What RUNNER does

RUNNER (legal entity: Runner MMC) is a privately held, Azerbaijan-domiciled express courier platform founded in 2018 and headquartered in Baku, operating same-day delivery services across the Baku and Absheron region. The company serves two parallel customer segments: individual consumers (B2C) using a self-serve Android/iOS app and web portal for on-demand deliveries, and corporate clients (companies, organizations, government bodies) accessed through a dedicated enterprise sales motion with a specialized online portal, private courier assignment, monthly billing, and reporting.

The technology stack centers on a mobile-based courier dispatch system with an automated algorithm that assigns the nearest available courier, combined with real-time GPS-based map tracking, SMS and email notifications at each delivery stage, two-step recipient verification, online payment, and an API integration capability for enterprise systems. Drivers are recruited as gig contractors via the Android courier app and matched to orders in real time, with a stated 40-minute average courier arrival time and 250,000+ successful deliveries completed since launch.

The business model combines transactional delivery fees for individual customers with subscription-style corporate tariff packages for enterprise clients, paid monthly via bank transfer or online channels. RUNNER claims to be the first innovative, non-traditional courier service in Azerbaijan and is bootstrapped, with only $35,000 of disclosed funding since inception, 1–10 corporate employees, and 50+ active couriers in its gig network. There are no disclosed partnerships, patents, awards, or revenue figures.

Name

RUNNER

Legal name

Runner MMC

Website

https://runner.az

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

RUNNER (Runner MMC) is a Baku-based, privately held express courier platform founded in 2018, offering same-day, technology-enabled delivery services to individual consumers and corporate clients across the Baku and Absheron region of Azerbaijan via a mobile app, corporate portal, and gig courier network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Courier and Express Delivery Services

NAICS

Couriers and Express Delivery Services (4921), Local Messengers and Local Delivery (4922)

SIC

Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)

akta.pro primary industry

Transportation & Driver Coordination (Personal) (HSACAIAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Ground Services Wholesalers (Transfers, Car/Coach & Local Transport) (THAKAJAD)

Keywords

• Same-day delivery
• Express courier services
• Last-mile delivery
• Corporate courier solutions
• Package tracking platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Baku

HQ country

Azerbaijan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Express Courier Delivery Services: Same-day and express delivery services for individual and corporate customers in Baku and Absheron region. Orders are picked up and delivered within short timeframes (40 minutes average courier arrival time). Revenue generated through delivery fees based on service type (standard, urgent, scheduled).
2. Corporate Courier Contracts: Dedicated courier services for corporate clients with special tariff packages. Includes private couriers assigned specifically to corporate accounts, real-time tracking portal access, and monthly billing for high-volume corporate customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

RUNNER provides express and same-day courier delivery services within Baku and the Absheron region of Azerbaijan. The company operates a mobile-based courier dispatch system that automatically assigns the nearest available courier to incoming orders, supported by a customer-facing mobile app, a dedicated Android app for couriers, a web-based ordering platform, and a specialized corporate online portal with reporting and API integration capabilities.

Product overview

Runner operates as an innovative express delivery platform offering same-day courier services in Azerbaijan. The platform consists of a core Customer Web Platform for ordering and a dedicated Courier Mobile Application for delivery personnel, supplemented by multiple integrated service modules including real-time GPS tracking, SMS/email notifications, two-factor verification, online payment processing, and an API for system integrations. Corporate clients receive access to a specialized online portal with advanced reporting and dedicated courier assignment features. Runner leverages an automated algorithm for nearest courier assignment but does not explicitly market AI-powered capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Express Courier Delivery Service
• Corporate Courier Contracts (Hüquqi şəxslər)
• Customer Web Platform
• Customer Mobile Application (iOS/Android)
• Courier Mobile Application (Android)
• Corporate Online Portal
• Private Couriers (Özəl Kuryerlər)
• API Integration Service

Quantifiable outcome

• 40-minute average courier arrival time
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Lalamove: Asia-headquartered on-demand delivery and courier platform connecting customers to a driver network for same-day deliveries. Similar B2B/B2C on-demand courier model, but at much larger scale and primarily across Asia rather than the CIS.

Direct peers

• Bolt: Estonian mobility and delivery platform with Bolt Food operating across the CIS (including Caucasus and Central Asia). Comparable to Runner in on-demand courier/food delivery mechanics, gig-driver model, and app-based ordering, with significantly more capital and geographic reach.
• Wolt: International on-demand delivery platform (part of DoorDash) with strong presence in Europe and parts of the CIS. Closely mirrors Runner's courier-on-demand model, real-time tracking, and merchant/corporate integrations, serving as a benchmark for the same product category at a mature scale.
• Glovo: Global on-demand multi-category delivery platform operating across CIS, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Glovo is the most direct comparable: same gig-driver, mobile-app-based courier model, and similar target use cases (packages, food, documents) that Runner addresses, but at vastly greater scale and capital.
• Yandex Go / Yandex.Eda: Russian-headquartered super-app offering ride-hail, food delivery (Yandex.Eda), and courier services across the CIS. Operates a similar gig-driver, real-time-dispatch model and is the most direct regional competitive threat to Runner in the CIS and CIS-adjacent markets.

Regional players

• Delivery Club: Major Russian on-demand food and courier delivery platform (now part of Yandex). Comparable to Runner in on-demand courier mechanics and target customers, but operating in Russia rather than the Caucasus.
• Express24: Uzbekistan-based on-demand delivery and e-commerce platform offering courier, food, and grocery delivery in a similar emerging post-Soviet market. Closely comparable in stage, market profile, and operating environment, but operating in a different geography (Uzbekistan vs. Azerbaijan).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/runnerllc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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