Nairametrics · Oct 2025
NIPOST launched a digital payment solution for inbound postal items with Paystack, Messenger, and Sendbox; Sendbox provides parcel tracking in the integrated workflow.
Fulfillment by Amazon for African merchants
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Overview
Sendbox is a Lagos-based social-commerce logistics and fulfillment platform that helps merchants ship locally and internationally, accept payments/escrow, and create/manage online stores. Official/company sources list 2016 as the founding year, while YC and some press coverage describe the company as founded/launched in 2018, so the public record is slightly inconsistent.
Primary product
Social commerce logistics and e-commerce fulfillment platform (shipping, payments, escrow, and online store tools)
Founded
2016
Headquarters
62 Old Yaba Road, off Adekunle Street, Adekunle, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
Team size
11-50
Industry
Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
Sub-industry
E-commerce fulfillment / logistics aggregation
Offices
62 Old Yaba Road, Yaba, Lagos 01 (HQ)
62 Old Yaba Rd; Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
62 Old Yaba Road, Adekunle; Lagos, 100001, Nigeria
Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
Business model
logistics aggregation
e-commerce fulfillment services
shipping fees
payment transaction fees
listing fees
API integrations
Funding
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$1.9M
Latest round
Seed · Oct 2021
Latest amount
$1.8M
People & investors
Work & culture
Public materials emphasize merchant enablement, affordability, trust, and operational speed. The company positions itself as infrastructure for African social commerce rather than a pure courier, with a strong product/engineering and logistics-operations orientation.
Compensation
No company-published compensation bands were found. Public salary evidence is sparse and third-party only; the strongest signal is anecdotal, with small samples suggesting low-to-mid local-market operations pay rather than a formal published compensation framework.
Product & market
Pricing
Mix of listing fees, payment transaction fees, and shipping fees with platform shipping discounts; business-page pricing notes a NGN 100 listing fee, a 2.5% payment fee, and shipping discounts up to 15%.
Differentiators
- —Built for social commerce sellers on Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook, and similar channels
- —Multi-courier logistics aggregation with unified tracking
- —Local and international fulfillment from one workflow
- —Escrow / buyer-seller protection
- —Developer API and third-party integrations
- —Online store / discovery tooling for merchants
Technology
Python
MongoDB
Redis
GraphQL
React
React Native
Kubernetes
Docker
Terraform
Google Cloud
Amazon Web Services
Jenkins
Ansible
MySQL
MariaDB
Apollo Client
Customers
e-commerce merchants
social commerce sellers
small and medium businesses
retailers
brands
couriers
platforms
marketplaces
agents
Competitors
Bosta
Flextock
GIG Logistics
other logistics aggregators and courier networks
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
≈$3.8M annual revenue (2024 estimate)
Estimated monthly visits
8.7K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2023
Latest news
The Punch · Oct 2025
Nigeria’s federal government launched an automated customs/payment system for inbound parcels, with Sendbox handling real-time tracking in the partnership.
MyJoyOnline · Jul 2022
Covered Sendbox’s Ghana launch and reiterated its availability through web, WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, iOS, and Android.
Asaase Radio · Jun 2022
Reported Sendbox’s expansion into Ghana as part of its West Africa growth plan, citing affordable shipping and fulfillment for merchants.
TechCabal · Oct 2021
Announced Sendbox’s $1.8M seed round led by 4DX Ventures and its plans to expand products, talent, and African market coverage.
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