30 million US dollars for Alaiko

The start-up from Munich wants to revolutionize e-commerce. Now venture capital firms and business angels have invested in Alaiko.

Alaiko has raised $30 million. Venture capital firm Next47 led the Series A funding round, and an undisclosed U.S. investment firm also participated. Business angels such as Vestiaire Collective and Lazada founder Maximilian Bittner, Shipmonk investors Dan Dershem and Dave Anderson, and founders and managers of companies such as DB Schenker, Alibaba, HomeToGo, Adyen and Scalable Capital have also invested in the startup.

With the fresh capital, Alaiko aims to further develop its platform and expand its network of logistics partners. It also plans to expand its team in the areas of product, sales and logistics. "We are very pleased to have attracted such renowned and experienced investors to our mission: revolutionizing e-commerce logistics," says founder and CEO Moritz Weisbrodt. The company handles customer service and fulfillment for online stores. In other words, Alaiko takes care of incoming goods, storage, picking, shipping and returns for clients.

Moritz Weisbrodt, Gabriel Thomalla and investor Harald Braunstein founded Alaiko in April 2020. The founders already built up the e-heatlh company Kaia Health.