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Starship Technologies

Corporate marketdeliveryCurated record
starship.xyz

Starship designs and operates its own six-wheeled Level 4 sidewalk delivery robots running at over 99% autonomy with remote human oversight; 3,000+ robots across 300+ locations in 8 countries have completed 10M+ autonomous deliveries (as of April 2026) and driven 22M+ autonomous kilometers; fleet targets 12,000+ robots by 2027.

HeadquartersSan Francisco, US
Founded2014
Corporate funding$345M
Team201-500
Deployments11
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageSeries C
FoundersAhti Heinla (CEO), Janus Friis
Regions servedNorth America, Europe
Countries deployedUS, GB, EE, DE, FI, CH, SE, CZ
Service footprintHQ in San Francisco, CA (business) and Tallinn, Estonia (engineering); 3,000+ robots operating across 300+ locations in 8 countries (US, UK, Germany, Finland, Estonia, Switzerland, Sweden, Czech Republic)
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machinedelivery

Starship Delivery Robot (e-model, 6E)

  • 10M+ autonomous deliveries across 8 countries as of April 2026

    vendor-stated cumulative completed deliveries across fleet

    Claim source
  • Carries up to three shopping bags in an insulated compartment; delivers within 2 miles in under 30 minutes

    vendor-stated cargo capacity and delivery time/range specification

    Claim source
  • Over 99% autonomous; 18-hour battery runtime; 125,000+ road crossings daily across fleet

    vendor-stated autonomy level, per-charge operating time, and fleet-level crossing metric

    Claim source
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Deployment log

Announced and cited only

AnnouncedCustomerSiteCountryCountEvidence
2026-03-31Florida Polytechnic Universityuniversity campus dining deliveryUSNot disclosedAnnouncement
2026-02-25Just Eaturban sidewalk delivery, restaurantGBNot disclosedAnnouncement
2025-12-02foodora Czechiafood delivery (urban streets)CZ3Announcement
2025-11-20Uber Eats (Leeds, UK)sidewalk_deliveryGBNot disclosedAnnouncement
2025-10-17REWEgrocery deliveryDENot disclosedAnnouncement
2025-03-13foodora Swedenfood delivery (urban streets)SENot disclosedAnnouncement
2024-10-15Boltgrocery delivery (urban streets)EENot disclosedAnnouncement
2022-04-12S Groupgrocery deliveryFINot disclosedAnnouncement
2021-09-02Grubhubuniversity campus partnershipUSNot disclosedAnnouncement
2019-01-22Sodexouniversity campus food deliveryUSNot disclosedAnnouncement
2019-01-22George Mason Universityuniversity campusUS25Announcement
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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordPluralIconicalShasta VenturesMatrix PartnersSmartCap
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2026-04-28Passed 10 million autonomous deliveries; 3,000+ robots across 300+ locations in 8 countries; 22M km driven autonomouslyStarship Technologies
2025-11-20Launched global partnership with Uber Eats; UK launch Dec 2025 in Leeds, EU expansion 2026, US by 2027Business Wire
2025-10-15Raised $50M Series C led by Plural; total funding over $280M; fleet targets 12,000+ robots by 2027Business Wire
2024-02-05Raised $90M led by Plural and Iconical; total equity funding reached $230MTechCrunch
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Source ledger

22 unique public sources

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Starship Technologies Raises $50M Series C to Scale Autonomous Delivery Across U.S. CitiesStarship Technologies · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Robot delivery leader Starship Technologies raises $90 million led by Plural and IconicalStarship Technologies · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Starship Technologies raises another $42M to fuel the growth of its fleet of self-driving delivery robotsTechCrunch · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Starship brings in $100 million in last 30 days: EIB EUR 50M (~$57M USD, late Jan 2022)tech.eu · retrieved 2026-07-05
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SEC Form D: $88,458,315 sold of $98,258,359 offeringSEC EDGAR · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Starship Technologies: Wikipedia (secondary; Jan 2017 Daimler-led seed, Shasta Ventures, Matrix Partners)Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Autonomous Delivery Moves Into the Mainstream as Starship Technologies Passes 10 Million DeliveriesStarship Technologies · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Last-Mile Delivery Autonomous RobotsStarship Technologies · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Autonomous robots power high-tech dining at Florida Poly - Starship Technologiesstarship-technologies · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Starship Technologies and Just Eat Announce Ground-Breaking PartnershipStarship Technologies · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Czechia: foodora and Starship Technologies launch robot food delivery to thousands of households in Prague - Starship Technologiesstarship-technologies · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Starship Technologies and Uber Eats Launch Autonomous Delivery PartnershipStarship Technologies · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Starship Technologies delivery robots roll into Germany as REWE goes live in streets of HamburgRetail Technology Innovation Hub · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Starship Technologies and foodora announce partnership in Sweden - Starship Technologiesstarship-technologies · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Starship Technologies and Bolt launch robot-powered grocery delivery - Starship Technologiesstarship-technologies · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Starship launches in Finland – partners first with leading retail operator HOK-Elanto GroupStarship Technologies · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Starship and Grubhub expand campus deliveryStarship Technologies · retrieved 2026-07-05
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World's Largest Fleet of Delivery Robots on a University Campus Launched by Sodexo and Starship TechnologiesPR Newswire · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Starship launches campus delivery at George Mason UniversityStarship Technologies · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Starship Technologies and Uber Eats Launch Autonomous Delivery PartnershipBusiness Wire · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Starship Technologies Raises $50M Series C to Scale Autonomous Delivery Across U.S. CitiesBusiness Wire · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Starship Technologies raises $90M as its sidewalk robots pass 6M deliveriesTechCrunch · retrieved 2026-07-05