Starship Autonomous Delivery Robot
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Starship Autonomous Delivery Robot

by Starship TechnologiesEE

Deliver groceries and food over short distances with self-driving sidewalk robots. Small robots can make local deliveries cheaper and greener than sending a car and driver.

ScalingStage 5 of 5

2,700+ active; 10M+ deliveries; scaling to 12,000 by 2027.

Updated Jun 2026Checked 11 Oct0 updates this week

Milestones

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  1. Starship Technologies founded by Janus Friis and Ahti HeinlaJun 2014Complete.
  2. First pilot deployments on university campuses2016Complete.
  3. Operations in 50+ university campuses across US2023Complete.
  4. One million autonomous deliveries completed2021Complete.
  5. Expands to groceries in Europe; 20% penetration in Finland2024Complete.
  6. Series C $90M (Feb 2024); Series C $50M extension (Oct 2025)Feb 2024Complete.
  7. 10 million deliveries milestone achieved2025Complete.
  8. Pivot to grocery/food; wind down campus operationsJun 2026Complete.
  9. Uber Eats partnership launches in UK; scales fleetTarget Dec 2025Current milestone.
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