Sixteen-year-old Auli'i Cravalho made her Hot 100 debut for "How Far I'll Go," the anthemic and inspiring song from Disney's Moana, which was written by Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda. The song, which... Read More »
From copious amounts of Fit Tea to waist trainers and more, we've seen our fair share of celebrity Instagram #ads in the past, but Bella Hadid may have just changed the game with one post. Hadid took to Instagram... Read More »
The on-demand delivery sector continues to make it harder for couch potatoes to leave the house. Within days of each other, Postmates and Instacart – major players in the ever-growing food delivery sector – have... Read More »
First launched in January in San Francisco and Los Angeles, the Drinks, or “alcohol tab” of on-demand food delivery app Postmates was just made available to the local market this week when it expanded to... Read More »
Last summer, we learned just how much the Kardashians love Postmates when Rob revealed that he spent a whopping $13,000 on the food delivery service in just one month. But, he's not the only member... Read More »
On-demand delivery startup Postmates launched five years ago and it took two years to do one million cumulative deliveries. Now Postmates is facilitating twice that many deliveries each month — and it's starting... Read More »
The first fleet of delivery robots officially rolls out in DC today after two weeks of testing. Starship Technologies teamed up with San Francisco-based delivery company Postmates for the launch, the first in the US... Read More »
Delivery by aerial drone may still be a dream, but down on the ground in Washington D.C. a fleet of robots is already rolling with what its creators call the first fully robotic food-delivery service... Play Video »
A U.S. company has launched what it is calling the first fully robotic food delivery service in the U.S... Play Video »
Postmates' senior vice president of operations, Russell Cook, shows ABC News the company's new robot food delivery service... Play Video »
Thanks to restaurant delivery apps and websites, relying on takeout orders has never been easier (or more expensive), and for this writer, it may be too easy. This is how one places 705 orders in under four... Read More »
It's easier than ever to be a hermit in D.C., with services offering to bring everything from food to marijuana to your doorstep. Soon, there'll be another option: delivery via robot. These drones won't fly overhead... Read More »
The popular food delivery service Postmates has opened their new offices here in Nashville. It is the company’s first space outside of San Francisco, and it will focus on merchant support and sales. "It’s a huge step... Read More »
On-demand delivery service Postmates has spent the past year quietly launching a Nashville office, adding the San Francisco-based company to the list of tech-enabled startups that see potential in Music City's... Read More »
Alcohol is one of the more perfect on-demand delivery items. However, the industry has been so fragmented for so long that it’s nearly impossible for each local liquor store to operate an efficient online purchasing... Read More »
Among young city dwellers with disposable income, the Postmates app has become synonymous with food delivery. The startup wants it to be more. Starting on Wednesday, Postmates is rolling out an... Read More »
Not even flexible, freelance jobs in the on-demand economy will be saved from the siege of automation. Starship Technologies is putting its self-driving delivery robots to work in the US. Specifically, its first US... Read More »
A small number of Americans will soon be able to have food and other goods delivered to them by an adorable semi-autonomous robot. Starship Technologies announced the first two commercial partnerships... Read More »
Food delivery apps are more common than ever, but a new partnership by Postmates means the next time you order dinner in Washington, D.C., your delivery man might be a drone. Postmates has partnered... Read More »
In a world of smartphones, convenience is everything. When Postmates, an on-demand delivery service, launched in San Francisco in 2011, CEO Bastian Lehmann and his co-founders Sean Plaice and Sam Street... Read More »
I really like Musical.ly, and I like Live.ly, which is kind of like Facebook Live. I love Postmates. You can order anything you want. The Cute CUT Pro app makes it really easy to make your own movies. And I love... Read More »
Britney Spears is spreading the love for this Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards. The songstress paired up with Postmates to surprise a fan with a trip to New York City to attend the VMAs at Madison Square... Read More »
After going an entire 24 hours without technology (I encourage you to try it!) for a project in one of my communications classes, I came to appreciate just how much more efficient, informed, and... Read More »
DJ Snake will reportedly hand-deliver copies of his debut album, Encore, to Postmates customers in New York City today. The food delivery service made the announcement through email newsletter and on their... Read More »
Mr. Robot is a show built on hacks. The mother of all hacks serves as the big cliffhanger at the end of the show's first season, and nearly every plot development leading up to it was nudged along by some kind of... Read More »
The on-demand delivery service is back at it again with another cool fashion partnership. Postmates is smartly capitalizing on the notion that everyone could have a personal assistant in the same way Uber uses... Read More »
Several years before he became a star forward for the Golden State Warriors, Andre Iguodala and his business manager began dabbling in online stock investing and looking closely at technology companies... Read More »
The investment predates the NBA superstar's move to the Warriors, but he thinks being in San Francisco will present new business opportunities. Earlier this summer, Kevin Durant did something that surprised... Read More »
The everything-on-demand company is delivering solid results. Imitation may be a form of flattery, but in the world of tech startups, it can also be deadly. Solve a common problem and copycats are sure to emerge... Read More »
Postmates is lowering the price of its minimum order size for Postmates Plus Unlimited, the startup’s $9.99 a month subscription service. When Postmates launched the service in March, it offered free deliveries on all... Read More »
On-demand delivery company Postmates has launched a new monthly subscription service for Dallas residents who prefer to get food and other items delivered to their door. The San Francisco-based company... Read More »
You should probably just go to sleep. It’s been a long night. But a few beers have eroded your self-control, and the only barrier standing between you and instant gratification is the tap of a smartphone app. Your... Read More »
Dallas-based Chili’s Grill & Bar is teaming up with the Postmates service beginning Saturday to test delivery of individual food orders. The service, which will be available at seven Dallas-area restaurants... Read More »
