Where Purpose Meets Pedals: Zipply’s Two-Year Story

Before Zipply, our three co-founders were working at another startup that had lost its momentum. We could see the inefficiencies from the inside and felt the frustration of watching good ideas get buried under bad systems. Over countless morning coffees, we kept circling back to one simple concept: there had to be a better way to move things through a city, one that worked for people and the planet.

Those conversations turned into planning sessions. What started as casual discussions over breakfast became the foundation for a business built around smarter, cleaner logistics. We looked at how delivery worked in Vancouver gas-powered vans idling in traffic, overlapping routes, and emissions piling up and realized last-mile delivery was due for change.

Then, in a twist of timing that felt almost meant to be, the company we were working for shut down. Instead of worrying about what was next, we saw an opportunity. We met up, like we always did, and decided it was time to build the thing we’d been talking about all along.

The Beginning of Zipply

We weren’t setting out to build a huge company; we were just focused on solving a real problem. Last-mile delivery was inefficient, wasteful, and often ignored when it came to sustainability, even though it shaped how every package reached people’s doors.

With experience in operations and logistics, Andrew and Max mapped out a better model, one powered entirely by electric cargo trikes and compact electric vehicles instead of traditional gas fleets. It was cleaner, smarter, and more connected to the communities we served. From that point on, Zipply’s mission was clear: make deliveries faster, cleaner, and better for the cities we live in.

The First Big Step

Within weeks, we pitched Zipply to a local meal-kit company committed to sustainability, which saw the potential and became our first customer in October 2023.

We acquired five electric cargo trikes, opened a small hub in East Vancouver, and began delivering meals throughout the downtown core. That first week felt surreal. Watching those trikes moving through the city made everything real.

Zipply was officially in motion.

Growing the Green Way

Since that first delivery, Zipply has grown in remarkable ways.

We have gone from one customer to more than 50 local businesses. From five trikes to a fleet that now includes utility and transport electric vehicles. From a single hub to coverage across the Greater Vancouver Area. Every milestone has reinforced the same belief that started this journey: logistics and sustainability can exist together.

Our goal is not only to reduce emissions. We aim to show that this model is more efficient, more scalable, and better for the communities we serve.

The People Behind the Movement

Zipply has always been driven by people. The local businesses that trusted us early. The customers who care about how their orders arrive. And the Zipply team, who ride in the rain, solves complex problems on the fly, and believes in creating a better future.

Every partnership, every route and every delivery represents progress toward cities where logistics is clean, efficient, and community-focused.

Looking Ahead

Two years in, it still feels like we are only just getting started!

We have new ideas on the horizon, new neighbourhoods and cities to reach, and a growing team that shares the same belief we held during those first conversations.

From early morning conversations over breakfast to a growing electric fleet, this journey has been powered by purpose and community.

Here is to two years of Zipply and to everything still ahead.