Postmates Acquisition, Valuation, Funding & Investors

Postmates was acquired by Uber for $2.6B in July 2020, a 5.3x multiple on $500M of revenue.

Postmates acquisition price

$2.6B

Acquired by Uber · Jul 2020

Postmates revenue at acquisition

$500M

Last twelve months · Jul 2020

Postmates revenue multiple at acquisition

5.3x

EV/Revenue · Jul 2020

Cumulative funding Postmates raised

$761M

across 7 funding rounds

Postmates Overview

About Postmates

Postmates is a San Francisco-headquartered on-demand delivery platform acquired by Uber in 2020 for $2.65 billion. It connects customers to over 600,000 restaurants, grocery stores, and retailers across all 50 U.S. states, covering 80% of households. Postmates Fleet drivers handle food, retail, and alcohol deliveries with real-time tracking. The Postmates Unlimited subscription offers free delivery on orders over $12. Launched in 2011, it dominates markets in Los Angeles and the Southwest.


Founded

2011

HQ

United StatesSan Francisco, CA

Status

Acquired

Customer focus

B2C

Revenue model

Commission, Subscription

Revenue

$500M (Sep 2019)

Valuation

$2.4B (Sep 2019)

Postmates Acquisition

Postmates was acquired by Uber for $2.6B on 6 July 2020.

The acquisition price implies a 5.3x revenue multiple on $500M of revenue.

Before the acquisition Postmates had raised $761M across 7 funding rounds.

Postmates acquisition details
AcquirerDateTypePriceEV/Revenue
6 Jul 2020Strategic M&A$2.6B5.3x

Postmates Valuation

Postmates is currently valued at $2.4B, based on its undisclosed-stage round in September 2019.

The $225M round was led by GPI Capital.

Postmates' valuation has grown 4.8x from $500M at its Series D in June 2015 to $2.4B in September 2019, across 4 priced rounds.

Postmates valuation by funding round

Revenue multiple
Postmates valuation by funding round
DateStageValuationRevenue Multiple
Sep 2019Undisclosed stage$2.4B4.8x
Jan 2019Series F$1.9B-
Sep 2018Series E$1.2B-
Jun 2015Series D$500M-

Postmates Revenue

Postmates' latest recorded revenue is $500M, as of its undisclosed-stage round in September 2019. At a $2.4B valuation, that implies a 4.8x revenue multiple.

Postmates revenue by funding round

Postmates revenue and valuation multiple by funding round
DateRevenue *ValuationRevenue MultipleStage
Sep 2019$500M$2.4B4.8xUndisclosed stage

* Revenue (or ARR) figures are the values recorded alongside each funding round. Typically run-rate revenue at the time of the deal, or a reported LTM (last 12 months) revenue.

Postmates Funding History

Postmates has raised a total of $761M across 7 funding rounds.

Postmates' first fundraising round was a $5M Series A in March 2013. The most recent completed round was a $225M undisclosed-stage round in September 2019.