If you need a bag of ice for the party you're about to throw or a shirt you just ordered delivered to your office, there's an app for that. Postmates launched in 2011 to bring its users whatever they want... Read More »
Shopify customers are about to get their goods much more quickly. The e-commerce platform provider has partnered with Postmates to offer same-day delivery for its more than 20,000 merchant clients... Read More »
Small businesses use Shopify's software to create custom online storefronts, and Shopify regularly adds features making it easier to juggle digital and physical sales. Now those customers can get a same-day... Read More »
When the Postmates delivery app launched in 2011, its couriers overwhelmingly were bringing food to customers' homes and offices. Now Postmates is partnering with an increasing number of retailers in order to... Read More »
On-demand delivery service Postmates is looking to retailers to expand its network. Online fashion retailer Revolve has partnered with the delivery app to quickly get its Coachella collection in the hands of... Read More »
The on-demand economy has taken a flogging of late for being bloated with too many startups that aren’t going to last. The leaders of San Francisco-based delivery service Postmates, meanwhile, get super miffed... Read More »
In little over a year, Amazon.com Inc.’s one-hour, members-only delivery service has become the gold standard for speedy urban delivery of everyday goods. But it is finding competition from a host of startups... Read More »
On-demand delivery startup Postmates is taking a page out of Amazon.com's book and offering a subscription service it hopes will hook customers by charging a monthly fee for free delivery. The program... Read More »
All for $9.99 per month. Amazon’s Prime membership is quite a clever business strategy: Customers get free two-day shipping for millions of products while the company gets extra sales because people inevitably... Read More »
Postmates, which is now completing 1 million deliveries a month, is digging in deeper to the e-commerce space with the launch of Postmates Plus Unlimited, a $9.99 per month subscription service that gets you... Read More »
It’s pouring rain and Bastian Lehmann refuses to wait for a cab. He’s standing outside a closed bar in downtown San Francisco with his girlfriend and a couple of friends. It’s 2010 and with no taxis or bus stops in sight... Read More »
In the interview, Durant also listed his three favorite apps. "One is Postmates. Gotta be Postmates," Durant said. "I've got to. Every city I go to I Postmates at least two or three times a day. I watch a lot of A&E, so... Read More »
REVOLVE Clothing, already known as a go-to destination for festival attire, is partnering with Postmates for the SXSW festival in Austin to deliver dresses, rompers, tops, bikinis, and more to those in need of a... Read More »
New York City - Get a head start on spring cleaning with Kenneth Cole. The brand's partnered with Postmates to pick up your clothing and shoe donations as part of its recycling initiative this Saturday and Sunday... Read More »
The delivery company sees e-commerce as the next big opportunity. Silicon Valley upstart Postmates is known for delivering McDonalds Big Macs, Starbucks lattes, and even 7-Eleven Slurpees to people's homes in... Read More »
It's never been easier for consumers to get things delivered. So why not coffee? Imagine a piping hot coffee delivered to your office or home at the proverbial "click of a button." For consumers, it's perfect... Read More »
When it came to tech news, 2015 was dominated by the activities of tech giants like Apple, Facebook and Google, and mega-unicorns like Uber and Airbnb. It hasn't been a big year for hyped-up startups, but these... Read More »
The bubble hasn't popped yet. That’s the easy conclusion of Forbes' latest Hottest Startups list, which ranks Silicon Valley's flashiest companies in 2015 by one simple metric: the fastest growing valuations over time... Read More »
This time of year should be fun. You should be sipping cocktails at parties, OD-ing on gingerbread cookies, and succumbing to a heady dose of annual winter-wonderland nostalgia. It should not throw you into... Read More »
Postmates, the on-demand delivery startup that has dug nationwide trenches in the food delivery space, has today unveiled the '12 Days of Postmates' campaign. The promotion will let users in five cities (New York... Read More »
Mad Money host Jim Cramer looks at a growth story in its early innings and digs in to Postmates. Bastian Lehmann, Postmates Co-founder and CEO, gives Cramer some insight to the... Play Video »
Postmates is an app that lets you order almost anything — including restaurant meals, groceries, and personal items — and have it delivered to your doorstep in under an hour. The $400 million startup is one of... Read More »
Making good on an announcement from this March, Starbucks and Postmates have now teamed up to launch a pilot program that will see the on-demand delivery startup powering deliveries for the Seattle... Read More »
Starbucks seems to be on every corner sometimes, but what about every doorstep or desk? The coffee giant, which popularized the notion of a "third place" apart from home or work, is launching a new... Read More »
Co-founded by Bastian Lehmann, this San Francisco-based on-demand delivery service has inked partnerships with Chipotle, Walgreens, and Etsy, among others. It now serves shoppers in 40 U.S. cities... Read More »
Ask Bastian Lehmann, the CEO of delivery service startup Postmates, what company he’s gunning for, and you might be surprised. It isn’t Lyft and it isn’t Uber, whose forays into food delivery don’t have him... Read More »
Sosh, the curated online marketplace that allows you to find things to do in your city, is shutting down, according to sources. Eighteen of Sosh’s 40 employees are headed to Postmates as part of an acquihire... Read More »
As competition for deliveries heats up, Postmates is running as fast as it can. Delivery startup Postmates is facing challenges from all sides. Deliv, Google Shopping Express, and, most recently, Uber, are fighting... Read More »
On-demand courier service Postmates has always been a marketplace: consumers can browse the Postmates app to see what shops and restaurants nearby are offering delivery through the startup’s network of... Read More »
It's not good enough to deliver food anymore. The delivery has to be quick. Postmates, one of many start-ups that has established a foothold in the food delivery market, is expanding with a service that's meant to... Read More »
Courier service Postmates is getting into the rapid food delivery game with its new service, Pop. Users will be able to order from a limited menu and receive their meals in 15 minutes, significantly faster than the... Read More »
Postmates recently unveiled a revamped version of its app, dubbed Postmates 3.0, which features category discovery, delivery tracking, gifting and estimated delivery times. In addition to providing... Read More »
On-demand delivery/courier service Postmates has just undergone a major expansion. Today it announced that it’s in 10 new cities, bringing the total number of markets to 40. Cities that are now online include... Read More »
