Fietskoeriers Amsterdam

What Fietskoeriers Amsterdam does

Fietskoeriers Amsterdam is a non-profit, social-enterprise bicycle courier service headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It operates a small fleet of cargo bicycles across three cargo configurations — Rugtas (backpack, 30L/6kg), Bob-Yak (bike crate, 120L/16kg), and Bakfiets (cargo bike, 129L/up to 6 A4 boxes) — and offers four delivery speed tiers: DAG (same-day by 17:00 or next-business-day by 12:00), Standaard (180-minute delivery), Spoed (30-minute pickup and immediate delivery), and Superspoed (30-minute end-to-end, by arrangement). The service operates across four concentric zones in the Amsterdam metropolitan area, covering the inner canal belt, the A10 ring, broader Greater Amsterdam, and outer suburbs including Noord, IJburg, Zuidoost, Amstelveen, Diemen, and Badhoevedorp.

The company is structured around a stated 'GPS-Principle': Groen (eco-friendly bicycle delivery), Professioneel (experienced logistics staff), and Sociaal (employment of long-term job seekers with reintegration support). Its revenue model is purely transactional — per-delivery fees segmented by cargo type and service tier, with multi-leg bookings charged at 70% of the first leg for additional rides. Booking is self-serve across four channels (website, phone requiring an account, email, and SMS), with iDEAL payment enabling account-free quick bookings; regular customers receive delivery confirmation with courier name and timestamp plus online access to historical delivery and invoice data.

The business targets both individual consumers and SMBs in the Amsterdam metropolitan area, with a horizontal segmentation approach and no named enterprise customers disclosed. It sells directly via its website with no apparent marketing spend beyond organic/SEO presence, no mobile app, no API, no published partnerships, no institutional investors, and no parent company. The firm has 1–10 employees, no management team profiles in the source data, and no recorded funding, M&A, or leadership changes — making it a small, independently operated, regionally scoped social enterprise.

Name

Fietskoeriers Amsterdam

Legal name

Fietskoeriers Amsterdam

Website

https://fietskoeriers-amsterdam.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fietskoeriers Amsterdam is a non-profit, social-enterprise bicycle courier service operating in Amsterdam and surrounding municipalities. It provides same-day and urgent cargo-bike deliveries across three cargo formats and four speed tiers for individuals and SMBs, while employing long-term job seekers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Courier and Delivery Services: Per-delivery and per-ride transaction-based courier services using cargo bicycles. Services are priced by service level (DAG/Standard/Spoed/Superspoed) and cargo type (Rugtas/Bob-Yak/Bakfiets). Additional rides cost 70% of the first ride.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Fietskoeriers Amsterdam provides zero-emission bicycle courier delivery services in Amsterdam and surrounding municipalities (Diemen, Zuidoost, Noord, Sloterdijk, Amstelveen, IJburg, Badhoevedorp). Parcels are transported using three cargo configurations — backpack (Rugtas), trailer (Bob-Yak), and cargo bike (Bakfiets) — across four urgency tiers (DAG, STANDAARD, SPOED, SUPERSPOED). The service is run as a non-profit social enterprise that employs long-term unemployed individuals.

Product overview

Fietskoeriers Amsterdam operates as a bicycle courier service with a portfolio of three cargo bike types (Rugtas, Bob-Yak, and Bakfiets) and four delivery speed tiers (DAG, STANDAARD, SPOED, and SUPERSPOED). The service operates on a 'GPS-Principle' combining green (eco-friendly cycling), professional (experienced logistics staff), and social (employing long-term job seekers) elements. Customers can book via website, phone, email, or SMS, with online tracking available for regular customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bicycle Courier Delivery Service (DAG — Same-Day tier) Same-day bicycle courier delivery across Amsterdam and surrounding districts (Diemen, Zuidoost, Noord, Sloterdijk, Amstelveen, IJburg, Badhoevedorp), executed by cargo bike, trailer, or backpack depending on parcel size. Intended for local businesses needing non-urgent but reliable intra-city delivery.
• Bicycle Courier Delivery Service (STANDAARD — Standard tier) Standard bicycle courier delivery service for non-time-critical parcels within the Amsterdam metropolitan area, carried out via backpack, trailer, or cargo bike based on parcel dimensions.
• Bicycle Courier Delivery Service (SPOED — Urgent tier) Urgent-priority bicycle courier delivery for time-sensitive parcels across the Amsterdam region, leveraging cargo bike, trailer, and backpack configurations to match parcel size to vehicle.
• Bicycle Courier Delivery Service (SUPERSPOED — Super-Urgent tier) Highest-priority bicycle courier delivery option for extremely time-sensitive parcels in the Amsterdam metropolitan area, with dispatch and routing optimized for maximum speed.
• Cargo Bike (Bakfiets) Delivery Bicycle courier delivery performed using a Bakfiets (front-box cargo bike), enabling transport of larger or bulkier parcels that exceed backpack or trailer capacity, across Amsterdam and surrounding districts.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Stuart Delivery: European same-day urban delivery service (acquired by Geopost/DPD) that uses bike and motorized couriers, including in Dutch cities. Comparable on-demand courier model targeting SMEs and enterprise clients.
• Trunkrs: Dutch same-day delivery startup focused on e-commerce and B2B shipments within the Netherlands. Overlaps with Fietskoeriers' same-day promise and Amsterdam operations, but uses a hub-and-spoke motorized model.
• Bolt: European mobility and delivery platform with Bolt Food courier operations in the Netherlands. Comparable as a tech-enabled urban courier competitor in Amsterdam but not specializing in cargo-bike or social-mission delivery.

Broad incumbents

• PostNL: National Dutch postal and parcel operator that uses bicycle couriers in city centers including Amsterdam. Overlaps on same-day/urgent parcel delivery but operates at national scale across mail, parcels, and logistics.
• DPD Netherlands: Major parcel delivery network in the Netherlands with bike-courier pickup and last-mile operations in Amsterdam. Overlaps on local courier and parcel delivery for SMB and consumer customers.
• DHL Same Day / DHL eCommerce Netherlands: Global logistics provider operating same-day and last-mile services in Amsterdam, including bicycle courier legs in dense urban areas. Comparable on time-critical courier services but with vastly broader portfolio and scale.
• Uber Direct: On-demand courier service from Uber operating in Amsterdam, enabling merchants to send parcels via Uber's driver network. Comparable on demand-driven urban courier delivery but uses gig motorized drivers rather than dedicated cargo bikes.
• Wolt: Nordic-origin delivery platform operating in Amsterdam with courier fulfillment for restaurants and retail. Competes for the same urban courier capacity pool and same customer urgency profile, though focused on platform-mediated food/retail delivery.

Direct peers

• Cycloon: Dutch bicycle courier service operating with a similar social-mission workforce model across multiple Dutch cities. Closest direct peer in terms of fleet type, customer base, and values-driven positioning.
• Brenger: Dutch same-day delivery platform using a courier network for bulky-item and B2B shipments within the Netherlands. Comparable on same-day delivery promise, courier-orchestration model, and Dutch market focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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