Dispatch Network Secures $526K Funding to Develop AI-Powered Delivery Technology

Funding Details

Dispatch Network Secures $526K in its pre-seed funding round, led by Antler India. Angel investors Krishi Fagwani, founder of Thrive, Yashin Mahadevia and Parth Modwadhia also participated in the round.

This is the company's first publicly announced funding round. The startup has not disclosed details of any previous funding.

How Will Dispatch Network Use the Funding?

The company plans to use the fresh capital to expand its AI team and develop its proprietary Large Logistics Spatio-Temporal Model (LLSTM).

The model is designed to help delivery riders manage orders across multiple platforms. It identifies which order a rider should accept next and where they should move to receive their next delivery.

Dispatch aims to reduce the distance riders travel without carrying an order. The company believes this approach can improve delivery efficiency and help riders earn more during their working hours.

Leadership Comments 

“Riders need more orders, but more importantly, they need the right next order. Every idle minute we remove goes back into a rider's earnings, and that's how we win supply. The last mile ecosystem is fundamentally challenged by design, with inefficiencies at every step. On one hand there is immense unmet demand due to rider shortages; on the other, riders ride up to 50% of their time empty, without an order. Every platform fights for supply; no one makes money. It's absurd. We're reimagining how the last mile works from the ground up; it needs to be fixed structurally across all stakeholders.”, Rajit Arya, Co-founder and CEO, Dispatch Network.

“Most of the world's deliveries still run on rules someone wrote by hand. We're building the decision layer for last-mile delivery: which order, which rider, and where they should be next. Pune is our training ground, and every delivery makes the model sharper. The goal is simple: make every hour a rider spends on the road the best-paid hour they can find.”–Navneeth Kannan, Co-founder, Product and AI, Dispatch Network

About Dispatch Network

Dispatch Network is a Pune-based last-mile delivery startup operated by Artem Network Private Limited. Founded in 2026 by Rajit Arya and Navneeth Kannan, the company develops AI-powered technology to improve delivery operations.

Its platform connects orders from multiple delivery services and helps riders manage their next deliveries more efficiently. The startup works with food delivery and quick-commerce platforms, including Zomato, Swiggy, Zepto, Instamart and BigBasket.

Business Growth and Expansion Plans

Dispatch Network reported an increase in monthly delivery volumes from 3,014 in June to 55,000 in October 2026. It currently handles around 3,500 deliveries per day.

According to the company, its AI model has reduced empty kilometres by two-thirds. It also reported that riders earn around 55% more per month than the industry average, while rider retention is 80% higher than the industry average.

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