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Picup is an "on demand' delivery service of documents, packages, parcels and incidentals using contracted drivers providing picup and delivery services at your convenience. Using The Picup App hosted on WeChat's platform or the web version thereof, users can identify and contact a driver offering the appropriate means of delivery depending on "what and where", receive quotations and estimated time for the picup and delivery and notify the recipient of the ensuing arrival.
Real time tracking, seamless payment and online invoicing makes for a simple, streamlined and efficient solution for your logistics. No need for accounts, cash or pre-booking. No matter how big or small, how essential or insignificant, every Picup is treated in line with our commitment to service excellence.
Real time tracking, seamless payment and online invoicing makes for a simple, streamlined and efficient solution for your logistics. No need for accounts, cash or pre-booking. No matter how big or small, how essential or insignificant, every Picup is treated in line with our commitment to service excellence.
Overview
Location
South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Town
Employees
51-200
Phone
0869990393
Founded date
2015
Mentions in press and media 21
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| Jun 2, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [02/06/2020] | South Africa’s National Treasury has revised down expected job losses, due to the impact of Covid-19 — from three to seven million, to between 690 000 to 1.8 million. This, as Picup, a SA crowdsource delivery and tech company, has been assi... |
| Jun 2, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [02/06/2020] | South Africa’s National Treasury has revised down expected job losses, due to the impact of Covid-19 — from three to seven million, to between 690 000 to 1.8 million. This, as Picup, a SA crowdsource delivery and tech company, has been ass... |
| Mar 7, 2016 | Exclusive: Sendr delivers SA’s next big courier startup | South African-based startup Sendr wants to deliver your packages in a flash. Its on-demand service means parcels can be delivered in an hour. “We’re an Uber of parcels, documents and small items. We see ourselves as a personal concierge se... |
| Mar 7, 2016 | Exclusive: Sendr delivers SA’s next big courier startup | South African-based startup Sendr wants to deliver your packages in a flash. Its on-demand service means parcels can be delivered in an hour. “We’re an Uber of parcels, documents and small items. We see ourselves as a personal concierge ser... |
| Dec 8, 2015 | WeChat Plans To Invest $3.4M In Early-Stage African Startups | China’s largest messaging app will invest 50 million rand (about $3.4 million USD) in African startups. WeChat said in a blog post that will work with Cape Town tech strategy firm Batstone to find promising early-stage companies. Earlier th... |
| Nov 23, 2015 | Rush wants to change the way South Africans move their stuff from A to B | Powered by WeChat, Rush is a new platform that’s looking to forever change the way South Africans move stuff their from A to B. Launching today, the Rush app lets you compare a number of couriers, their prices and service delivery, in real-... |
| Nov 23, 2015 | Rush wants to change the way South Africans move their stuff from A to B | Powered by WeChat, Rush is a new platform that’s looking to forever change the way South Africans move stuff their from A to B. Launching today, the Rush app lets you compare a number of couriers, their prices and service delivery, in real-... |
| Nov 11, 2015 | Best African App 2015? | Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new... |
| Oct 27, 2015 | Best Disruptive Innovation Finalists | Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new... |
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FAQ about Picup
When was Picup founded?
Picup was founded in 2015.
What has the press written about Picup?
Parsers VC has collected 21 articles mentioning Picup, among them “Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [02/06/2020]” (Jun 2, 2020) and “Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [02/06/2020]” (Jun 2, 2020).
Is Picup still active?
Yes, Picup is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 14, 2021.