8 Shipping Software Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: November 19th, 2023

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Here are some real life success stories of starting a shipping software:

1. ShipHero ($28.8M/year)

Nicholas Daniel-Richards and Aaron Rubin founded ShipHero in 2013 after experiencing frustrations with legacy warehousing software. They saw a market for a more accessible solution that could work on iPhones or tablets, offering features like order management and integration with e-commerce channels. Since then, ShipHero has grown to bootstrapped revenues of $30 million annually, processing over $5 billion of e-commerce gross merchandise volume annually.

How much they make: $28.8M/year
Current team size: 193

How We Started A $30M/Year Warehouse Management Software And Outsourced Ecommerce Fulfillment Business

ShipHero co-founders built their successful e-commerce fulfillment business, offering warehouse management software and outsourced eCommerce fulfillment, growing revenues from zero to $30 million annually, processing over $5 billion of e-commerce gross merchandise volume (GMV) annually while only having received $435,000 in outside capital investment.

About

Aaron started ShipHero about 11 years ago

Revenue

Aaron grew the business to $2.4M/month

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2. Marine Digital ($6K/year)

Ivan, the founder of Marine Digital, came up with the idea to create a modern digital service in the marine industry after seeing how outdated and inefficient the industry was during his work in banking, IT, and logistics. With the support of APX VC Fund and a pivot in his business, Ivan and his team developed a fuel optimization system that has garnered interest from clients and generated €60K in revenue from pilot projects. Now, they are launching the production of their digital twin in the EU, with plans for worldwide mass-market scaling in the future.

How much they make: $6K/year
How much did it cost to start: $1M
Current team size: 12

I Built A Technology For Marines With 2,300+ Active Contacts [From Germany]

Marine Digital is a deep-tech company that aims to make modern instruments of decarbonization available for the mass market and has made massive progress in performance digital twin cost reduction (10 times lower than the average market cost), providing opportunities for non-giant marine companies to use it, with 3 pilots earning about €60k.

About

Ivan started Marine Digital about 4 years ago

Revenue

Ivan grew the business to $500/month

Costs

It cost Ivan $1000000 to start the business

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4. USPS

Where they're located: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Website traffic: 262M/month

5. Shippo

Shippo is the best multi-carrier shipping software for e-commerce businesses. Find the best shipping rates, integrate with e-commerce platforms, print shipping labels, track package delivery, and verify addresses with either our shipping API or web app.

Where they're located: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Website traffic: 3.61M/month

So... can you actually make money with a shipping software?

Of course. There are millions to be made in this industry.

But how?

Research real, profitable businesses and see exactly how much money they make.
Study exactly what works, and what doesn’t.
Take action, because now you have the roadmap.

Join Starter Story and build your next big thing:

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7. Easyship

Ship internationally with Easyship using DHL, UPS and 100+ other solutions, save up to 70% on shipping rates and sync your orders automatically in couple of clicks.

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