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action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home4/scienrds/scienceandnerds/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114Source:https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2022\/08\/09\/gepek-leverages-the-power-of-the-sharing-economy-for-same-day-deliveries\/<\/a><\/br> The idea for Gepek<\/a>, a Croatian startup that aims to tap the sharing economy for same-day deliveries, came about because a brother and sister wanted to help their mother access her medication quickly.<\/p>\n One Friday afternoon, Carla and Dario Ferreri\u2019s mother had arrived at a seaside village for a holiday when she realized she forgot her blood pressure medication. Because it was a weekend and she was in a rural area, their mom was looking at a three-day delivery window for her meds. So her kids called a friend who called a friend-of-a-friend who was driving in that direction, and before the day was out, their mother was in possession of her medication.<\/p>\n After that, the Ferreris \u2014 both of whom had worked in the fields of IT management and logistics for more than 15 years \u2014 decided to build a delivery business based on the sharing economy. They founded the company in April 2020 with the belief that a decentralized, blockchain-based logistics infrastructure could make supply chain systems more manageable and resilient by allowing individuals to help one another.<\/p>\n Gepek now claims to have a large enough network of carpoolers to provide on-demand package delivery at any hour, typically within 30 minutes to a few hours of a user\u2019s request, and at lower rates than express delivery by conventional post. The startup, which is still raising a seed round, envisions itself pulling in revenue from transaction fees and partnerships with complementary services like insurance.<\/p>\n Gepek, which translates from Croatian to \u201ctrunk,\u201d as in of a car, has more than 4,200 registered users in Croatia already and is expanding into the broader European market, with a goal to grow to 200,000 active users by the end of 2023, according to a company spokesperson. The startup has made deliveries to Austria, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Serbia and Slovenia without any advertising cost, instead relying on word of mouth.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will expand into central and Eastern Europe in Q1 next year, after the mobile app development,\u201d Carla Ferreri told TechCrunch. \u201cWe plan to open local offices and already have partnerships with startup accelerators, blockchain companies, etc.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nGepek leverages the power of the sharing economy for same-day deliveries<\/br>
\n2023-01-20 22:21:46<\/br><\/p>\n