In its effort to rapidly expand its on-demand capabilities, delivery app Postmates has expanded into 10 new major metro areas starting today. Announced in a blog post, the startup now provides service to... Read More »
Postmates launched in ten new markets today, moving into Hoboken, N.J.; Raleigh, N.C.; Pittsburgh, Pa.; and other places across the country. With the new additions, Postmates has officially hit 40 markets... Read More »
Getting toilet paper, cleaning supplies and cold remedies delivered to your door just got easier. On Tuesday, Walgreens announced a formal partnership with on-demand delivery startup Postmates. Using... Read More »
After inking deals with Apple, Chipotle, 7-Eleven, and Starbucks, Postmates teams up with Walgreens to deliver to customers 24/7. As it continues its campaign to become the on-demand delivery service for... Read More »
As Amazon preps a handmade goods marketplace that will pit it against Etsy, Etsy is trying out one of Amazon’s specialties: Express delivery. Etsy has partnered with delivery startup Postmates to begin testing... Read More »
The on-demand food delivery space is really heating up in the US, but one service has broken away as the clear leader in terms of expansion. Postmates’ on-demand meal delivery service is now available in 30... Read More »
The largest on-demand delivery company promises it will arrive in one hour or less: anything, anywhere. Over the last five years, a booming new industry has developed: on-demand delivery services that let you... Read More »
Stuck at the office and craving a sandwich? Too busy to run to the drugstore to pick up your medications? Throwing a party and ran out of ice? These may not be the biggest problems in the world - but if... Read More »
Need a taco at 2 a.m.? There's an app for that: A service coming to Sacramento this week will deliver your fast-food order - or even a tube of toothpaste before you go to bed. San Francisco startup Postmates... Read More »
Pinkberry became the latest brand to launch delivery via Postmates, though the program is only available in Los Angeles and New York for now. The Los Angeles-based frozen yogurt chain has been... Read More »
The convenience store chain has signed a deal with delivery service Postmates to have sodas, sweets and shampoo shuttled to customers in a handful of cities. You’ll soon be able to have a Slurpee delivered to your... Read More »
Convenience-store chain and Slurpee purveyor 7-Eleven is the latest company to sign on with Postmates for home delivery. Some of the chain’s San Francisco and Oakland locations are now offering delivery... Read More »
Starting today thirsty residents in San Francisco and Oakland can get a 7-Eleven slurpee delivered straight to their apartment thanks to delivery startup Postmates. Postmates, which has raised $138 million in seven... Read More »
On-demand courier service Postmates has an ambitious goal: $1 deliveries in under an hour. To help it get there, the San Francisco startup raised $80 million in a round of funding led by Tiger Global Management... Read More »
Deals with the Apple store and Starbucks are only the beginning. On-demand delivery service Postmates has recently inked deals with major retailers like Chipotle, Starbucks, and Apple to deliver their... Read More »
On-demand service Postmates just closed an $80 million Series D round. The company told TechCrunch that the new funding values them at close to $500 million. The round was led by Tiger Global Management... Read More »
Looking for a new side-hustle to make some extra cash? You might want to consider on-demand delivery firm Postmates. "I think of Postmates as probably America's best part-time job," said CEO and founder... Read More »
Just as Chipotle and Starbucks have led the way to bank on San Francisco-based private company Postmates for on-demand delivery, it looks as if the company has racked up another behemoth client for delivery... Read More »
Same-day delivery service Postmates could be profitable next year if the company wants to be, said CEO Bastian Lehmann today at TechCrunch Disrupt NY. The company has made 2 million deliveries, which is up... Read More »
The on-demand economy is changing our lives; one delivery at a time. Food and many other items can be delivered quicker than ever, and today delivery services like Postmates will pick up what you want... Read More »
Food delivery is estimated to be a $70 billion-a-year business in the U.S., and startup companies like Postmates and Instacart have created apps to try and tap into that mobile marketplace. At the click of a... Read More »
One of the reasons Jim Cramer decided to host "Mad Money" from San Francisco this week is because in addition to Silicon Valley, it has proven itself as the heartland of innovation in the U.S. One of those... Read More »
Chipotle Mexican Grill is now offering food delivery through a partnership signed with Postmates. Postmates is a San Francisco based startup that runs a network of couriers who delivers goods locally. Chipotle's... Read More »
In the age of the on-demand economy, sooner or later everything is just a few taps of a smartphone app away. Even burritos. Chipotle Mexican Grill, the popular chain known for its "fast-casual" burritos, said... Read More »
The door-to-door burrito is here. Chipotle, the Mexican chain that Millennials can't seem to get enough of, has begun offering delivery for online and mobile orders in 67 cities. The move, revealed to analysts at... Read More »
When ranking the greatest achievements in human history, the following five things need to appear in some order: Fire, the Wheel, Electricity, the Internet and Chipotle. Seriously, those burritos are delicious. Well... Read More »
Someday, when our future kids ask us about the old days, we’ll reminisce about the Chipotle struggle. To get a delicious burrito bowl, we either had to actually go to a Chipotle (and end up smelling like... Read More »
Starbucks lattes are certainly not like pizza. But brand experts say Starbucks just may be able to pull off the two-pronged delivery concept that the company briefly discussed at its annual meeting this week... Read More »
Starbucks addicts, rejoice. Soon, you may be able to get your iced skinny mocha delivered to your front door or office desk. Starbucks is announcing today that it is introducing two pilot tests in the second half of... Read More »
Starbucks Corp.’s first stop on the road to becoming a delivery service: the Empire State Building. The coffee chain announced plans on Wednesday to begin testing delivery in New York and Seattle, with the iconic... Read More »
If waiting in line for your Starbucks fix is just too much effort (or you're just really, really busy), rejoice: Starbucks will start to test delivery options later this year. The company announced on Wednesday that it will be... Read More »
The coffee chain has partnered with delivery app Postmates. At its annual meeting of shareholders, which is happening now, Starbucks announced a partnership with delivery company Postmates to launch... Read More »
The truth is in the numbers, and Postmates' are very impressive. Postmates' co-founder and CEO Bastian Lehmann tweeted out an infographic yesterday that should make a few other startups jealous. The numbers... Read More »
