Same-Day Delivery Stays Hot as Postmates Gets $16 Million Investment
Postmates, the San Francisco-based startup whose network of couriers pick up and deliver meals and office supplies to shoppers’ doors in under an hour, has raised $16 million in its Series B investment...
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Postmates was expected to record $60 million in revenue in 2015, but the startup is unprofitable.
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It gets you free delivery for all orders of $30 or more (and no service fees).
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Shopify, meet Postmates.
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