New Delhi: Shiprocket, India’s 106th unicorn and leading eCommerce enablement platform, has joined hands with Dependo, a growing logistics service provider, in a strategic partnership to enable Indian merchants with intercity same/next-day delivery.
The partnership between Shiprocket and Dependo opens new avenues for Indian merchants, empowering them to offer efficient and swift intercity same/next-day delivery services. The collaboration takes advantage of Dependo’s courier network, which offers widespread coverage in major cities, ensuring smooth connectivity for a wide range of merchants. For SDD-NDD, the courier partner’s presence is in all major metropolitan areas, such as Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Jaipur, Chennai, and Pune.
Speaking about the partnership, Saahil Goel, co-founder and CEO of Shiprocket, said, “We look forward to the strategic collaboration with Dependo, which holds significant promise for the eCommerce landscape in India. Through this partnership, Shiprocket and Dependo are committed to enhancing intercity same- or next-day delivery, presenting a transformative solution for merchants and customers. This collaboration is in line with our dedication to advancing the eCommerce sector and delivering exceptional services to Indian businesses. Together, our goal is to redefine delivery standards and offer sellers a streamlined and expedited shipping experience in key cities.”
Sellers can now avail of next-day delivery from Delhi to Agra, Ambala, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Ludhiana, and Dehradun. Additionally, Bangalore sellers can reach Hyderabad and Chennai within the next day, while Mumbai sellers can seamlessly connect with Pune. This collaboration reinforces Shiprocket’s dedication to providing cutting-edge solutions that transform the eCommerce landscape in India.
“Collaborating with Shiprocket’s expansive network, coupled with our logistics expertise, is set to redefine intercity same/next-day delivery. This partnership signifies a powerful fusion of strengths, and we anticipate it will bring unparalleled efficiency and convenience to the eCommerce ecosystem,” said Manmohan Aggarwal, The CEO of Dependo.
About Shiprocket:
Shiprocket is India’s leading eCommerce enablement platform, on a mission to empower the businesses of Bharat to scale their ventures by unleashing the true power of eCommerce. The platform helps the sellers at every step of their eCommerce journey, creating an operating system for direct commerce. Their stack of tech integrations enables shipping, fulfillment, customer communication, and marketing tools, as well as providers for SMEs, D2C retailers, and social commerce retailers in India.
Sprocket is on a mission to democratize eCommerce for Bharat with its platform that connects retailers, carriers, and consumers across national and international locations. It provides a technology stack to help retailers integrate their shopping websites on platforms such as Shopify, Magento, WooCommerce, and Zoho. Additionally, Shiprocket offers tracking information from multiple providers, managing cash-on-delivery (COD) orders and payment reconciliation. The company also provides tech-enabled fulfillment solutions with more than 40+ warehouses across India. The technology stack ensures consumers enjoy a robust post-purchase experience, resulting in higher engagement and lower RTO (failed deliveries). With over 25+ courier partners on board, the brand facilitates both pan-India and international shipping deliveries. Shiprocket’s shipping solutions cover 24,000+ pin codes within India and extend to 220 countries and territories worldwide.
Today, Shiprocket is the platform supporting more than 300,000 sellers who generate a GMV of more than $3 billion annually. The platform delivers packets to more than 70 million consumers annually and is growing transactions 2.5–3x year on year. In August 2022, the company achieved Unicorn status in India by securing $33.5 million in a bridge funding round (Series E2) led by Temasek and Lightrock India, making it the 106th Unicorn in the country.
About Dependo:
Dependo began its journey in 2015 with a mission of delivering logistics excellence to its customers and ensuring their success—a growing logistics service provider in India catering to end-to-end supply chain solutions. Dependo is a leading end-to-end technology-enabled and multi-modal logistics solutions provider to the Individual, B2C, D2C, and B2B industries. Dependo is a part of the Panchkula-based Altruist Group.”
Dependo offers various innovative supply chain services, including eCommerce Logistics, Hyperlocal and Intra-city Delivery, Express Distribution-Part Truck Load, Full Truck Load, and 3PL. Dependo provides value-added logistics services for all business verticals ranging from Healthcare and pharma, Apparel and lifestyle, FMCG, Automobiles, e-commerce, Heavy engineering, Electrical and consumer, and more. Dependo has a presence in all 29 states of the country.