Postmates, a startup that allows users to order nearly anything in their city and have it delivered in an hour for a fee, is growing quickly. The company’s CEO, Bastian Lehmann, tweeted out a graph yesterday... Read More »
On Monday, Postmates co-founder and CEO Bastian Lehmann shared some truly remarkable stats about his company, which runs a network of couriers to deliver goods - like lunch, dinner, groceries, or... Read More »
Postmates is coming to Portland. The on-demand delivery service is set to launch in the Rose City on Thursday, March 12. Users will be able to order items with their smartphone from local merchants and... Read More »
Dubbed the "Burrito Cannon," the promotion includes five burrito options: beef, chicken, steak, carnitas and vegetarian. Customers choose their preferred type of beans and salsa, and pick from extras like... Read More »
Postmates, one of the largest on-demand delivery services, is launching in Dallas next week. The company, which operates in 20 markets with more than 6,000 couriers, allows customers to get any item within a... Read More »
For all of the great food in Dallas, we remain well behind other cities in terms of delivery options. Most neighborhoods have a few Thai and Chinese and pizza places that deliver, but in many areas of... Read More »
Postmates makes it easy to order food from your smartphone or tablet. But sometimes it would be easier to use your computer to have delicious foods delivered right to your home or office. So Postmates... Read More »
Delivery startup Postmates made major moves on the web today with the launch of online ordering. VentureBeat first revealed Postmates' plans back in December; the feature, we're told, had been on the table... Read More »
Today, instant-delivery startup Postmates brought its app from mobile to the web. The move helps those on Windows Phone, BlackBerry, iOS and Android who are too lazy to pick up their phones to order... Read More »
Instead of cooking dinner the other night, I opened an app. I decided to try Postmates, a delivery service that is big in San Francisco. It's growing fast: the company raised $16 million in a Series B round early... Read More »
Sometimes in life you come to the realization that you are truly your own best friend. And all you want to do is spend each and every day with yourself. Or you may find that since it's so cold outside, you just... Read More »
WWD: What's the first thing you'll do once you land? Allison Williams: I'll probably drop off my bags and head to [my stylist] Cristina Ehrlich's L.A. office for a fitting, using Postmates to order a La Scala chopped... Read More »
Thanks to its ugly spat with book publishers, Amazon has lately been cast as the abominable boogeyman of American commerce. As hundreds of authors took up arms against the giant, The New Republic... Read More »
San Francisco on-demand delivery startup Postmates wants merchants to tap its fleet to offer quick local deliveries to their customers. The company caters to get-it-now folks, with 6,000 "Postmates"... Read More »
Today at its SOMA office in San Francisco, Postmates announced an API that will allow other firms to leverage its network of courier. TechCrunch reported yesterday that the news was forthcoming. The... Read More »
Postmates, the delivery service for virtually anything from a furniture order to a burrito pickup, announced that it's making an API available to merchants. "The Postmates API allows any developer to integrate... Read More »
Developers can now tap into the Postmates 6,000 strong delivery system thanks to APIs announced today. According to Postmates, developers can "integrate a world-class local delivery platform into your... Read More »
Postmates, the on-demand delivery startup, will soon enable businesses to offer same-day delivery through their apps and websites with the launch of its Postmates API. The company announced the new... Read More »
We're not really sure what to think about this next news, but we do know that it's helping us avoid laundry duty for another week. Going the way of pepperoni pizza and Rag & Bone, LA-based MeUndies is... Read More »
Whether you plan to host Thanksgiving or partake in the annual feast elsewhere in the city, skip the hassle of picking up and arranging flowers with a little help from Postmates. The startup has partnered with... Read More »
Can't get a weekend reservation at that new farm-to-table restaurant? Try it at home. A handful of high-end restaurants in major cities are introducing takeout and home delivery for customers willing to pay... Read More »
If the thought of braving last-minute masses at Party City makes you want tear off your eyelids, check out the Costumes On-Demand store in your Postmates app between 10am-6pm until Halloween. You can... Read More »
App in hand, Jack Plater-Zyberk has delivered caviar, condoms, chicken nuggets, cases of beer and even a little black dress. And he can get it to you within an hour. Plater-Zyberk, who maneuvers his 1992... Read More »
It's no secret that e-commerce is cutting into the traditional shopping custom of actually going to a store. As Dan Glass points out in his exhaustive piece on the future of city freight systems, Americans drummed... Read More »
Forget same-day delivery. How about same-hour delivery? Postmates.com promises to hand-deliver gourmet hot dogs from Biker Jim's, prescriptions from your pharmacy and organic bananas from Whole Foods... Read More »
On-demand delivery startup Postmates is growing fast, expanding from serving five markets around the beginning of the year to being in 16 by next week. To help out with with a rapidly expanding... Read More »
Postmates has done it again! From free burritos to ice cream, the Boston-based on-demand delivery startup seems to know exactly what we want. And the company is... Read More »
Postmates, an on-demand, nearly anything goes delivery service, is coming to San Diego tomorrow. The app allows San Diegans to order in from any store or restaurant for... Read More »
Miserably sick and alone at home last week, I whined, "Why don't I live in New York? I need matzo ball soup, I'm out of local honey and my throat is screaming 'Ricolaaaaaaaa'". I... Read More »
Postmates, which is billing itself as an "Uber" for stuff, launches tomorrow in San Diego and offers 24/7 on-demand delivery service from any restaurant or store in less than an hour... Read More »
Wish you could have your groceries, 3:05 cafecito or favorite restaurant meal delivered? Postmates is launching in the Miami area on Friday. Postmates connects... Read More »
Postmates finally comes to Miami this Friday, September 12th. Postmates offers delivery from any restaurant or store - including things like takeout, prescriptions, groceries, dry... Read More »
We Miami folk are so caught up in the hustle of life in the 305 it's easy to become a bit scatterbrained. You finally get home from work and realize you forgot to buy... Read More »
On-demand delivery startup Postmates has made it possible for customers to order from all their favorite restaurants, charging a small per-delivery fee for the service. Today... Read More »
If you've ever wanted to order takeout from a business that doesn't offer it, you're in luck: The on-demand delivery app Postmates is launching in Miami on Friday. San Francisco... Read More »
