Czech startup grid.online secured €1.5 million from Reflex Capital, J&T Ventures, and Grid Invest.
👯 Founders: Ondřej Krátký, Patrik Raš
📅 Founding year: 2024
🏭 Industry: Logistics, Shared Transport Infrastructure
💥 Problem: High costs and inefficiencies in parcel delivery for businesses; limited earning opportunities for couriers
📣 Solution: A shared courier network operating as a logistics cloud, allowing businesses to tap into delivery capacity on demand while increasing courier earnings
👥 Customers: Corporate clients needing flexible parcel delivery solutions
🌱 Stage: Early-stage
💰 Investment amount: €1.5M
🚀 Funded by: Reflex Capital (€1M), J&T Ventures (€0.25M), Grid Invest (€0.25M)
👁️🗨️ Investor’s perspective: “Reflex Capital has deep expertise in logistics, especially in e-commerce. We believe in grid.online’s vision and are backing a strong founding team,” comments Ondřej Fryc, Managing Partner at Reflex Capital.
💡 It will be spent on: Hiring mobile app developers, DevOps engineers, and automation specialists; improving courier onboarding; scaling operations
💬 In their own words: “We operate as a logistics cloud—companies connect, and whenever they need to transport parcels, they tap into the available courier capacity in our shared transport network.” – Ondřej Krátký, CEO
💪 Their specialty: Transforming parcel transportation by leveraging a shared logistics model, similar to how cloud computing transformed IT
🔑 Business model: B2B logistics platform providing on-demand delivery capacity via API integration
👩🏫 Market: Logistics, e-commerce, corporate delivery services
📊 Traction: Scaling operations with growing demand from both clients and couriers
⚡Competitors: Traditional courier services, logistics marketplaces (e.g., Wolt Drive, Uber Freight, Packeta)