Postmates funding rounds

Postmates funding rounds
DateStageInvestorsRaisedValuationDeal Summary
Sep 2019Undisclosed stageGPI Capital (lead)$225M$2.4BPostmates was an on-demand delivery service founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, operating in over 4,200 cities across all 50 U.S. states by 2020, with over 600,000 merchants and more than 1 billion orders delivered since inception. The platform handled restaurant, grocery, and other deliveries, competing with DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub, holding an 8% U.S. food delivery market share in 2019. In January 2019, it raised $100 million from BlackRock, Spark Capital, Founders Fund, Uncork Capital, and Slow Ventures, reaching a total valuation of $1.85 billion. In September 2019, GPI Capital led Postmates' final funding round, with Managing Partner Khai Ha joining the board; total funding reached approximately $903 million by that date. Postmates reported $500 million in revenue for full-year 2019, with prior claims of over $1 billion in sales for 2017 per Forbes. The company achieved profitability on a per-order basis and handled about 3 million deliveries monthly. Postmates faced competitive pressures in the crowded delivery market, implementing changes like a new pay structure for couriers in May 2019. It was named one of Fast Company's most innovative companies in 2019 and filed confidentially for an IPO that year. In July 2020, Uber acquired Postmates for $2.65 billion in an all-stock deal, merging networks to capture 30% U.S. market share amid pandemic-driven delivery growth; the deal closed in early 2021 after regulatory review.
Jan 2019Series FBlackRock (lead); Glynn Capital Management (lead); Tiger Global (lead); General Global Capital; London Impact Ventures; Manhattan Venture Partners (MVP); EquityZen$100M$1.9BPostmates, founded in 2011 in San Francisco, operated as an on-demand delivery service connecting customers with local couriers for food, groceries, and other goods. The company raised significant funding, including a $100 million Series F round in January 2019 led by BlackRock, matching the investors Blackrock Enhanced, Glynn Capital Management, and Tiger Global among others. As of late 2019, Postmates had a valuation of $2.6 billion. Total funding reached approximately $900 million by September 2019. Postmates generated annual revenue of $1.3 billion in 2019, up from $1 billion in 2018. Other estimates placed revenue at $1.85 billion as of September 2019 with an enterprise value of $2.3 billion, implying an EV/Revenue multiple of 1.26x. The company employed over 5,000 people and focused on subscription models like Postmates Unlimited and per-order delivery fees. In the competitive food delivery market, Postmates vied with Uber Eats, DoorDash, and Grubhub amid rapid growth in on-demand services. It was later acquired by Uber in a $2.65 billion all-stock deal announced in July 2020 and closed in early 2021, merging its network into Uber Eats to capture about 30% U.S. market share.
Sep 2018Series ETiger Global (lead)$300M$1.2BPostmates is an on-demand delivery service providing real-time delivery of goods from more than 250,000 merchants across more than 400 U.S. cities and Mexico City. The company delivers groceries, restaurant food, and retail items through its network of couriers, positioning itself as a comprehensive "anything" delivery platform distinct from restaurant-focused competitors. In September 2018, Postmates raised $300 million in Series E funding led by Tiger Global Management at a post-money valuation of $1.2 billion, achieving unicorn status. Tiger Global partner Scott Schleifer joined the Postmates board as part of the investment. The company planned to use capital for geographic expansion targeting 70% of U.S. household coverage, point-of-sale integrations, API tools, and last-mile mobility solutions. At the time of the round, Postmates reported over $1 billion in sales (generated in 2017), completed approximately 3 million deliveries monthly, and was profitable on a per-order basis and in 90% of its markets. The company had expanded into more than 100 new cities over the preceding months and announced partnerships with major retailers including Instacart and Walmart for grocery delivery services.
Jun 2015Series DTiger Global (lead); Spark Capital; Thirty Five Ventures; Slow Ventures; BluePointe Ventures; Huron River Ventures; Aslanoba Capital; EquityZen$80M$500MPostmates, an on-demand delivery service founded as a courier for anything but focused on food, raised $80 million in a Series D round on June 25, 2015, led by Tiger Global Management with participation from Aslanoba Capital, BluePointe Ventures, EquityZen, Huron River Ventures, Slow Ventures, Spark Capital, Thirty Five Ventures. The round valued the company at close to $500 million post-money according to TechCrunch, though GeekWire reported $400 million. This followed a $35 million Series C in February 2015. Funds were earmarked for geographic expansion into new cities, team growth, and exploring categories beyond food. At the time, Postmates operated in 28 markets with over 2.5 million deliveries completed, employing 13,000 couriers and 220 staff. CEO Bastian Lehmann highlighted gross profit on track for 10x growth in 2015 versus prior year, partnerships with Apple, Starbucks, and Chipotle, and the recent launch of the Postmates Merchant Program offering $4.99 delivery fees for participating restaurants in exchange for 15% of order totals. This program, started 10 weeks prior, accounted for 20% of orders and nearly doubled order frequency. Postmates competed in a crowded food delivery space against startups like Caviar, Munchery, and established players like GrubHub and Seamless, plus broader logistics rivals Uber, Amazon, and Google. The company was not yet profitable and planned innovations like software for couriers to handle multiple orders per trip to cut fees further, including $1 deliveries in high-density areas. Total funding to date reached nearly $140 million.
Feb 2015Series CHarmony Partners (lead); Spark Capital (lead); Matrix Partners; Founders Fund; Entrée Capital; Uncork Capital; AngelPad$35M-Postmates, an on-demand delivery service founded in 2011, operated as a courier platform enabling delivery from any local business, including restaurants, with expansions into partnerships like Apple, Starbucks, and Chipotle by 2015. The company had raised prior rounds totaling around $60M before the February 2015 $35M round from investors including AngelPad, Entrée Capital, Founders Fund, Harmony Partners, Matrix, Spark Capital, and Uncork Capital, followed closely by a June 2015 $80M Series D led by Tiger Global valuing it at nearly $500M post-money, having reached 2.5 million deliveries across 28 markets. Postmates competed in a crowded food delivery market against players like Grubhub, Seamless, Caviar, and emerging services, positioning itself for multi-category expansion beyond food using the new funding for geographic growth and team building. By 2020, amid the COVID-19 surge in delivery demand, Postmates saw Q2 revenue double to $160.8M, with forecasts to $909M in 2021 and positive EBITDA, leading to its $2.65B all-stock acquisition by Uber, integrating operations while maintaining separate apps. Uber estimated Postmates adding $350-400M to delivery gross bookings and boosting EBITDA by $7-12M, highlighting synergies in local commerce.
Feb 2014Series BSpark Capital (lead); Slow Ventures; MRTNZ Ventures; Matrix Partners; Kindred Ventures; Uncork Capital; Crosslink Capital; AngelPad$16M-Postmates is an on-demand delivery service that operates a mobile app and logistical network of couriers, enabling customers to order from local merchants with delivery typically within an hour. The company generates revenue through a small delivery fee on top of orders. At the time of the Series B, Postmates was available in San Francisco, Seattle, New York City, and Washington, D.C., with each new market growing faster than the previous, including D.C. order volume at 2.5 times New York City's after 60 days. Postmates raised $16 million in its Series B funding round on February 18, 2014, led by Spark Capital, with Nabeel Hyatt joining the board. Existing investors including Matrix Partners, Crosslink Capital, and others participated, bringing total funding to over $22 million after prior seed and Series A rounds. The funding supported geographic expansion, operations team growth, and onboarding 200 new couriers weekly across more than 2,000 active couriers. Postmates averaged thousands of deliveries per week, with strong customer repeat order frequency driving stickiness. The company planned to launch in additional cities and hire a senior executive for on-the-ground operations management.
Mar 2013Series AFounders Fund (lead); Expansion Venture Capital; Scott Banister; Jack Abraham; Long Journey Ventures; Crosslink Capital; AngelPad; Craft Ventures$5M-Postmates raised $5 million in its Series A funding round on March 19, 2013, led by Founders Fund with participation from AngelPad, Craft Ventures, Crosslink Capital, Cyan Banister, Expansion Venture Capital, Jack Abraham, Scott Banister, and others. The funding supported expansion into new markets starting with Seattle, where it had recently launched after testing in San Francisco. The company operated a mobile 'Get It Now' app for on-demand delivery of food, groceries, electronics, and other goods using a network of couriers. At the time, Postmates had about 200 couriers in San Francisco making thousands of deliveries per week and 35 couriers in Seattle at launch, with plans to scale operations and enter additional cities like a potential third market in April. This followed a $1.75 million seed round from investors including Scott Banister, AngelPad, SoftTech VC, Matrix Partners, and Crosslink Capital.