Postmates has been delivering from restaurants and grocery stores to D.C. residents since December but as of Friday you can get order basic necessities without even picking out a... Read More »
Postmates, the delivery startup that launched in Boston this summer, has unveiled their General Store just in time for the long weekend. Now, anything you need but don't want to pickup is... Read More »
Postmates is expanding its on-demand delivery service to include a new General Store option stock with everyday items like medicine, energy drinks, cleaning supplies and condoms. Here... Read More »
BurritoCannon is real, and you can use it. At least for the next few hours. Hella. After I published my truly revolutionary post yesterday calling for a new burrito-delivery service that I tentatively... Read More »
Delivery service startup Postmates launched last week in Philadelphia. It offers a free mobile application that allows users to order (almost) anything for delivery 24/7. This past week, the San... Read More »
Whether you're busy, bed ridden, or just plain lazy, it's a dream to live in a city where everything from premium Napa Valley wine to gorgeous flower boquets can be delivered to your door step... Read More »
Delivery service startup Postmates launched last week in its 12th city - Philadelphia. It already has expanded the neighborhood zone it covers, and is offering a free Wawa hoagie promotion - running... Read More »
Some ideas for Internet businesses are hard to explain. Think online advertising, where your personal profile - totally anonymous, we swear - is bought and sold in split-second, online auctions... Read More »
Postmates launched in Philadelphia today, and it's offering on-demand delivery of anything, in one hour or less. You're essentially paying someone to be your personal assistant for a very short... Read More »
Same-day delivery startup Postmates on Tuesday expanded its food delivery service to the South Bay. The San Francisco-based company offers restaurant takeout delivery 24/7 to your home or... Read More »
I spent the last week visiting New York HQ from my home in the Bay Area. Recently on these trips out East, I've reluctantly assumed the role of West Coast cultural ambassador and tech-world... Read More »
Silicon Valley is a stressful place, and few people know that better than Bastian Lehmann, CEO of Postmates, an online delivery service for food and other real-world items. Lehmann spoke on a... Read More »
Postmates just announced a new insurance policy for its on-demand couriers. Postmates is the startup that promises to deliver anything to you within in your city in under an hour. Before... Read More »
On-demand delivery startup Postmates today launched a new policy that insures couriers up to $50,000 in the event of an on-the-job accident — a policy which Postmates claims is unmatched... Read More »
On-demand delivery service Postmates has announced an expanded benefits package for its fleet of couriers. The new plans match Lyft and Uber's own $1 million liability and auto-excess... Read More »
When GrubHub and Seamless merged last summer, the two titans of food delivery formed a Goliath intended (and expected) to squash the competition. The merger of the two rivals also... Read More »
Who loves free ice cream? Bostonians love free ice cream. And Postmates knows that, and plans to deliver. Literally. The on-demand delivery app will be doling out free pints of the cold, sugary... Read More »
Interested in a brand-new way to help those last remaining mom-and-pop shops? Order from a same-day delivery service that has a chance at a worldwide Amazon.com takeover. Luckily for... Read More »
There's an explosion of self-described "Uber-like" delivery start-ups entering the Boston scene this week, bringing all manners of food and other items to you while you stay at home in your... Read More »
This week, Postmates, a San Francisco-based online delivery startup, launched in Boston. But the company isn't the only one nibbling at the courier service industry — a market that's really not... Read More »
The on-demand delivery model is getting a different spin in Boston and Cambridge starting tomorrow, as Postmates launches a service that promises to let users get deliveries from any... Read More »
Need a lobster roll delivered to your office stat? How about a box of Munchkins from Dunkin'? Postmates, a San Francisco-based company that specializes in on-demand delivery of a wide... Read More »
Love lobster rolls, but don't want to make the hike down to Legal Sea Foods to snag one? Need to pick up dry cleaning, but won't have time to make it over to your neighborhood spot before... Read More »
Need some food in a hurry? Maybe a coffee delivered to your house? No problem. A San Francisco-based delivery service that brings an array of items to people's doors with the click of... Read More »
Busy Bostonians rejoice, because in just a few short hours, 'round-the-clock booze, takeout, prescriptions, groceries, dry cleaning, and more will be just a download and a few clicks away... Read More »
It's like your own personal courier service. The app will send a "Postmate" to any local restaurant that offers takeout, and deliver it to your door in just an hour. All you do is plug in your order... Read More »
Because no one should be forced to choose between "not moving in an air-conditioned apartment" and "picking up toilet paper, whiskey, and Sugarfish", here're six just-dropped LA... Read More »
This app is pretty much a life-changer: They offer delivery from 1,000s of stores and restaurants. Essentially, they connect you with a local courier, who can grab that extra charger at the Apple... Read More »
Billed as the Uber of stuff, on-demand food delivery service Postmates has launched in the East Bay with waived transport fees through the month of June. The San Francisco company, which... Read More »
Postmates, the startup that delivers anything to you in under an hour, just expanded to Silicon Valley and Austin. This marks the company's seventh and eighth markets. As part of the launch... Read More »
The self-proclaimed "Uber" of on demand delivery, Postmates, has launched in Austin. The San Francisco-based company wants to be the "FedEx" of home delivery, said Bastian Lehmann... Read More »
This week is dedicated to things that make our lives easier. In addition to our city's insane sale roster and Classpass' genius workout reservation service, we can now reap the benefits of... Read More »
Postmates, a new delivery app that describes itself as "like Uber for stuff," officially launches in Austin today offering 24/7 delivery of basically everything (including takeout). Today and... Read More »
Postmates, which is like "Uber" for stuff, unlocks the inventory of a city by connecting customers with a dedicated fleet of couriers to deliver anything in under an hour. Postmates is currently... Read More »
Postmates, the popular local delivery app that's become a sort of de facto delivery arm for restaurants that don't themselves deliver, is now making a play for the South Bay. Tomorrow... Read More »
Need to pick up something, but don't feel like leaving your house? On Thursday, Austin is getting yet another option for delivery service. The San Francisco-based Postmates joins Burpy, Favor... Read More »
