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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Logistics |
| Founded | May 1, 2011 |
| Founder | Bastian Lehmann Sam Street Sean Plaice |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
Area served | Select cities in United States |
Key people | Bastian Lehman (CEO) Sean Plaice, Kristin Schaefer (Management Team) Nabeel Hyatt, Brian Singerman, Khai Ha (Board Members) |
| Products | Mobile app, website |
| Services | Delivery (commerce) |
| Revenue | US$1 billion (2018) |
Number of employees | 5,341 (2019)[1] |
| Parent | Uber |
| Website | postmates |
Postmates Inc.[2] is an American food delivery service, founded in 2011, and acquired by Uber in 2020. It offers local delivery of restaurant-prepared meals and other goods. It is headquartered in San Francisco, California.[3]
As of February 2019[update], Postmates operates in 2,940 U.S. cities.[4] Postmates primarily competes with Grubhub, DoorDash, and its sister service Uber Eats.
The company has been sued for alleged antitrust price manipulation.[5]
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