Who has invested in Postmates?

28 investors have backed Postmates across its funding rounds, including Tiger Global, Spark Capital, AngelPad, Founders Fund, Slow Ventures and Crosslink Capital.

Lead investors include GPI Capital, BlackRock, Glynn Capital Management, Tiger Global, Harmony Partners and 2 other investors.


Postmates Investors

Investors in Postmates by funding rounds participated
InvestorHQRoundsRoleFirst check
Spark CapitalUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA3LeadFeb 2014
Tiger GlobalUnited StatesNew York City, NY3LeadJun 2015
AngelPadUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA3ParticipantMar 2013
Slow VenturesUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA2ParticipantFeb 2014
Matrix PartnersUnited StatesBoston, MA2ParticipantFeb 2014
Founders FundUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA2LeadMar 2013
Uncork CapitalUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA2ParticipantFeb 2014
Crosslink CapitalUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA2ParticipantMar 2013
EquityZenUnited StatesNew York City, NY2ParticipantJun 2015
Expansion Venture CapitalUnited StatesNew York City, NY1ParticipantMar 2013
Scott BanisterUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA1ParticipantMar 2013
Jack AbrahamUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA1ParticipantMar 2013
Thirty Five VenturesUnited StatesNew York City, NY1ParticipantJun 2015

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Acquisitions by Postmates

Postmates has acquired 3 companies to date.

Last acquisition by Postmates was on June 10th 2017. Postmates acquired Bold for undisclosed valuation.