Don't have time to run out of the office to grab a bite to eat? Or just feeling lazy, but need that carton of milk from the grocery store? Postmates will take your order and deliver it to you in... Read More »
Get ready Los Angeles, delivery app Postmates is coming to a store near you. And to celebrate, they're giving you free donuts! Starting today, LA residents will be able to have anything they... Read More »
Some places offer delivery and some don't. This is the way things are, sure, but that doesn't make life any easier for the busier (or lazier) among us. There's an itch to be scratched here, and... Read More »
Postmates launches same-day delivery service in West L.A. today, following similar announcements by Google, Amazon and Instacart in the past month. More neighborhoods will be added... Read More »
Josh Gibbs normally wouldn't leave his apartment in Northeast Washington, D.C., pick up a loaded pizza from a restaurant in Chinatown, bike to a complete stranger's apartment, drop off... Read More »
In early 2012, at the TechCrunch "Crunchies" awards, Bastian Lehmann approached Uber's Travis Kalanick. Lehmann was a fan, and the two were both building transportation companies... Read More »
Postmates has managed to create quite the buzz by promising to deliver anything to you in under an hour. But can this start-up transform the way goods are moved throughout the world? Play Video »
Bastian Lehmann, co-founder and CEO of Postmates, discusses the company's business model with Pimm Fox on Bloomberg Television's "Taking Stock." ... Play Video »
Chicagoans, you've made it. Now, after spin class, when you're craving cold-pressed juice or wild-caught fish tacos, you can whip out your phone and request their delivery, on a... Read More »
Postmates has spent the past few years offering delivery of lunch and other goodies in San Francisco and other markets. Now the company, which provides can get damn... Read More »
Can you feel it? There's an explosion of on-demand local delivery services in the D.C. area revolutionizing the way we shop during our busy day-to-day lives. And things are... Read More »
Like most busy San Franciscans, I eat a lot of takeout, and also complain heartily about the lack of delivery options in the city. (Along with taxis and late-night dining, takeout is an... Read More »
Kozmo tried it and failed - dismally. Urban Fetch did, too. But it seems Postmates, a mobile-delivery service that can fetch you everything from a burrito to a tub of Beluga... Read More »
On-demand delivery startup Postmates has brought on a new round of funding to help roll out service in new markets. The Series B funding round totals $16 million and was led... Read More »
Same-day delivery service Postmates has raised a $16 million in a second round of institutional funding. The fresh cash will be used to launch in new cities. Led by Spark Capital... Read More »
Postmates Inc., a startup that offers order-by-mobile delivery service for just about any physical goods or services, has raised $16 million in Series B funding to support its... Read More »
Postmates, a web based delivery service that uses independent contractors to pick up and drop off items, has raised a $16 million second round of funding to fuel growth to more... Read More »
Postmates, the leading on-demand delivery service, announced today that it has raised an additional $16 million in capital for its Series B financing round to support its... Read More »
Some people have a friend that can recommend the hottest new music album or latest and greatest upcoming television show. My friend Michael Galpert is my go-to person... Read More »
Technology has made it so that last minute planning for days like Valentine's can literally be done in the last minute. Whether it's same day shipping for a nice gift or online flower... Read More »
This Valentine's Day, Postmates is delivering on the age-old truth that the best way to a person's heart is though his stomach. On the San Francisco-based startup that... Read More »
We all get hungry while being busy at the same time. With all the options on places to eat, most users would like an app for their favorite eatery. As robust of an app eco-space as... Read More »
Postmates Co-Founder Bastian Lehmann discusses the company's takeout and package delivery service with Cory Johnson on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg West."... Play Video »
Bastian Lehmann says he had customers in Washington just waiting for his business to go live. Literally. The co-founder and CEO of Postmates, a San Francisco-based company... Read More »
On-demand delivery service Postmates has launched in Washington, D.C. today, marking its fifth market in the U.S. The company is also releasing a beta version of its app for... Read More »
On-demand delivery service Postmates is expanding to its fourth city: Washington, DC. Starting today, anyone within the serviced areas will be able to order anything from... Read More »
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On a lazy D.C. snow day, the laziest of apps launched: Postmates, which promises to deliver anything to you with Uber-like efficiency in under an hour. The San Francisco... Read More »
Forget about just ordering a sandwich. You need a cell phone charger - stat! Postmates says its possible. Soon, DCers will have yet another way to have just about anything... Read More »
Can't fathom stepping outside in search of grub? Then get thee to the app store and give Postmates a workout. The home delivery service is breaking into D.C. today, and... Read More »
Washingtonians, meet Postmates. "Think of Postmates as a remote control of D.C.," said Postmates CEO and Founder Bastian Lehmann. The concept is simple. In keeping... Read More »
"You have all these beautiful restaurants that don't do delivery," says Bastian Lehmann, attempting to sum up what he sees as the biggest impediment separating... Read More »
Postmates is expanding its service in the New York City area, crossing the bridge and making its mobile delivery service available in Brooklyn, as well as Manhattan. The expansion... Read More »
For consumers, the state of ecommerce is good. You can get just about anything from Amazon shipped to you in two days (with free shipping if you have Amazon Prime). In... Read More »
Local delivery startup Postmates has been growing fast, which is a good problem to have. That is, unless demand is completely outstripping supply. With that in mind, the company... Read More »
The Postmates delivery service and Uber ice cream trucks are visiting cities today and tomorrow with two cool promotions for the hottest week of summer... Read More »
On-demand delivery startup Postmates has a sweet new promotion starting tomorrow to help you get through the summer heat in New York City, San Francisco, and Seattle. In honor of National Ice Cream Day... Read More »
A new, rapid Web delivery service hopes to succeed where so many before have failed, offering New Yorkers another way to get what they want, when they want it. Postmates has just rolled out a new team of... Read More »
Postmates CEO Bastian Lehmann discusses the company's delivery service with Deirdre Bolton on Bloomberg Television's "Money Moves."... Play Video »
