NEW YORK: US P2P startup shipping network has raised $10 million in funding. Roadie, which launched an iOS and Android mobile app, wanted to be among the first to start what it calls the “neighbor-to-neighbor” shipping network. The company uses drivers with longer daily commutes to essentially create a shipping network that helps people who want same-day delivery of goods to various destinations that otherwise wouldn’t be possible.
The name, which stems from the concept of the entourage that travels with a band, attempts to convey how the peer-operated driver network operates. The drivers, aka “roadies” are responsible for a “gig” — picking up an item from one place and delivering to a destination that driver was already headed toward.
The concept comes from Atlanta, Georgia-based founder Marc Gorlin, who wanted to fill the gap in what he felt was a demand in the delivery market. Tapping into the concept of helping your neighbor out, like he said people do in the south, Roadie is designed to help people get their packages delivered quicker in a more reliable and trusted method.
