Dispatch Goods Completes $3.7 Million Seed Funding

<p><strong><span class&equals;"xn-location">SAN FRANCISCO<&sol;span><&sol;strong> &&num;8211&semi; Dispatch Goods&comma; a reusable packaging logistics startup that enables restaurants and delivery companies the ability to offer reusable&comma; sustainable packaging&comma; has completed a <span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;3&period;7 million<&sol;span> seed raise&period; The round was led by Congruent Ventures along with Bread and Butter Ventures&comma; Precursor Ventures&comma; Incite Ventures&comma; MCJ&comma; and Berkeley SkyDeck&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Dispatch Goods says it successfully replaced 250&comma;000 single-use plastics from the waste stream in 2021 as the brand continues its pledge to mitigate the impacts to our oceans and landfills&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Our journey with Dispatch Goods began with my experiences as a surfer&period; I became increasingly concerned and infuriated by the mounting prevalence of microplastics on even the most remote beaches&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said CEO and Co-Founder <span class&equals;"xn-person">Lindsey Hoell<&sol;span>&period; &&num;8220&semi;Achieving this milestone and closing our round truly validates our core strategy of taking a systems approach to reuse&comma; instead of a product approach&period; Dispatch Goods has built a unique system that is similar to recycling&comma; which enables businesses to recapture the value of packaging and customers to very easily participate in reuse&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Since 2019&comma; Dispatch Goods has provided its restaurant partners the unique opportunity to leverage completely reusable packaging without ever having to worry about the logistics of cleaning or return&period; Through this partnership&comma; customers can order food off of DoorDash or through restaurants directly&period; Then&comma; food is prepared and delivered in reusable bags and containers&period; Once they&&num;8217&semi;ve finished their meal&comma; customers can scan the QR code on the containers to schedule an at-home collection or deposit themselves at one of their return bins&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;The zero-waste movement is rapidly growing and we see circular packaging as an inevitable part of a sustainable future&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said Christina O&&num;8217&semi;Conor&comma; VP at Congruent Ventures&period; &&num;8220&semi;Lindsey and Maia have demonstrated that they have the hustle&comma; strategic insights&comma; and passion to create new systems to support an infrastructure designed for reuse&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Currently&comma; Dispatch Goods has partnered with DoorDash&comma; Imperfect Foods and 50 restaurants in the Bay Area&comma; including popular spots like Bombera&comma; Zuni Cafe&comma; and Mixt Salads&period; Bombera alone has replaced 4&comma;000 items from the waste stream since their launch with Dispatch Goods this past summer&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Dispatch Goods is exactly the kind of business we need right now&comma; creating alternatives to the endless amount of disposable packaging for an increasingly on-demand world&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said <span class&equals;"xn-person">Adrian Grenier<&sol;span>&comma; a company advisor&comma; activist and actor&period; &&num;8220&semi;I&&num;8217&semi;m happy to be supporting them and excited to see them soar&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Dispatch Goods will use the new funding to expand geographically&comma; grow their overall number of restaurant partnerships and explore additional packaging opportunities&period; Previous investors in Dispatch Goods include The Community Fund and First Course Capital&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;