Ok, so we kind of knew it was coming, but it's worth a post anyway: Postmates is launching its on-demand delivery service in New York City today, allowing certain users in the Big Apple to begin ordering... Read More »
New Yorkers are accustomed to being able to get anything they want, whenever they want it. But a San Francisco startup has decided there's room for improvement when it comes to convenience in the... Read More »
Today Postmates revealed it has expanded its app-driven, shopping and delivery service to New York with a team operating in the Flatiron neighborhood. This puts the San Francisco startup in three cities... Read More »
San Francisco-based Postmates, an app-based Kozmo-style delivery service system, will charge a fee for its promise to deliver just about anything in Manhattan in less than an hour. It has raised $7 million in... Read More »
Postmates, the delivery service that brings you anything you want in an hour, is expanding to New York after debuting in San Francisco and Seattle. Originally operating as a traditional courier service... Read More »
New Yorkers will soon have yet another way to get just about anything delivered to their door. Postmates, the local delivery startup that's already made a name for itself in San Francisco and Seattle, is kicking off... Read More »
In Manhattan, we can have almost any kind of food delivered at all times of the day and night, but what about delivery from restaurants that don't deliver or non-food places? A new service, debuting today... Read More »
Postmates, the startup that delivers anything to you within an hour, just launched in New York. This marks Postmates' third city. Before today, it was only available in San Francisco and Seattle. But for now... Read More »
Remember the rainstorm the Thursday before Memorial Day weekend? Yeah, the one that caught you unprepared coming back from lunch break and left you drowned-rat style, trying to air out your... Read More »
Postmates is looking to expand its business and make mobile, on-demand deliveries a widespread thing throughout cities around the country - that we already know. The company has been operating in... Read More »
The market is flooded with addictive mobile apps that generate millions of downloads but not millions (or even thousands) of dollars. Where does this leave mobile-focused investors? Skeptical, to say the least... Read More »
Lunchtime at the Seattle mag offices can be a little painful. We spend so much time writing about and photographing gorgeous, gourmet food; but around our SoDo HQ, lunchtime dining options are... Read More »
Same Day Delivery Platform Unlocks Local Inventory to Bring On-Demand Deliveries to Seattle Residents in Under an Hour. Postmates, an urban logistics startup based in San Francisco, today announced the launch... Read More »
A year ago, Ashley Diedrich worked 12-hour shifts at a psychiatric hospital near her home in Hot Springs, Ark., making $1,700 to $2,000 a month. Today she makes as much as $3,000 a month peddling... Read More »
Postmates CEO Bastian Lehmann hears the comparisons all of the time: Isn't his new online delivery service just another version of dot-com darling Kozmo.com? Of course, getting compared to a defunct... Read More »
We have a special announcement to make! POSTMATES, an app that allows you to have anything in Seattle delivered in under an hour is coming to Seattle... or should we say it's HERE! Click "keep on... Read More »
Startup office managers - also known as the backbone of the office, or the by-any-means-necessary executives who make sure we actually get our work done (ahem) - are, by February, in full GTD (Get Things... Read More »
Postmates customers use its Get It Now iPhone app to order just about anything, from iPhone chargers to Whole Foods groceries to In N Out burgers, and get it delivered in under an hour. It's only operated... Read More »
After operating for about 18 months in San Francisco, urban-delivery startup Postmates is finally ready to expand into its second market. The company recently opened up deliveries in Seattle, allowing residents... Read More »
Postmates, the local courier service that allows users to track their deliveries using their smartphone, is bringing its Get It Now service to its second city: Seattle. While perhaps being hidden away under the... Read More »
I've been on the tech news beat long enough that I remember the rise and, more importantly, the fall of Kozmo.com. At the time of Kozmo.com's demise in April 2001, I wrote of the online snack, video... Read More »
When Jamie Talbot's in-laws were in town recently and the family had trouble getting a taxi to take them to dinner, the software engineer pulled out his phone and summoned a town car. StumbleUpon... Read More »
After being knocked down hard with the evil flu (five days in bed, and home for two weeks), I learned a few tricks about how to survive in style as a solo apartment dweller with no one to really take care of me... Read More »
At this very moment someone is tweeting, pinning, instagraming, updating their Facebook status, checking their fantasy football scores, or checking TechCrunch - on a date. It's just rude. In a fast-paced city full... Read More »
Consumers have come to expect expedited shipping options when they order from major retailers like Amazon and Walmart, and now a handful of local delivery start-ups are giving smaller businesses a way to... Read More »
As we start 2013, people want to know what the hottest thing in technology will be. We've already looked at some of the startups to look out for in Latin America, Southeast Asia, China, and the East Coast of... Read More »
Every new year brings a new opportunity for creative destruction - just the kind of environment where a technology startup thrives. And while there weren't a huge number of new entries into the billion... Read More »
If you think it's too late to order something online for Christmas, think again. That's because two hot trends redefining e-commerce - mobile apps and same-day delivery - have made it possible for you to... Read More »
Still not done shopping, and don't have time to go to the mall? If so, you're in luck. There are a handful of options for getting packages delivered in time for Christmas, especially if you live in one of the markets... Read More »
It's an easier time than ever to be a young, creative entrepreneur these days. Whether you're running a successful T-shirt company or just getting started commercializing your family's homemade... Read More »
Stephen Kling is a devoted Amazon.com shopper, but lately he's been lured back to big-box retailers, buying items from Target and Office Depot. The reason? He can get same-day delivery. Using a... Read More »
San Francisco-based hyperlocal delivery startup Postmates wants to help you get access to whatever you want in your city, in short order. The service aims to keep an accurate track of inventory across a wide... Read More »
The time between 'click it' and 'get it' is swiftly shrinking, at least for those of us who have the good fortune to live in San Francisco. Same-day delivery for online purchases is taking off in our hilly city, and... Read More »
