This startup offers a delivery platform that provides restaurants with software for order management, online sales, and delivery service coordination. By focusing on social justice and autonomy, the platform enables restaurant owners to efficiently manage operations while supporting equitable practices for suppliers, consumers, and delivery personnel.
Funding
$2.1M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Product
Problem
Restaurant owners and delivery personnel often face challenges with existing delivery platforms, including high commission fees, lack of autonomy, and algorithmic management that can lead to unfavorable working conditions. These issues can result in reduced earnings for delivery personnel and increased costs for restaurants, impacting their overall profitability and sustainability.
Solution
AppJusto offered a delivery platform designed to address these challenges by providing restaurants with tools for order management, online sales, and delivery service coordination, while prioritizing fair practices. The platform charged restaurants a lower commission fee, enabling them to offer lower prices to consumers and incentivize platform usage. Delivery personnel had the autonomy to collectively define the value of their work, free from algorithmic management that could diminish their independence. The platform facilitated direct relationships between restaurants and delivery personnel, fostering a more equitable ecosystem.
Target Audience
The primary target audience included restaurant owners seeking a more equitable delivery platform and delivery personnel desiring greater autonomy and fair compensation.
Features
- Order management tools for restaurants to efficiently process online orders.
- Online sales platform enabling restaurants to reach a broader customer base.
- Delivery service coordination features to manage and track deliveries.
- Fair commission structure for restaurants, promoting lower prices for consumers.
- Autonomous rate-setting for delivery personnel, allowing them to collectively define their compensation.
- No algorithmic management, ensuring delivery personnel retain control over their work.
- Direct communication channels between restaurants and delivery personnel.
- Unified registration proposal for gig workers to allow them to maintain a single profile across multiple platforms, promoting competition and preventing data silos.