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uShip
Business Summary
uShip is a privately-held online shipping marketplace provider. uShip hosts an online marketplace for customers and businesses to compare shipping quotes, name their own price, or receive bids from transportation service providers. uShip creates a spot market for freight prices and allows customers to review transportation providers, who can range from independent operators to large carriers and freight brokers. uShip specializes in providing a shipping market for household goods, vehicles, and livestock. Founded in 2003, uShip is headquartered in Austin, TX.
Overview & Corporate Organization
Basic Information
| Company Tags: | VC Backed |
| Year Founded: | 2003 |
| Fiscal Year End: | 12/31 |
| 1YR Revenue Growth Rate: | View % |
| 3YR Revenue Growth Rate (CAGR): | View % |
| 1YR Employee Growth Rate: | View % |
| 3YR Employee Growth Rate (CAGR): | View % |
| City: | Austin |
| State/Province: | Texas |
| Country: | United States |
| Phone: | View |
| Website: | www.uship.com |
Corporate Organization
| Brands: | uShip.com |
| Founders: | Jay Manickam Matt Chasen |
Industry Information
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| Internet > E-Commerce > Online Marketplaces |
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Competitors & Comparables
Competitors
| Freightquote.com Inc. |
| Shiply Ltd. |
Charts, Financials, and Statistics (Table Format)
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| * | uShip fiscal year end: 12/31 |
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Mergers & Acquisitions
| Date | Status | Target | Buyer | Deal Type | Price | |
| Details | Jun. 2010 | Completed | View1 | View | Acquisition | View |
| 1 | The acquisition of the...Read More → |
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VC/Funding Activity
| Date | Investor | Round | Investor Type | |
| Jun. 2005 | Benchmark Capital | A | Venture Capital | |
| Details | Total Round A1 Unspecified | |||
| Oct. 2006 | View | B | Venture Capital | |
| Oct. 2006 | View | B | Venture Capital | |
| Details | Total Round B View | |||
| Feb. 2011 | View | C | Venture Capital | |
| Details | Total Round C2 View | |||
| Dec. 2012 | View | C | Private Equity & Venture Capital | |
| Details | Total Round C View | |||
| Total of Funding Shown Above View | ||||
| 1 | Bob Kagle, founding partner at Benchmark Capital, joined the board of directors. - Details → |
| 2 | According to an SEC...Read More → |
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Detailed Business Description: uShip
Business Model
uShip operates an online marketplace for household good, vehicle, and livestock shipping. The marketplace links customers looking for shipping quotes to transportation providers capable of moving a wide range of objects. Customers have the choice of naming their price or to open an auction in which shipping providers offer decreasing bids. The system results in shipping quotes at discounts of 50% commercial shipping rates. This attracts customers with large or unusual items, which would otherwise be extremely expensive to ship through traditional channels.
uShip was built to take advantage of the excess capacity of empty trucks throughout the world. The eBay like system allows the excess capacity to be utilized, creating a cheap, efficient method of shipping all types of items. uShip fills the gaps in the networks of shipping carriers and brokers so they can make additional revenues and maximize their returns.
uShip also allows customers to review shipping providers.… Continue Reading →
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