Starship Technologies

Starship Technologies, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryRobotics
Logistics
Founded11 June 2014; 10 years ago (2014-06-11) in Tallinn, Estonia
FoundersJanus Friis
Ahti Heinla
Headquarters,
United States
Areas served
United States
United Kingdom
Germany
Estonia
Finland
Key people
Ahti Heinla (CTO),
Alastair Westgarth (CEO)
ProductsDelivery robots
ServicesLast mile delivery
Websitewww.starship.xyz

Starship Technologies, Inc. is an Estonian company developing autonomous delivery vehicles.[1] The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with engineering operations in Tallinn, Estonia, and Helsinki, Finland.[2] Starship also has offices in London, England; Germany; Washington, DC, US; and Mountain View, California, US.[3]

In January and February 2022, Starship raised nearly US$100 million in funding from the European Investment Bank and venture investors, which is expected to be put towards research and development and 1,700 additional robots to the company’s fleet.[4] The company has raised approximately $202 million since being founded in 2014.[4]

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  3. ^ "About Us". Starship Technologies. 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  4. ^ a b Vartabedian, Marc (1 March 2022). "Starship, a Robot Food-Delivery Startup, Nets $100 Million". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 30 March 2022.