Sendle is an Australian-based virtual courier company which provides courier services within Australia, United States, and Canada,[1][2] focusing primarily on small to medium-sized businesses and online retailers.[3][4] It claims to be the first courier company in Australia to offer fully carbon neutral services.[citation needed] While its delivery services are worldwide - with the exception of Russia and Belarus - its operational staff are based in Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines and the United States.[5][6][7] Sendle does not employ drivers or operate its own delivery fleet; instead, it partners with local courier companies to transport parcels within its coverage areas.[8]
The company was founded in 2014 by James Bradfield Moody, Sean Geoghegan and Craig Davis.[9] In 2015, Sendle said that it had become Australia's first carbon neutral delivery service.[10]
In 2015, Australia Post filed a trademark dispute against Sendle for their slogan “Post without the office”. In 2017, IP Australia ruled in Sendle’s favour, allowing them to use the trademark and slogan.[11][12][13][14]
In August 2016, Sendle said that it had surpassed 100 million kilometres in its deliveries and that it had raised $5 million for further expansion.[15] The company won the 2016 NSW Telstra Business Award in the new business category.[16][17]
In 2017, Sendle announced an agreement with DHL eCommerce to facilitate international deliveries from Australia,[18][19] and a systems integration with e-commerce companies eBay, Shopify, Shipstation, WooCommerce and Xero to streamline order handling.[20][21][22] In 2018, the company said that it was partnering with eBay and had become one of their delivery partners.[23]
In 2019, Sendle raised $20 million in capital,[24] and in 2021, a further $35 million.[25]
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