Delivery startup Zypp Electric to hire 3,000 women delivery partners in 2022

• The EV logistics company is set to hire and train 3,000 women as delivery partners by the end of 2022.
• The company will be expanding its driver partner workforce from 3,000 to 6,000 this year.
• It further says that it is also working on a long term goal to have at least 50% of the total employee strength to be women.

Zypp Electric, which is a Gurugram-based tech-enabled electric vehicle (EV)-as-a-Service platform, announced its plans to hire and train 3,000 women as delivery partners by the end of 2022. The EV logistics company will be expanding its driver partner workforce from 3,000 to 6,000 this year.

The new delivery partners will help the company to empower and enhance sustainable delivery capabilities, the company hopes.

“Being a working woman for 16 years now, I understand the importance of financial independence. Through Zypp, I have created a domain for myself and I aim to create similar opportunities for women across in this sunrise sector. I believe that only an inclusive future is a sustainable future in any sector…,” said Rashi Agarwal, cofounder and chief business officer at Zypp Electric.

The company claims that they keep priority of its women delivery partners towards other roles and responsibilities by giving them desired and flexible working shifts along with fair financial aid. It further says that it is also working on a long term goal to have at least 50% of the total employee strength to be women.

According to an ASSOCHAM report, which came out in January 2020, India's gig economy is projected to grow to $455 billion by 2023.

Zypp Electric raised around $7 million in a Series A round funding from 9unicorns and Anthill Ventures last year in September. The company has so far raised $12.5 million.

Founded in 2017, the company claims that it is on a mission to make India carbon-free by using an ecosystem of electric Vehicles and EV-based technology to make last-mile logistics sustainable and emission-free. Its business model is to make carbon-free last-mile delivery for local merchants to e-commerce giants to delivery executives and thereby reduce delivery cost and pollution on an asset-light model.

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