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Papaya
Platform to source, run and mange electric vehicles
- 1-20 employees
- B2B
- Marketplace
- Sustainability
- Cars
- Logistics
- Mobility
- Electric Vehicles
- Supply Chain
- SaaS
- Delivery
- Hackney, London, UK
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Company mission
Papaya's mission is to enable the electrification of commercial fleets in Europe by connecting fleet operators and service providers in one platform.
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Our take
Electric vehicles (EVs) are beginning to see mainstream adoption, not just by private customers but across the deliveries sector too. Given the increased consumer focus on environmentally friendly consumption, we’re likely to see more businesses look to adopt the technology. This could spell good news for Papaya, who is developing a fleet management system specialising in EVs for last mile deliveries.
The company’s platform aims to centralise all aspects of fleet management, from the supply of vehicles to insurance, riders, and maintenance. This is a progression of existing EV fleet management services like those offered by Geotab and Driivz, for example, who focus predominantly on monitoring only charge and location. It more closely approximates Fleetio, but for electric instead of fuelled vehicles.
Whilst Fleetio may well expand to cover EVs more generally (it would be foolish not to), Papaya may be winning a critical headstart in making them its primary focus. Last mile delivery is anticipated to continue growing substantially alongside eCommerce and on-demand deliveries, as are the associated issues (noise, pollution, energy consumption). EVs are touted as a strong solution to which many service operators will pivot, and Papaya has positioned itself to ride the wave.
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Benefits
- Everyone gets a meaningful equity stake in the company
- Our holiday policy is 25 days, plus public holidays
- Flexible hours - work around your commitments
- Remote working
- Company events
- Salary Sacrifice e-bike subscription
- Learning and Development annual budget
Company values
- Move fast: Done is better than perfect.
- Be passionate and purposeful: Deeply care about everything we do.
- Strong opinions loosely held
- We win and lose together
- Have fun: Enjoy the ride!
Funding (1 round)
May 2022
$3.8m
Total funding: $3.8m
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Leadership
Renato Serra
(CTO)Has held software developer positions at Vodafone, Hailo, and progressed to Lead Senior roles at Deliveroo and Babylon Health.
Santi Ureta
(CEO)Set up and ran logistics at Dija before heading up their product team, building consumer apps and software to support operations. Previously worked for Orkestro and Deliveroo.
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I joined Papaya because of its ambitious mission to decarbonise commercial fleets. About 5% of supply chain emissions are a result of last-mile logistics and transportation, so the impact we can have as a company is very inspiring.
Marketing
Inspiring mission
Feb 2024
Papaya is an early-stage startup with bold ambitions and a highly-driven team. We operate at a rapid pace, constantly striving to innovate and introduce new features or products to delight our customers.
Marketing
Growing fast
Feb 2024
As we rethink the way the mobility and logistics industries operate, innovation becomes imperative, and we are continually confronted with novel approaches. This means the entire team is consistently challenged with exciting problems to solve, learns quickly, and grows every day.
Marketing
Challenging work
Feb 2024
At Papaya we don't shy away from solving tricky and challenging problems. That's part of the fun in being able to take what otherwise would be a difficult cumbersome workload for someone and productise it into a neat and elegant experience.
Software Engineering
Challenging work
Jun 2022
As an Engineer I'm blessed in the sense that I can be picky about the job that I choose and I think its important to be doing work that positively impacts the world. At Papaya we have a clear goal of electrifying fleets and bringing more efficient and greener operations to last mile logistics. The work we do here has impact and is helping make not only our customers operational lives easier but also making our cities healthier and greener.
Software Engineering
Meaningful work
Jun 2022
Everyone at Papaya is very respectful of each-others schedules and we try to be as flexible with each other was we can. We know that our best work does not happen from 9-6 sitting at our desk. It's common for a member of the team to suddenly pop up in a standup from from their bedroom office on Friday and then from a beach in Majorca on Monday.
Software Engineering
Flexible working
Jun 2022
