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Our mission is to revolutionise e-commerce logistics by providing seamless access to a European fulfilment network. We empower e-commerce businesses with innovative technology and expert logistics solutions, enabling them to scale efficiently and exceed customer expectations.
This is achieved through cloud-based, innovative software, which offers merchants the ability to seamlessly outsource their fulfilment operations and access our international fulfilment network. As a result, they can unlock logistics service levels comparable to Amazon, Zalando and Co.
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Innovative logistics: Startup byrd relies on software instead of its own logistics centres.
Founded in 2016, the company is expanding rapidly, adding a new logistics location to its network every month. By the end of the year, 10 logistics centres will be part of the byrd network, giving online retailers access to an international fulfilment platform that can keep up with e-commerce giants. The startup does not operate its own logistics sites, but relies on cooperation with experienced fulfilment partners.
Parcel Perform and byrd Enter Partnership to Enable Last Mile Visibility for Europe’s Leading E-Commerce Retailers and D2C Brands
This partnership provides byrd with access to industry-leading logistics data that standardises logistics events across every carrier in use and, and is available in 36 of the world’s most common languages. With better data quality, byrd and its e-commerce merchants can zoom in on granular details to identify existing and potential logistics bottlenecks as they can seamlessly access real-time data for all their orders via byrd's cloud-based fulfilment software. This allows all parties to monitor deliveries and access tracking information instantly within a single software solution.
Viennese logistics startup byrd raises €5 million to scale its international fulfilment platform
Vienna-based e-commerce fulfilment platform byrd has closed a €5 million Series A funding round to scale the service internationally. The investment round was led by Rider Global, a venture fund focused on logistics, e-commerce and mobility. Also participating in the round is European VC VentureFriends, with a strong entrepreneurial background in e-commerce and online marketplaces, FJ Labs, a U.S.-based early stage venture firm focused on online marketplaces, and existing investors who also participated in the round. Since its founding in 2016, byrd has received 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.
byrd partners with Mirakl and becomes preferred fulfilment partner for Leroy Merlin in Italy
As online marketplaces are projected to account for 45% to 50% of online spending by 2025, we believe that it is incredibly important to help merchants to streamline their e-commerce operations. This is why today we’re announcing our integration with one of the leading marketplace software specialists Mirakl. The SaaS solution empowers merchants to get access to more than 350 marketplaces worldwide. Moreover, we’re proud to say that Leroy Merlin (Adeo Group) in Italy, is the first Mirakl-powered marketplace that is naming byrd as preferred fulfilment partner for their marketplace sellers.
Logistics startup byrd receives seven-figure investment and expands into other European markets with platform business model
At the beginning of the year, the company received a seed investment that was used for further development into a fulfilment platform and will now support European expansion. With byrd's software, online retailers gain access to a professional e-commerce fulfilment network that includes multiple locations in Germany and Austria as well as countless shipping partners.
Logistics tech startup byrd closes €50 million funding round to establish pan-European e-commerce standard for "next day" delivery
This partnership provides byrd with access to industry-leading logistics data that standardises logistics events across every carrier in use and, and is available in 36 of the world’s most common languages. With better data quality, byrd and its e-commerce merchants can zoom in on granular details to identify existing and potential logistics bottlenecks as they can seamlessly access real-time data for all their orders via byrd's cloud-based fulfilment software. This allows all parties to monitor deliveries and access tracking information instantly within a single software solution.
Radial and byrd join forces for enhanced fulfilment operations
On July 1, 2023, Radial, a leading provider of e-commerce and omnichannel fulfilment solutions and part of bpostgroup, and byrd, a technology-enabled logistics platform, began a strategic collaboration to improve logistics services.
byrd further strengthens focus on fulfilment for online stores and presents a completely redesigned dashboard with real-time tracking
The Viennese logistics startup is benefiting from the flourishing online trade and continues to specialise in the area of e-commerce fulfilment. To this end, the company has worked with the Liechtenecker design agency to revamp its customer dashboard and incorporate new functions. The tool was developed with a focus on user-friendliness, with the goal of finally bringing fun back into the dusty logistics industry.
byrd launches Seller Fulfilled Prime as the independent fulfilment alternative for Amazon sellers
The logistics scale-up raised more than €50 million in its Series C funding round just last year and is now launching an alternative logistics solution for Amazon Prime sellers. The Seller Fulfilled Prime (SFP) program allows merchants to sell their products on the Amazon marketplace with the "Prime badge" while outsourcing their fulfilment to independent logistics companies, thus having significantly more influence on the customer experience and not being subject to Amazon's restrictions.
How the Corona crisis offers retailers an opportunity to position themselves digitally.
Severe sales losses due to the Corona-related closures are putting retailers in an extremely difficult situation. Numerous initiatives have already been launched both nationally and regionally to support retailers. Among other things, with the aim of digitising stores. But while an online store can be set up quickly these days, logistics remain a major challenge for many retailers. byrd has now increased capacity to offer affected retailers quick solutions.
E-commerce fulfilment platform byrd targets further European expansion with €16 million Series B investment
byrd, the tech-driven digital logistics and fulfilment platform, has raised a €16 million Series B funding round. The round was led by new investors Mouro Capital, an autonomously managed venture capital fund focused on fintech and adjacent businesses, joining Speedinvest, Verve Ventures, Rider Global and VentureFriends. This latest round follows on from byrd’s €5m Series A round in July 2020, bringing the total amount raised to date to €26 million.
