2017|website=TechCrunch |access-date=December 29, 2017}}

In 2018, Shippo launched a feature for retailers that allows them to track packages as they travel to customers.{{Cite web|url=https://smallbiztrends.com/2018/03/shippo-tracking-pages.html|title=New Tracking Pages Feature from Shippo Lets You Update Customers on their Packages|last=Guta|first=Michael|date=2018-03-22|website=Small Business Trends|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-15}} In October 2019, Shippo and UPS announced a plans for an app for small and mid-sized retailers.{{Cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ups-widens-net-partnership-reach-184120191.html|title=UPS Widens Net In New Partnership To Reach Small To Midsize Retailers|website=finance.yahoo.com|date=9 October 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-15}}

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