Postmates has always wanted to be the go-to app for on-demand delivery of local items. It took off thanks to the launch of its Get It Now app, providing hundreds of warm meals a day to lazy, hard-working... Read More »
Technology has come pretty far over the past few years. It's made our lives much simpler and easier, giving us more time to do things that matter. We here at Brit + Co. were recently noodling on many of our... Read More »
How services for the "Money is no object" crowd could ultimately serve the smartphone-wielding masses. The Mission District of San Francisco, home to many of the city's hottest restaurants, is a hipster... Read More »
Same-day delivery is the next most important problem for technology to solve. Some of the hottest startups in Silicon Valley are already working on ways to attack it. Some of the biggest, most innovative... Read More »
When it comes to startups, a lot is made of startup's founders, the market opportunities, its advisers and the team. Of course, there is chest thumping around investors and dollars raised. Yes, those are... Read More »
Postmates taps into an existing big network of couriers that, before it came out, just used Craigslist and makes it way more efficient. Now Postmates has a new app called "Get It Now," which ensures that you'll... Read More »
Postmates, a San Francisco-based mobile delivery service, is growing faster than its bicycle messengers can ride. In May the company released an application, 'Get It Now,' and says it is processing over $100,000... Read More »
Since the dawn of the World Wide Web, companies have sought to speed up e-commerce. The dot-com era was chockablock with delivery services. Music and magazines delivered to your door? Visit Kozmo.com... Read More »
The world was so much work before the arrival of smartphones. Remember when you had to carry a camera and a cell phone when you went on nature walks? And even then you couldn't check your email on the... Read More »
Happy folks! Hope you've had a productive week and are happily rounding the corner into the weekend. For our seventh installment of Thursday Chats we bring you the brilliant Bastian Lehmann... Read More »
Everyone likes ice cream. And everyone likes Uber, the technology world's favorite private driver-on-demand-via-your-smartphone-service. The two together are like peanut butter in chocolate. How do I know... Read More »
When Christopher Kennedy recently wanted his car washed, he parked his car near a San Francisco Starbucks, pulled out his phone and told an app called Cherry where the red Scion was located. About 20... Read More »
I've been a big fan of the PostMates Get It Now delivery service ever since it was launched more than a month ago, and use it every couple of weeks to order lunch whenever I'm feeling particularly lazy, when... Read More »
To kick off our city profiles in the US, Kate chats to Ashley Brown - a relatively-new SF transplant who heads up marketing and communications at local delivery startup, Postmates and loves shooting stuff... Read More »
A month ago, mobile delivery startup Postmates publicly launched its 'Get It Now' on-demand courier service in San Francisco, allowing its users to order pretty much anything from various stores and restaurants... Read More »
When it launched with its first iPhone app last December, SOMA-based Postmates represented what its founder, Bastian Lehmann, called "a FedEx for local deliveries" here in the city. Its goal was to get every... Read More »
Somehow not developed by Hakeem Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson, Postmates Get It Now is a rad new iPhone app that takes a local business-to-business mobile shipping service (Postmates) and hacks it into a... Read More »
One of the things that people who move away from New York City lament is the lack of delivery services elsewhere. In the Big Apple, you can famously get pretty much any kind of food - or anything else... Read More »
Postmates is already one of the most talked about startups in Silicon Valley, but now it has a brand new app that's going to change the way you purchase goods from stores. It's releasing the Get It Now app... Read More »
To avoid breaking any hearts later on in this post, I'm going to put the restriction up top: This only works in San Francisco. You can cry now. Today Postmates launched Get It Now, a service that will deliver... Read More »
San Francisco-based courier service Postmates, which launched in December 2011, is launching its new Get It Now delivery service today. Get It Now allows users to get anything delivered in under an hour... Read More »
The app-based delivery system adds to its repertoire with Get It Now, which lets you order anything and have it delivery by its fleet of professional couriers - as long as you're in San Francisco. Delivery service... Read More »
Last December, Postmates launched with the plan to offer up a courier delivery service for local businesses throughout San Francisco. But then the team had a brilliant idea: What if it gave its couriers... Read More »
I've waxed lyrical before about Postmates: the San Francisco-based service which aims to do for couriers what Uber did for cabs. Their app is slick, their service reliable, and their pricing reasonable... Read More »
You can take grocery shopping off of my list of reasons to actually leave the house now. Postmates has opened their delivery service up, and will now buy an item for you from a store of your choice. It's currently... Read More »
Yes, there are going to be a lot of startups trying to capitalize on Valentine's Day. Postmates, however, has the advantage of doing something cool - something that involves free chocolate. When the app... Read More »
If you still haven't planned anything for your significant other on Valentine's Day, don't panic just yet - Postmates has you covered. You can send your clutch a free box of chocolate (assuming you live in San... Read More »
Numerous start-ups have tried to go after the Holy Grail of e-commerce - delivering things to people's homes and offices on the same day they ordered them - and have failed. Postmates Inc., a San Francisco...Read More »
Couriers have traditionally relied on job board likes Craigslist to find delivery jobs within a city like New York or San Francisco. It's decidedly low-tech, but it's a $12 billion market. Enter Postmates, a new startup... Read More »
Postmates is sort of like a modern version of the taxi dispatching software that Twitter creator Jack Dorsey had worked on as a kid. Except it's available for businesses and consumers today in San Francisco... Read More »
Postmates connects couriers and bike messengers in between jobs with local businesses looking to make short-range shipments. According to Postmates co-founder Bastian Lehmann, retail stores spend an... Read More »
Postmates, the so-called Uber for the courier industry, debuted at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco this September. The service aims to transform this niche industry by offering an on-demand delivery... Read More »
Couriers have been around forever. You've probably seen them on bikes, with messenger bags in tow. For a world teeming with innovative technologies, it seems somewhat surprising that the courier industry... Read More »