byrd enables online shops to easily outsource their entire logistics with just a few clicks and thus offers a scalable solution for e-commerce fulfillment.
This is achieved through cloud-based, innovative software that gives customers access to an international fulfillment network and also offers smaller online retailers access to the logistics service level of Amazon, Zalando and Co.
Email: presse@getbyrd.com
Austria & Germany
Petra Dobrocka
+43 664 1856494
July 2020
Logistics startup byrd raises €5m Series A to scale its global fulfilment platform, helping retailers make the most of the e-commerce boom
European e-commerce fulfillment platform byrd has raised €5 million to scale its operation internationally. The Series A round was led by Rider Global, a venture fund with a strong focus on logistics, e-commerce and mobility. The round also includes participation from VentureFriends, a European VC with a strong entrepreneurial background in e-commerce and online marketplaces, FJ Labs, a US-based early-stage venture firm focused on online marketplaces and consumer Internet companies as well as current investors, who all doubled down in the round. Since its start in 2016, byrd has collected a total of more than €9 million from business angels and VCs, including Speedinvest, Reflex Capital, Hermann Hauser, and KK Incube, as well as public funding.
October 2019
Logistics startup byrd fulfills thousands of parcels every day without running a single warehouse
Since its foundation in 2016, the company has been expanding rapidly and is adding a new logistics center to its network every month. By the end of the year, 10 logistics centers will be part of the byrd network, giving online retailers access to an international fulfillment platform that can compete with e-commerce giants. The start-up does not operate its own logistics locations, but instead relies on cooperation with experienced fulfillment partners.
October 2018
Logistics startup byrd raises seven-figure investment to expand into additional European markets with platform business model
Earlier this year, the company attracted a significant seed investment, which was used for the development of a fulfillment platform and that will now support the expansion into additional European markets. byrd’s software gives ecommerce businesses access to a professional logistics fulfillment network, including several warehouse locations in Germany and Austria as well as countless shipping partners.
August 2017
Geboren aus der Idee, den Paketversand mit einem Klick abzuwickeln, hat sich byrd mittlerweile zu einer professionellen Logistiklösung für Händler aller Art entwickelt. Dank nahtloser E-Commerce Shopanbindungen, ist der Service vor allem bei Onlinehändlern beliebt.
Um die Plattform für Geschäftskunden in der Zukunft fokussiert weiter zu entwickeln, stellt das in Wien und Berlin ansässige Tech-Logistik Startup zum 18. August seine Mobile App ein.
June 2017
Pünktlich zu Amazons Schritt, die Kosten für ihr FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon) Programm im deutschsprachigen Raum zu erhöhen, startet das Logistik-Startup byrd einen eigenen Service zur Einlagerung von Waren in Wien und Berlin.
Online Händler profitieren von einem flexiblen Serviceangebot, modernster Technologie und einer nahtlosen Anbindung an ihren Shop. Die Resonanz bisher ist durchweg positiv: Ihre Produkte weiterhin lokal einzulagern, anstatt sie aus Kostengründen im Ausland abzuwickeln, überzeugt Händler an beiden Standorten.
April 2017
Jeder, der sich schon einmal mit dem Thema Logistik beschäftigt hat, kennt das Problem: Mühsames Verpacken, langes Warten bei der Post, überteuerte Versandpreise – die Liste der Nervtöter ist schier unendlich.
Wie schön es doch wäre, Pakete so einfach zu versenden, wie sich heutzutage Essen bestellen lässt: Mit nur einem Klick. Für Wiener und Berliner seit dem Start von byrd keine Zukunftsmusik mehr.
Das in Wien gegründete Startup will den rund 250 Jahre alten Prozess des Versands dank Technologie ins 21. Jahrhundert bringen und ihren Kunden dadurch viel Mühe und Kosten ersparen.
