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Roadie is an Atlanta-based crowdsourced, same-day delivery service[1]. Considered the nation's first "on-the-way" delivery service, Roadie's model utilizes unused capacity in passenger vehicles already on the road to make regional and last-mile deliveries[2]. The company has over 120,000 drivers and has made deliveries to more than 11,000 cities and towns nationwide[3], for the largest local same-day footprint in the nation. Roadie was founded in 2014 by Marc Gorlin, who currently serves as the CEO.

Roadie has raised $25 million in funding from Stephens Inc., the UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund, and TomorrowVentures.[4][5]

On February 6, 2020, Roadie was named to the Technology Association of Georgia Top 40 Innovative Technology Companies in Georgia [6].

References

  1. ^ "How to earn gas money from your empty car trunk". Fortune. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  2. ^ Barry, Erin (2018-10-13). "Roadie app is turning average drivers into makeshift delivery people". www.cnbc.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  3. ^ "Roadie emerging as a major solution to your last-mile delivery". FreightWaves. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  4. ^ "Roadie closes $15M Series B to help you transport the creepy mannequin collection you hide from your friends". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  5. ^ Haggin, Patience (2016-06-14). "On-the-Way Delivery Network Roadie Raises $15M Series B". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  6. ^ "Technology Association of Georgia Announces the Top 40 Innovative Technology Companies in Georgia - TAG Online". Technology Association of Georgia. 2020-02-06. Retrieved 2020-03-20.