David Marquez wrote that he and Josh Supan made the decision to close down Shipmates last April, returned the money, and shut it down.
SourceShipping platform for online merchants in the Philippines
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Shipmates was a Philippine shipping-aggregation platform for online merchants that consolidated multiple couriers into one workflow for booking, tracking, and automated shipping; public sources now mark the service as discontinued.
Primary product
Shipping platform for online merchants in the Philippines
Founded
2021
Headquarters
Makati, Philippines
Team size
1-10
Work style
Hybrid
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
Shipping / courier aggregation software
Offices
0 jobs at Shipmates
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Business model
Stage
seed
Total raised
$2.7M
Latest round
Seed · Sep 2022
Latest amount
$2.2M
Public hiring and founder posts suggest a scrappy, customer-led startup culture focused on logistics automation, with WFH flexibility and hybrid roles mentioned in hiring content.
Work style
Hybrid
Compensation
No public salary band was found. Public hiring content emphasized flexibility and hybrid work rather than compensation details.
Benefits
Pricing
Free account signup; usage-based / per-order convenience fee on shipments
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
$6M-$7M ARR (est.)
Estimated monthly visits
663
Traffic estimate as of Dec 2025
Shipmates homepage · Dec 2025
The company homepage was indexed as 'Service Discontinued', indicating the public service is no longer active.
LinkedIn · Oct 2025
David Marquez said Shipmates was closed down last April, that the founders returned the money, and that the venture was shut down after four years.
Shipmates blog · Oct 2024
Company blog post describes a pay-per-use model and partnership-oriented delivery workflow for ecommerce businesses.
Shipmates blog · Jun 2024
Explains courier-pricing structure, notes that signup is free, and describes Shipmates as charging the same delivery fee or less than booking directly in some cases.
TechCrunch · Sep 2022
TechCrunch covered the $2.2M seed round, the founders, the product, target customers, and per-order monetization model.