Lalamove, Southeast Asia’s fastest growing on-demand courier service celebrates its first year here in the Philippines with a rapid growth and technological edge. Lalamove’s presence in Metro Manila has completed hundreds of thousands of deliveries. It propelled the delivery industry to a whole new level with its app-based system. Lalamove significantly reduced the delivery process for customers by eliminating the need to go to a delivery center. Lalamove also provide a wide array of transport options, from motorcycles to Vans.
With this momentum in just twelve months, investments came as Lalamove continues to gain strong foothold in the Manila market. This fully equips the company to strengthen necessary improvements and become highly essential for small to medium enterprises in the food and beverage, apparel and electronics industry. This round of funding was led by ShunWei Capital, a China-based venture capital firm founded by Xiaomi founder Lei Jun and Tuck Lye Koh that invests in growth stage start-ups.
Lalamove hit the ground running since its launch here in the Philippines last year. The successful strategy from Hong Kong was brought here and was infused with Filipino values, a formula that made their first year a success.
The company’s arrival gave Filipino drivers an opportunity to have a more steady and competitive income.
Lalamove Philippines’ Country Director, Albert Go, shares “We want to focus on top-notch services. Not just being customer-centric but also giving value to our trusted partner drivers. This vision of Manila has driven us to be one of the fastest growing countries of Lalamove here in Southeast Asia.”
Acquiring delivery units could be impractical and costly for businesses. Some small businesses don’t require regular delivery which will result to counterproductivity of service vehicles. Lalamove provides a viable and cost-efficient options no other logistic platform partners can offer. Lalamove boasts thousands of drivers ranging from motorcycles, SUVs, Vans and L300s. They provide efficient business solutions for entrepreneurs through a very advanced Lalamove’s app-based platform.
