grid.online

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Item	Value
Name	grid.online
Tagline	API-driven shared network for last-mile parcel delivery in Czech Republic
Headquarters	Prague, Czech Republic
Founded	2024 [PitchBook, 2026]
Stage	Seed
Business Model	Marketplace
Industry	Logistics / Supply Chain
Technology	Software (Non-AI)
Geography	Eastern Europe
Growth Profile	Venture Scale
Founding Team	Co-Founders (2)
Funding Label	Seed (total disclosed ~$1,600,000) [Vestbee, 2024]

Links

• Website: https://www.grid.online/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grid-online/
• App Store: https://apps.apple.com/cz/app/grid-online/id6478168108

What an Investor Needs First

Grid.online is building a neutral, API-driven marketplace for last-mile parcel delivery in the Czech Republic, a bet that leverages underutilized courier capacity to reduce costs for enterprise shippers while boosting earnings for drivers. The company reached $1.54 million in annual revenue with a team of 11-20 within its first year of operation [Prospeo, 2024]. The venture is a spin-off from Liftago, a Czech ride-hailing app, and its founding team brings direct experience in building and operating a local transportation marketplace [StartupJobs.com, 2024].

The core product is a shared transportation network that functions as a neutral API layer, connecting clients needing parcel delivery to a distributed grid of couriers, including food delivery drivers and taxi professionals [Keboola, 2024]. This approach aims to fill the downtime of existing couriers, a proposition the company claims can increase their earnings by 10-50% [grid.online, 2025]. The business model was validated with a €1.5 million seed round in 2024 led by Prague-based Reflex Capital, with participation from J&T Ventures and Grid Invest [Vestbee, 2024].

Data Accuracy: YELLOW -- Core facts (funding, team origin) are corroborated by multiple sources; key traction metrics (revenue, headcount) are from a single commercial directory.

Inside the Company

Grid.online is a Prague-based logistics marketplace that emerged in 2024 as a spin-off from Liftago, a Czech ride-hailing platform [StartupJobs.com, 2024]. The company was founded by Ondrej Kratky, the former CEO and co-founder of Liftago, and Patrik Raš, a former leader at the same company [Vestbee, 2024][Hrot24.cz, 2026].

Operating as grid.online s.r.o., the company launched with a seed round of $1.6 million (€1.5 million) in 2024, led by the Czech venture capital firm Reflex Capital [Vestbee, 2024]. The round also included participation from J&T Ventures and Grid Invest [Vestbee, 2024].

By the end of 2024, third-party data indicated the company had grown to between 11 and 20 employees and was generating an estimated $1.54 million in annual revenue [Prospeo, 2024]. The firm's public-facing materials, dated 2025, actively recruit both couriers and enterprise clients [grid.online, 2025].

Data Accuracy: YELLOW -- Founding and funding details are corroborated by multiple sources; employee and revenue figures are from a single commercial directory.

Under the Hood

The company's core offering is a neutral API layer that connects enterprise clients requiring parcel delivery with a distributed network of underutilized couriers [Keboola, 2024]. The product's stated value proposition is two-sided: for couriers, it promises income increases of 10 to 50 percent by filling slow days, and for clients, it aims to accelerate and refine goods movement through shared capacity [grid.online, 2025].

Operationally, the platform caters to professional drivers, including food and grocery couriers and taxi drivers [grid.online, 2025]. A public tracking portal provides parcel visibility [grid.online]. The technical implementation relies on a managed data infrastructure stack [Keboola, 2024].

Data Accuracy: YELLOW -- Product claims are sourced from the company website and a vendor case study; courier earnings boost is a company claim without independent verification.

Market Research

The Czech Republic's last-mile delivery market is undergoing a concentrated digital transition driven by e-commerce growth and a fragmented courier base. The European last-mile delivery market was valued at approximately €40 billion in 2023, with the CEE region representing a faster-growing segment [Mordor Intelligence, 2023]. The Czech e-commerce market grew by 12% year-over-year to reach €8.5 billion in 2023 [EcommerceDB, 2024].

