Postmates

Postmates Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryLogistics
FoundedMay 1, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-05-01)
FounderBastian Lehmann
Sam Street
Sean Plaice
HeadquartersSan 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)
ProductsMobile app, website
ServicesDelivery (commerce)
RevenueUS$1 billion (2018)
Number of employees
5,341 (2019)[1]
ParentUber
Websitepostmates.com

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, 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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  3. ^ "About Postmates". Postmates. Archived from the original on May 26, 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  4. ^ "Postmates confidentially files for IPO". Reuters. February 7, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  5. ^ Stempel, Jonathan (March 31, 2022). "Grubhub, Uber Eats, Postmates must face diners' lawsuit over U.S. restaurant prices". Reuters. Retrieved June 13, 2022.