Paxel is an Indonesian app-based logistics startup founded in 2018 that pioneered guaranteed same-day intercity delivery across Java and Bali. Using a relay network of couriers (Happiness Heroes) and smart lockers (PaxelBox), it moves parcels point-to-point within a promised time window, and has grown into a specialist in cold-chain and frozen-food delivery for SMEs, F&B businesses, and e-commerce sellers. It raised a $23M Series C in 2022 led by Astra.
Grip is a Miami-based cold-chain fulfillment and logistics company that helps direct-to-consumer brands ship frozen and refrigerated goods without them arriving as soup. Founded by former ButcherBox logistics leaders, its software picks carriers, packaging, and refrigerant levels in real time based on weather and network conditions, and its warehouses across six states handle the physical fulfillment. The company says it has shipped more than two billion dollars of perishable goods on time for brands like HelloFresh, ButcherBox, and Open Farm.