Data Accuracy: YELLOW -- Market sizing is inferred from regional reports; company-specific demand drivers are cited from its website.

Competition and Substitutes

Grid.online enters a logistics market defined by large, integrated carriers and a newer generation of tech-enabled platforms. The competitive map for last-mile delivery in the Czech Republic breaks into three tiers: integrated parcel carriers (e.g., Česká pošta, DHL, PPL, Zásilkovna), on-demand delivery platforms (e.g., Bolt Food, Wolt), and emerging tech platforms.

Grid.online's defensible edge rests on the operational playbook from Liftago and the deliberate neutrality of its API. By positioning as a layer that connects enterprises to existing courier networks, it aims to avoid direct confrontation with large incumbents. However, this edge depends on maintaining superior density and reliability of supply.

Data Accuracy: YELLOW -- Competitive positioning inferred from company materials and general market structure.

Opportunity

The prize for grid.online is the operational and financial control of a shared, neutral last-mile delivery layer within the Czech Republic. The company is aggregating and optimizing existing, underutilized capacity. The cited evidence points to a functioning marketplace with early revenue traction ($1.54M annual revenue [Prospeo, 2024]) and a founding team with direct experience scaling a similar network-based model [StartupJobs.com, 2024].

Scenario	What happens	Catalyst	Why it's plausible
Dominant National Aggregator	grid.online becomes the primary routing and capacity management layer for a majority of Czech e-commerce parcel volume.	A major Czech e-commerce platform or postal service integrates grid.online as its default overflow and same-day delivery partner.	The team's Liftago spin-off background demonstrates local marketplace scaling experience [StartupJobs.com, 2024].
API-First Expansion into CEE	The company replicates its Czech model in neighboring Central and Eastern European markets like Slovakia, Poland, or Hungary.	Successful proof of unit economics and network density in the Czech Republic attracts a Series A round from a regional VC to fund geographic expansion.	The initial $1.6M seed round was led by Reflex Capital, a Czech VC with regional focus, and included J&T Ventures [Vestbee, 2024].

Data Accuracy: YELLOW -- The core opportunity thesis relies on a small set of public sources: a company case study [Keboola, 2024], a funding announcement [Vestbee, 2024], and a directory profile [Prospeo, 2024].

Sources

1. [PitchBook, 2026] Grid.Online 2026 Company Profile: Valuation, Funding & Investors | https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/749182-69
2. [Vestbee, 2024] Prague's shared parcel delivery startup grid.online raises €1.5M led by Reflex Capital | https://www.vestbee.com/insights/articles/grid-online-raises-1-5-m
3. [Prospeo, 2024] grid.online Overview, Address & Contact | https://prospeo.io/c/grid-online
4. [StartupJobs.com, 2024] grid.online | StartupJobs.com | https://www.startupjobs.com/startup/grid-online
5. [Keboola, 2024] How grid.online Built Data Infrastructure with a Team of One | https://www.keboola.com/customer-stories/grid-online
6. [grid.online, 2025] grid.online | Sdílená přepravní síť: Přidejte se! | https://www.grid.online/
7. [grid.online] grid.online ride | https://tracking.grid.online/
8. [Hrot24.cz, 2026] | https://hrot24.cz/
9. [LinkedIn Ondřej Bahník, 2026] Ondřej Bahník - Head of Ops Automation at grid.online | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ond%C5%99ej-bahn%C3%ADk-81b82b1aa/
10. [LinkedIn Jan Urban, 2026] Jan Urban - SW Tester at grid.online / CULS Prague | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-urban-8a06951a2/
11. [Mordor Intelligence, 2023] | https://www.mordorintelligence.com/
12. [EcommerceDB, 2024] | https://ecommercedb.com/