grid.online

Grid.online operates as a shared transportation network, conceptualized as a "logistics cloud." The company was established in 2024 in the Czech Republic by founders Ondřej Krátký and Patrik Raš. Its creation was a spin-off from the Czech mobility app Liftago, where Krátký previously held the CEO position from 2017 to 2023. This background in mobility services provided the foundational experience for launching a platform dedicated exclusively to providing a digital transport infrastructure for corporate clients.

The firm's business model targets the urban logistics and e-commerce markets by providing a B2B service that connects businesses with underutilized courier and carrier capacity. Corporate clients can purchase delivery capacity on-demand through an API integration, similar to procuring cloud computing resources. This allows businesses to manage the movement of goods within cities more efficiently, reducing costs and improving delivery speed and precision. The company generates revenue by facilitating these transactions on its platform.

The service is built on a technology platform that uses real-time trading to allocate available transport jobs to a network of independent carriers. Couriers, including food delivery drivers, taxi drivers, and other transportation providers, connect to the network via a mobile application. This app notifies them of available jobs, ranging from short 30-minute tasks to longer 5-hour blocks, allowing them to supplement their income during downtime. The platform manages the entire process from job alerts to weekly payments, offering flexibility for carriers to choose when and how much they work. This model aims to increase courier earnings by up to 50% while providing businesses with a scalable and cost-effective logistics solution.

In February 2025, grid.online secured €1.5 million in a funding round to fuel its expansion. The investment was led by Reflex Capital, with participation from J&T Ventures and Grid Invest. The capital is allocated towards hiring key technical personnel, enhancing the courier onboarding process, and scaling operations to meet increasing demand.

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