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Blink

Same-day delivery for e-commerce companies in Europe.

Y CombinatorWinter 2021InactiveIndustrialsAutomotiveE-CommerceLogistics

What they do

Problem

E-commerce merchants struggle to offer fast, reliable same-day delivery that improves customer acquisition and retention.

Solution

Blink provides same-day delivery by picking up orders from stores or dark stores and dispatching them via optimized routes with crowdsourced riders and transport partners plus real-time tracking and delivery personalization.

Who it's for

E-commerce companies and online merchants in Europe selling through their own websites.

Founders

Giulio Cantoro
Founder/CEO

I like to invent new things, break and rebuild them. Graduated in management engineering from the Politecnico di Milano and from the Alta Scuola Politecnica. I worked at Bosch on last mile delivery solutions before founding Blink in early 2020.

Jacopo Berlusconi
Founder

Work Hard & Play Hard, willing to impact society for better. Always up for learning something new. Ambitious, Positive, Extrovert and Team Player. Energy Engineer with a passion for innovation: understand a need, build a solution, make sure the people who need it can actually access it. Co-Founder of Blink, offering sustainable same day delivery to direct to consumer brands. Responsible for Sales and Partnerships.

Marco Boretto
Founder

MSc in Industrial Engineering, passionate about mobility. Now taking care of Ops excellence and Product development at Blink

Marco Turetta
Founder

I am a computer engineer with 7+ years of experience with different startups and big companies, driving now the excellence of Product and Technology at Blink. My areas of expertise are scalable web applications, machine learning and optimization algorithms. I have a strong passion for innovation and for making an impact on people's lives.

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