London-based Gophr, a last-mile delivery provider, has raised £4M (approx €4.6M) in a fresh round of funding led by B2B investor Nauta Capital, which is a Pan-European Venture Capital firm investing in early-stage technology companies,
Solving the pain point of the industry
The company cites ONS figures, based on which, it claims that the pandemic actually boosted the demand for last-mile delivery making it more business-critical. It has accelerated sector growth by an estimated 5 years (to £16B) (approx €18.5B) in just 9 months. And, with this demand, the customer’s expectation for delivery quality will have to be maintained to receive repeat orders.