Latest Acquisitions by Postmates

Bold
Hey
Sosh
Description
Bold is a collaborative platform for creating long-form content in professional environments. It supports engineering tutorials, product specifications, memos, and onboarding documentation with real-time editing and version control. The tool integrates with workplace systems to facilitate knowledge sharing among teams in tech companies.
Hey is a software developer creating lifestyle applications including Heyday, an automated photo journaling platform. The service compiles user-captured images into customizable collages with exclusive layouts and filters, organizing daily experiences from locations visited and moments documented for personal memory preservation accessible via web and mobile devices.
Sosh is a San Francisco-based discovery platform for local experiences and events. The members-only service curates deals on activities like cooking classes, fitness sessions, and cultural outings in partnership with merchants. Acquired by LivingSocial in 2012, Sosh integrated social features for user recommendations and group planning within major US cities.
HQ CountryUnited StatesUnited StatesUnited States
HQ City
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, CA
Deal Date10 Jun 201718 Jul 20165 Nov 2015
Valuationundisclosedundisclosedundisclosed
EV/Revenue
EV/EBITDA

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Postmates Competitors

Postmates competitors include listed companies like Goto Gojek Tokopedia and Talabat, and private ones like OPay, Weee!, ezCater and Ninja.

Public and private companies comparable to Postmates
CompanyHQStatusRevenueEBITDAValuationRevenue Multiple
OPayNigeriaLagosPrivate$38M-$2.8B73.7x
Goto Gojek TokopediaIndonesiaIndonesiaPublicly listed$1B($16M)$3B1.7x
Weee!United StatesSan Francisco, CAPrivate$400M-$4.1B10.3x
ezCaterUnited StatesBoston, MAPrivate--$1.6B-
NinjaSaudi ArabiaRiyadhPrivate--$1.5B-
TalabatUAEUAEPublicly listed$1.7B$323M$7.3B1.5x

Postmates Public Comps

Postmates is no longer listed, but its public comps include People, Urban Company, Ocado Group, Goto Gojek Tokopedia, Stubhub, Rasan, Seek, Visional, Tongcheng Travel and TX Group.

Last FYEV/RevenueEV/EBITDA
RevenueEBITDALast FYLTM2027ELast FYLTM2027E
People$2.4B$122M1.3x1.6x25.4x11.3x
Urban Company$162M($26M)14.4x12.3x(90.6x)(72.0x)
Ocado Group$1.9B$135M2.0x1.8x27.3x8.0x
Goto Gojek Tokopedia$1B($16M)2.0x1.7x(125.5x)13.1x
Stubhub$1.7B($1.4B)1.4x1.3x(1.7x)6.7x
Rasan$174M$73M16.1x11.0x38.6x25.9x
Seek$914M($63M)4.2x4.5x(61.7x)10.2x
Visional$515M$157M3.3x2.6x10.8x9.3x

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Common questions about Postmates

When was Postmates founded?Postmates was founded in 2011.
Where is Postmates headquartered?Postmates is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, United States.
Is Postmates publicly listed?No, Postmates was acquired by Uber in July 2020.
Who acquired Postmates?Postmates was acquired by Uber in July 2020.
How much was Postmates acquired for?Postmates was acquired for $2.6B in July 2020, a 5.3x revenue multiple.
What is Postmates' valuation?Postmates was last valued at $2.4B in its undisclosed-stage round in September 2019.
How much funding has Postmates raised?Postmates has raised $761M across 7 funding rounds.
What was Postmates' last funding round?Postmates' last funding round was a $225M undisclosed-stage round in September 2019, led by GPI Capital.
Who are Postmates' investors?Postmates' investors include Spark Capital, Tiger Global, AngelPad, Slow Ventures, Matrix Partners, Founders Fund, Uncork Capital, Crosslink Capital, EquityZen, Expansion Venture Capital and 18 others.
What is Postmates' revenue?Postmates' latest recorded revenue is $500M (September 2019).
What is Postmates' revenue multiple?Postmates' latest valuation implies a 4.8x revenue multiple ($2.4B valuation on $500M of revenue).
Which companies are comparable to Postmates?Companies comparable to Postmates include OPay, Goto Gojek Tokopedia, Weee!, ezCater, Ninja and Talabat.
How many companies has Postmates acquired?Postmates has acquired 3 companies, including Bold, Hey and Sosh.

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